Terminology |
| * | Birth Date [Place] |
| ~ | Christening/Baptism Date [plek] |
| † | Date Of Death |
| t | Married Date [Place]; tt = 2nd Marriage; etc |
| x | Married to; xx = 2nd marriage; etc. |
| $ | Relationship (& Possibly Offspring) |
| % | Divorce |
| [] | Name of the place where event took place |
| # | Place where buried |
| ! | Cremated |
| NN | Nomen Nescio = Name not known |
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Links |
| * | The best page for links to all aspects of genealogy including e-mail lists and newsgroups is Cyndi's List. |
| * | Another fine page to find out if anyone else is researching your family and to add your own details can be found at Rand Genealogy Club. |
| * | The International Internet Genealogical Society is another site that should be visited. The Genealogical Society of South Africa also has a web site. |
| * | The Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) site can be found here. |
| * | If your ancestors were French Huguenots, why not visit the Huguenot Society Web Site. |
| * | To see a Timeline covering some of the important dates in South African History, Please visit the Timeline Link |
| * | To find out a bit more about South African Heraldry, Please visit the Heraldry Page |
| * | The Chamber of Mines has a web site to find out more about gold mining in South Africa. |
| * | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) has a searchable web site with access to the IGI and other sources. |
| * | The National Monuments Council has a Cultural Heritage search database. |
| * | The War Museum of the Boer Republics - also called the Anglo-Boer War Museum has a web site |
| * | Pat Smith has created a Passenger List Website dealing with Natal Settlers. |
| * | There is now a website devoted to South African 'Stamouers' or the Progenitors of South African families in South Africa. |
| * | If you're looking for information on the graves of your ancestors killed during the World Wars, visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. |
| * | You can vist the Rijksarchief in The Hague or email hr. V. van den Bergh at http://home.global.co.za/~mercon/ara@rad.archief.nl |
| * | If you want to trace your UK Ancestors, the website at Genukiis a must. |
| * | Try the official Demarcation Board Website for maps on South Africa showing information on all the small towns, farms and places in South Africa. |
| * | The Afrikaans email discussion list at GenForum also has a Surname Interest List that you may want to check out. |
| * | The e-Family website comprises data donated by volunteers from NAAIRS, which is the NASA (National Archives of South Africa) database. There is also a Pathfinder to the National archives which will assist in identifying archive locations, database acronyms and contact details. This site is well worth a visit and all involved are to be congratulated. |
| * | The National Archives of South Africa now has the NAAIRS database on line at their website. |
| * | If you have 1820 Settler blood, why not visit Len Staffords 1820 Settler Website. |
| * | International Coats of Arms can be found by following this link. |
| * | For those of you with Jewish Roots here in South Africa, why not visit the Southern African Jewish Genealogy website. |
| * | The South African telephone directories, (White Pages) are on line. |
| * | Heather MacAlister has an Interesting South African genealogical website that supplements this website and has a number of interesting links. |
| * | Try the Cousin Connect Website to post South African related queries and find answers. |
| * | For online Museums in South Africa try the http://www.museums.org.za/website or the website at Wits University linking to various museums. |
| * | To find the location of places in South Africa visit the South African Geographical Names System website. |
| * | To see a dynamic family tree of nearly 30,000 persons all linked by marriages, etc, and covering a lot of the 1820 Settlers, visit tantrem.com |
| * | Another site dealing with the 1820 Settlers is at 1820settlers.com |
| * | To obtain Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates from the UK, contact the following web site: http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/ |
| * | To visit the Parish Chest, use this link. |
| * | Do you have Welsh Ancestors? If yes, visit Cenquest. |
| * | For UK adoptions, visit Born to be Found. |
| * | Here is a new site called Family Trackers. |