South Africa Occupations

Burgher Lists
Research use: To give names of individuals and location. The records can also be used as a finding tool and to trace migration.

Record type: List of citizens, or voters.

Time period: 1656 to present.

Contents: Names, residence, occupation.

Location: Cape Archive, Natal Archive, Orange Free State Archive, Transvaal Archive, and Zimbabwe Archive.

Population coverage: 25% of Caucasian population.

Reliability: Reasonably accurate, kept by government agencies.

Slave Records

 * 1762-1838 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images