Many thanks to Michele & Keith for their replies. I'll give the sites a try. HJ > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 19:26:47 +0100 > From: "H. J." <heuly@btinternet.com> > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] David Hughes > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <2B1A602BC4CD4E1C97DC6B10FF5A445F@D3L4C12J> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I'm a new subscriber to this list, though belong to a few other lists. > Where can I find BMD's in S.A., online please? > David Hughes, born 1879 in Carmarthenshire, Wales, died in South Africa in > 1934. All I know is that it was probably in a road accident when he was > working "away" from his family. I think he had 4/5 children, one of whom > was Mabel Hughes. > Unfortunately that's all the info. I have, except that he probably went to > S.A. during the Boer War & didn't return home. > any info. gladly received. > H.J. > > ------------------------------ > > From: "Michele Cocker" <michele.cocker@mweb.co.za> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] David Hughes > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <3D4CD514F073487D85A4756C55C53A5B@HomePC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello HJ > > Well - I'm a new replier. > SA doesn't do online BMD. Considering the year of death - you can look at > NAAIRS - > http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300gi?201108030658377EFD1 > 182%26DB%3DRSAE > > I searched for David Hughes 1932 to 1935 and found 3 possibilities - all > in > the national archives in Pretoria (DEPOT TAB) - not sure where you live > but > if you cannot go to the archives - you will have to commission a > researcher > to transcribe/photograph the documents for you. If one of these is your > relative - you may well get some useful info from the file to continue > with. > > Good Luck and regards > Michele Cocker > > 1. *** > DEPOT TAB > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 91266 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION HUGHES, DAVID. > STARTING 19350000 > ENDING 19350000 > REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE MARGARET HUGHES. BORN WILKINS. > > 2. *** > DEPOT TAB > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 95239 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION HUGHES, WILLIAM DAVID. > STARTING 19360000 > ENDING 19360000 > REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE ELIZABETH HUGHES. > > 3. *** > DEPOT TAB > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 96851 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION HUGHES, WILLIAM HENRY DAVID. (ALSO KNOWN AS DAVIS). > STARTING 19360000 > ENDING 19360000 > REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE ELUNED MARY HUGHES. > *** > > > > From: "Keith Meintjes" <umfundi@usa.net> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] David Hughes > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <020PHcgZL4000S04.1312352771@web04.cms.usa.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Go to www.eggsa.org and read their excellent "how to" guides on genealogy > in > ZA. > > Also, for documents at TAB and some other depots they offer a service to > photograph documents. > > Keith > ********************************************