Familysearch seems to have filmed the files at the various Masters' offices. I'm not sure if they filmed them all though .. I guess we''ll just have to wait and see :-) On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Keith Meintjes <[email protected]> wrote: > Leanne, > > Thank you! I am figuring a plan of attack. > > It is a curious thing. One wonders where familysearch got the images. Are > they from records that have been transferred to the archives? > > Another thing that comes to mind is previous efforts, like Adelbert > Semmelink's "Cape Death Notice Index" on www-e-family.co.za. > > Best wishes, > > Keith > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:56:33 PM EST > From: Leanne Starkey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Masters Office Estate Files Index (MASETI) > > Hi Keith, > > The MASETI xls file data is sorted alphabetically by FORENAME ... most odd, > but there you have it. In addition, the Deceased's Surname is actually the > spouse's surname and vice-versa. > > They're not the easiest indexes to navigate. That was the reason I > extracted and re-worked the 1974 data, to make it easier to locate the > relevant images, recently made available on the familysearch site. > > best wishes, > Leanne > > > > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 5:05 AM, Keith Meintjes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The MASETI indexes are here: > > > > http://www.justice.gov.za/master/m_main.htm > > > > Near the bottom of the page you will find two links to MASETI DATA. I am > > still trying to figure out what to do with it. > > > > By all accounts, customer service at the Cape Town Master's Office is > > non-existent. I have been told not to bother. > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > Received: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:01:01 PM EST > > From: Leanne Starkey <[email protected]> > > To: ZA-IB Rootsweb <[email protected]>, > > [email protected] > > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 1974 Cape Town Masters Office Estate Files Index > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I've used the Maseti files to extract and compile an index for the 1974 > > Estate files held at the master's office and available to view on > > familysearch.org. > > > > The index can be viewed on my site (as a registered user due to privacy > > laws here in the Netherlands) > > http://www.recordsandresources.com/ > > > > best wishes, > > Leanne > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >