FamilySearch has developed a very extensive index of millions of people worldwide from many different sources. Granted there are errors and duplications, especially in a project its size, but the IGI (as it is called) is a great place to look for clues and find information on your ancestors and can help those working [...]
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August 22, 2006
Birth, Marriage and Death Records
I am not really sure why, perhaps a reader could enlighten me, but South African “Civil Registration” is not available for public viewing. Basically that means no index or personal searching. However if you have sufficient information about a ancestor you can order a Birth, Marriage or Death Certificate from the South African Department of [...]
August 7, 2006
SA incoming Passenger Lists
I discovered this site searchforancstors.com today.You can search a collection of Passenger Lists of people going to South Africa covering the years 1687-1923. Of course not all incoming passenger lists will be indexed here, nonetheless this is a very useful source. To begin you search click.here
