South Africa, Register of Slaves, 1762-1838

This is a collection of slave registers kept in Cape Province, South Africa. Includes name of slaveholders and name, sex, age, homeland and occupation of each slave or servant. Includes information on manumissions, transfers, inheritances, births, deaths, marriages, and ownership. The registers are incomplete, with some sections missing. Some of the owners are free persons of color, or have notes accompanying their name which explain their relationship to other owners.

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South Africa, Register of Slaves

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What is in This Collection?

This is a collection of slave registers kept in Cape Province, South Africa for the years 1762 through 1838. It contains registers of people taken in South Africa to be deported and sold into the slave trade. Some of the owners are free persons of color, or have notes accompanying their name which explain their relationship to other owners.

The registers are in bound volumes, usually in chronological order, but are incomplete with some sections missing. Other volumes contain birth, marriage, death and other records pertaining to slaves. Entries are handwritten.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

Registers and marriage records are presented in handwritten forms. Birth and death records are handwritten narratives.

Register

Date of registry
Name
Gender
Age or date of birth
Mother's name
Country/homeland
Occupation
Registry of debts
Remarks

Birth

Mother's name
Age of mother
Residence
Occupation
Date of birth
Gender of child
Name of child
Name of owner

Death

Gender
Name
Date of death
Name of owner

Marriage

Date of marriage
Names of bride and groom
Gender
Age or date of birth
Place of registration
Name of proprietor
Residence
By whom and where marriage was performed
Date of baptism
Whether marriage performed with consent of owner

Other records may include information on manumissions, transfers, and inheritances.

Collection Content

Sample Images

1817-34 Register
Birth Record 1833
Death Record 1825
1830 Marriage Record

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Collection Details

Record Type: Other

146,736 Records

201,341 Personas

Language

English

Location of Original Records

National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria

Cite This Collection

"South Africa, Register of Slaves, 1762-1838." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 10 October 2024. National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria.

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