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===University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa===
Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa holds the
<br>[http://www.historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za/?inventory/U/collections&c=AB2073/R/ CPSA diocese-of-st-helena-parish-registers-and-indices Diocese of St. Helena, Parish Registers and Indices, Registers, 1680-1986] (CPSA=Church Reference code ZA HPRA AB2073. Records of the Province Anglican Church of Southern Africa(ACSA), also known since previously (prior to 2006 as ) called CPSA, Church of the Anglican Church Province of Southern Africa).<br> Also includes some Consists of 9 series of records including one series of Ascension Island records from 1839, and one series of records from Tristan d'Acunha. There is also a series of Boer Prisoner Burials, and a series of Gravestones and Memorials on St Helena.
<br>The collection was digitised in 2014/2015 from microfilm filmed in 1989, and the images may be viewed online for free.
All users can run initial searches but only signed-in members (subscription fee applies) can see the full genealogical details.
<br>[https://www.friendsofsthelena.com/upload/contents/8c346a4a6b18c74c25a74bfcee7b731c.pdf Introductory Material for St Helena Ancestor’s Database] friendsofsthelena.com.
===FamilySearch===
*[[FamilySearch]], (free website), microfilms of records from St Helena may be found with this [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3ASt%20%2Bkeywords%3AHelena%20%2Bkeywords%3AIndia catalogue entry] (keyword search St. Helena, India). Includes microfilms of some records from the India Office Records at the British Library and some records from originals at the Government Archives, Jamestown. Most microfilms have now been digitised and are available to view at FamilySearch Centres or FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries, see [[FamilySearch Centres]].
