South African Genealogy

My Genealogy Links Page

Introduction

One of the joys that genealogists and family historians have when they are connected to the internet is the ability to make contact with other like minded people and to share their information and knowledge.

I am not going to construct a links page with thousands of addresses, duplicating work done by other, more qualified individuals. I am simply going to link to the better pages and you can take the search from there.

General & Worldwide Genealogy Websites

  1. The best page for links to all aspects of genealogy including e-mail lists and newsgroups is Cyndi's List.
  2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) has a searchable web site with access to the IGI and other sources.
  3. You can visit the Rijksarchief in The Hague  or email hr. V. van den Bergh at ara@rad.archief.nl
  4. If you want to trace your UK Ancestors, the website at Genuki is a must.
  5. To obtain Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates from the UK, contact the following website: http://www.bmd-certificates.co.uk/ 
  6. To visit the Parish Chest, use the highlighted link. 
  7. Do you have Welsh Ancestors? If yes, visit Cenquest. 
  8. For UK adoptions,visit Born to be Found. 
  9. Here is a new site called Family Trackers. 

South African General Websites:

  1. The Genealogical Society of South Africa also has a web site.
  2. The Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) site can be found here.
  3. If your ancestors were French Huguenots, why not visit the Huguenot Society Web Site.
  4. To see a Timeline covering some of the important dates in South African History, Please visit the Timeline Link
  5. To find out a bit more about South African Heraldry,  Please visit the Heraldry Page
  6. The Chamber of Mines has a web site to find out more about gold mining in South Africa.
  7. The South African Heritage Resources Agency has a website dealing with heritage management in South Africa.
  8. Try the official Demarcation Board Website for maps on South Africa showing information on all the small towns, farms and places in South Africa.
  9. The Afrikaans email discussion list at GenForum also has a Surname Interest List that you may want to check out.
  10. 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.
  11. The National Archives of South Africa now has the NAAIRS database on line at their website.
  12. For those of you with Jewish Roots here in South Africa, why not visit the Southern African Jewish Genealogy website.
  13. The South African telephone directories, (White Pages) are now on line.
  14. Heather MacAlister has an Interesting South African genealogical website that supplements this website and has a number of interesting links.
  15. 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 
  16. Another site dealing with the 1820 Settlers is at 1820settlers.com
  17. Try the Cousin Connect Website to post South African related queries and find answers.
  18. For online Museums in South Africa try the http://media1.mweb.co.za/mosa/ website.
  19. If you are adopted and want to try and find your birth parents or siblings, try Adoption Reunions or email Jack Kotze at email:adoption@acenet.co.za

Specific South African Information Websites:

  1. Pat Smith has created a Passenger List Website dealing with Natal Settlers.
  2. There is now a website devoted to South African 'Stamouers' or the Progenitors of South African families in South Africa.
  3. If you have 1820 Settler blood, why not visit Len Staffords 1820 Settler Website.

War & Casualty Related Websites:

  1. The War Museum of the Boer Republics - also called the Anglo-Boer War Museum has a web site or can be contacted by email.
  2. If you're looking for information on the graves of your ancestors killed during the World Wars,  visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Blog Sites (and other interesting sites)

  1. Jefferies Bay Genealogical Discussion Group.

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This page last updated 5th April 2009