South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description
This collection contains an index with images of marriage records from the Natal Province of South Africa.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information:


 * Date of marriage
 * Full name of bride and groom
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Occupation
 * Residence at the time of marriage
 * Name of Judge
 * Names of witnesses

How to Use the Record
Beginning your search

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 * Ancestors name
 * Approximate year of birth
 * Place of birth

Searching the index

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Searching the Images

To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Digital Folder Number"category which will take you to the images

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Using the Information

When you have found your ancestor's marriage certificate, you can do the following:


 * Use the ages to calculate the birth year from the time of marriage.
 * Use the residence of the bride or groom to search for birth records to indicate if your ancestor was born at the place of the marriage.

Can't Find the Information?

If you can't find the information that you are looking for, consider the following tip. Search for the place of birth for your ancestor before you search for the marriage. This will give you a clue if your ancestor married in the same town where they were born at.

Related Websites

 * National Archives and Records Service for South Africa

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.