KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Genealogy

Guide to Province of KwaZulu-Natal family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Historical Overview
KwaZulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a semi-independent homeland for the Zulu people. The capital was moved from Nongoma to Ulundi in 1980. It was led until its abolition in 1994 by the Chief of the Zulu tribe and head of the Inkatha Freedom Party. It was merged with the surrounding South African province of Natal to form the new province of KwaZulu-Natal. The name kwaZulu translates roughly as Place of Zulus, or more formally Zululand.

Localities
List of cities and townsin the KwaZulu-Natal.

Cemeteries
South Africa War Graves Project - Kwazulu Natal Cemeteries


 * Cemeteries in Durban
 * Find A Grave records for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]
 * Billion Graves Stellawood Cemetery
 * Kwazulu Natal Cemeteries-Gravestone Photographic Resource
 * West St Cemetery, Durban, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
 * Durban-Kwazulu-Natal International Jewish Project
 * KwaZulu-Natal, Durban. Redhill Jewish Cemetery
 * Renishaw Private Cemetery, Park Rynie, KwaZulu-Natal
 * Eggsa Library Dundee Old Cemetery

Dutch Reformed Church (NGK)

 * The Stellenbosch Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk registers


 * 1838-1991 -  at FamilySearch — images
 * 1690-2011 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil Registration
Births, marriages, and deaths began to be registered in 1808. For additional information, see Kwazulu-Natal, finding death records.

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Archives

Head Office The Provincial Archivist Postal address: Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, 171 Boshoff Street, PIETERMARITZBURG 3200 Street address: Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism, 171 Boshoff Street, PIETERMARITZBURG 3200 Tel: (033) 341 3611 Fax:0866 121 489 E-mail: ngcoyas@dact.kzntl.gov.za

Online Civil Registration Records

 * 1845-1899: Civil registration (marriages), Natal, 1845-1899 - index and images of marriage records for Natal
 * 1863-1955: South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955 - index collection of deaths for Natal. Further explanations for using these records

Probate Records
See here for a description of what death notices are and where they are located.
 * 1846-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1869-1958 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Vital Records

 * 1846-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1868-1996 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1870-1930 - at FamilySearch — index

Deaths

 * 1863-1955 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1869-1954 - at FamilySearch — index

Websites

 * Natal Almanac and Directory