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===FamilySearch records===
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927115 FamilySearch: South Africa Indexed Historical Records and Images], a '''very extensive''' collection of records with original images. A free website. You must be signed in to FamilySearch to view the records. See [[IGI]] for more details about FamilySearch.
**The FamilySearch databases include many records from The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, previously known as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa. The original records are held at the Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, where the records are also [http://historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za/anglican-church-of-southern-africa available online]. It seems likely that all the parish registers are also available on FamilySearch, but possibly there may be additional databases which are not parish records on the University of the Witwatersrand website, but this is unclear.
:Refer External links below for a 1976 LDS Church guide, equivalent now to FamilySearch.
:Some of the FamilySearch records are also available on the pay website Findmypast.
===National Archives of South Africa===
Findmypast is a pay website.
*Under the tab "Search records" is a category [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/historical-records?SearchedRecordsetRegion=World&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114 "A-Z of record sets"] which is a listing of all the record databases. Use Search terms such as Africa, and South Africa.
** Includes 3 sets of FamilySearch records called South Africa Baptisms, South Africa Marriages, South Africa Burials which appear to be derived from Dutch and Afrikaans church records, but exact details are not provided. (Introduced c 9 February 2024. It would be expected these are available on the FamilySearch website (for free)
**[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/anglo-boer-war-records-1899-1902 Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902] located in Military, Armed Forces & Conflict/Boer Wars. All the records appear to be transcripts, without images, from a variety of sources, including medal rolls from The National Archives, Kew in the series W0 100. Also see [[Medal Rolls]]. Medal Rolls are also available as free downloads from TNA , and from the pay website Ancestry.
**First World War database [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/south-africa-roll-of-honour-1914-1918 South Africa Roll Of Honour 1914-1918], located in Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War. These records appear to be classified by Findmypast as "Great Britain". Most of the data will also be on the CWGC database, but additionally may include cause of death. Includes data to the official end date of the war, 31 August 1921.<ref>[https://southafricaremembers.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/south-africas-roll-of-honour-for-the-first-world-war/ South Africa’s Roll of Honour for the First World War] southafricaremembers.wordpress.com.</ref> The most likely source of this database is a South African publication, ''Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Ererol'' [the latter word is Roll of Honour in Africaans].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190419034222/https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Roll-of-Honour-1914-1918-Ererol/183508108527?hash=item2ab9ef84ef:g:z4sAAOSwIBpb1fJd ''Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Ererol''], archived page from eBay. </ref>
*[[Findmypast]] in the category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, includes the titles
===Other records===
*See [[General Register Office]] UK
*[https://gazettes.africa Gazettes.Africa] Government Gazettes from various African Countries, including South Africa. Generally more recent years, but some more distant years and worth checking out, particularly when researching deaths.
*Military related records WW1 and WW2.
**For missing or POW soldiers, see the relevant section on the page [[British Army]], including [[British Army#WW1 British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry Lists For Wounded And Missing| WW1 British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry Lists For Wounded And Missing]]
*See [[Society of Genealogists]], London.
*Held at the [[British Library]], London ''The Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Directory of South Africa'', 1924(-1926-7) ... Edited by Ewald Herbert UIN: BLL01000948630 . The 1924 edition is also available at the Society of Genealogists.
**The 1896 and 1897 editions are available online, see below.
==Northern and Southern Rhodesia==
Northern Rhodesia was administered by the British Government as a protectorate from 1924. Prior to that it was administered by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), see the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia]. Similarly Southern Rhodesia was administered by British South Africa Company (BSAC) until 1923 when it became a British crown colony, see the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia]. Perhaps some South African records may also contain early Rhodesia records.
==Jager (Jaeger) Corps==
Also known as the British German Legion or the German Legion
:'''Update''' October 2022. A [http://samilitaryhistory.org/mussocco.html website page] of The South African Military History Society gives the contact email for the National Archives of South Africa as <nowiki>Archives@dac.gov.za</nowiki>
*Information about [https://web.archive.org/web/20191229030028/http://www.archivalplatform.org:80/registry/entry/documentation_centre_department_of_defence_force_archives Documentation Centre (Department of Defence Force Archives)] which holds military records, including personnel records. archivalplatform.org, now archived. '''Note''', contact details have changed as follows:
:'''UpdateFebruary 2023''': July 2018. Email It appears that the contact address has changed to '''is as given above for the National Archives of South Africa <nowiki>archivearchives@doddac.milgov.za</nowiki>''' and other contact details have also changed. <ref> Chris_BakerTaking into account [http://samilitaryhistory.org/mussocco. html website page] of The South African Military History Society, together with RussT [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/262976249837-service-records-of-south-african-service-papers-ww1troops/?do=findComment&comment=2666411 3152289 Service Records of South African Service papers WW1Troops] ''Great War Forum'' 27 July 2018. Earlier posts mention a researcher2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 July 20182 October 2022.</ref>:'''Further update''' October 2022. A researcher reported that his email had bounced, [although this It is still the address recorded on the website page from the South African Military History Society, see immediately above], and another also possible to hire a researcher reported that he may have used the email <nowiki>archives@dac.gov.za</nowiki> (the SA National Archives address). <ref>RussT Keith_history_buff [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/249837262976-servicesouth-recordsafrican-ofservice-southpapers-african-troopsww1/?do=findComment&comment=3152289 Service Records of 3082408 South African TroopsService papers WW1] ''Great War Forum'' 2 October 7 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 202227 February 2023.</ref>
*[http://www.southafricawargraves.org South Africa War Graves Project] The goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of every single South African & Rhodesian war grave located in countries worldwide, from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War onwards, including WW1 and WW2. Currently a work in progress. Includes a database to Search.
