South Africa, Orange Free State, Civil Death Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil death records from Orange Free State in South Africa from 1902-1954. Death certificates are arranged chronologically and alphabetically by place.

Reading These Records
These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * Afrikaans Word List
 * Netherlands Language and Languages
 * South Africa Language and Languages

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How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the date and age to estimate birthdate to find birth records
 * If parents' names are included find information on them
 * If spouse is listed find marriage records
 * Use death place to locate burial records in cemeteries at the location
 * Use cemetery records to see if other relatives are close by
 * See if the informant is a relative and find information on him

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 * Look for spelling errors in the name
 * Sometimes an individual is known by another name such as a nickname
 * Look for records in other localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in South Africa.
 * South Africa Guided Research
 * South Africa Record Finder

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989

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