Could anyone please tell me the dates that vital registration for birth/marriage and deaths were enacted in Cape Town? I did read that births started in 1895. I checked the National Archives and did find some death notices but no marriage - also - I am not familiar with the term 'marriage bond' that has come up a few times in those records. Sorry to keep you all - but in the IGI, the Daniel Alec Heyne that I am researching does appear to have the birth/baptism date listed however, they have recorded him as dying in 1946 with no other information. This would be contrary to my knowing that he died in 1973 in the USA. Any ideas on how to look into this further? I also believed that Heyne was German but the spelling of some of the 'given' names appears decidely Dutch....I'm just starting to learn the history so it's all pretty fascinating. Thanks again! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com