*[http://www.1820settlers.com/index.html 1820 Settlers to South Africa] The website includes transcriptions of Baptisms, Marriages and Cape Civil Death indices from records held on [[IGI|FamilySearch]] and links to a website “Records and Resources”
*Past [https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/overview?findlist=Africa Rootsweb Africa Mailing Lists] also include some South Africa Mailing Lists
:[https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=south-africa-orange-free-state Search South Africa Orange Free State Archives]
==Historical books online==
*[https://archive.org/details/genealogist2919selb/page/n361 "Extracts from registers of deaths at the Cape of Good Hope 1795-1815"] by C Graham Botha. Page 170 ''The Genealogist'' 29, 1913. Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/sociallifeincape00both/page/n5 ''Social life in the Cape Colony in the 18th century''] by Colin Graham Botha 1926 Archive.org.
: The writings of C Graham Botha were re-published in 1962 as ''The Collected Works of C. Graham Botha'', in three volumes, being Volume 1 ''General History and Social Life of the Cape of Good Hope''; Volume 2 ''History of law, medicine, and place names in the Cape of Good Hope'' and Volume 3 ''Cape Archives and Records''. It appears that at least volumes 1 and 3 include genealogical transcriptions. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01000426508
*[https://archive.org/search?query=title%3A%28Cape+of+Good+Hope+Government+Gazette%29&sort=date ''Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette'' at Archive.org] broken range of editions 1829-1910.
*[https://archive.org/search?query=title%3A%28Blue+Book+for+the+Colony+of+Natal%29&sort=date ''Blue Book for the Colony of Natal'' at Archive.org] broken range of editions 1863-1891.
*[https://archive.org/search?query=title%3A%28The+Cape+of+Good+Hope+Civil+Service+List%29&sort=date ''The Cape of Good Hope Civil Service List'' 1888, 1889, 1891] Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/b28407738_0001 ''South African Medical Directory 1896''], [https://archive.org/details/b28407738_0002/mode/2up ''South African Medical Directory 1897''] Archive.org. Includes Dentists. Also includes Bechuanaland, Rhodesia.
*''The Voyage of François Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and the Cape of Good Hope'' edited and annotated by Captain Padfield Oliver 1891. [https://archive.org/details/voyageoffranoi01legu/page/n5/mode/2up Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/voyageoffranoi02legu Volume II]. Printed for the Hakluyt Society. Archive.org. The narrative commences 1689.
*[http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/retroboeken/das/#page=2&accessor=toc&source=1&view=imagePane ''Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries Volume I . Introductory volume''] by J.R. Bruijn, F.S. Gaastra, I. Schöffer, with assistance from ACJ Vermeulen. Translation by Mrs J Harris 1987. From ''Resources Huygens ING''. Includes [http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/retroboeken/das/#page=118&accessor=toc&source=1&view=imagePane&size=887 "Chapter 7. The Cape of Good Hope"] page 107.:Searchable, but not viewable [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=oV23AAAAIAAJ ''Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries, Volume 2: Outward-bound voyages from the Netherlands to Asia and the Cape (1595-1794)''] 1979 Google Books. Volume 3 is titled ''Homeward-bound voyages from Asia and the Cape to the Netherlands (1597-1795)'' (1980).
*''Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa'' by William J Burchell. [https://archive.org/details/travelsininterio11822burc/page/n7/mode/2up Volume I] 1822, including [https://archive.org/details/travelsininterio11822burc/page/n640/mode/1up Map]; [https://archive.org/details/travelsininterio21824burc/page/n10/mode/2up Volume II] 1824. Archive.org. The travels took place 1811-1815.
:Article "Heartbroken on St Helena: the naturalist William John Burchell" 1781-1863. [https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/01/heartbroken-on-st-helena-the-naturalist-william-john-burchell-part-one.html Part One] 23 January 2020; [https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2020/01/heartbroken-on-st-helena-the-naturalist-william-john-burchell-part-two.html Part Two] 30 January 2020. British Library Untold lives blog. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_John_Burchell William John Burchell] Wikipedia.
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