Hi Angie Welcome to the list - As Heather has already mentioned, Birth certificates were not compulsory until 1895 so your best bet is going to be finding the child's baptism. This is not going to be easy unless you know where they lived in Cape Town and what religious denomination they were. That way you could look at church registers nearest their place of abode as a start. It is not a given that they would have baptised in their own church or for that matter near to their home but it there is more chance of finding something that way. Good Luck Sharon Warr View 1800s SOUTH AFRICAN PASSENGER LISTS at http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/DataArchive.htm SCRIBES PUBLISHING for Colonial Books on CD - visit http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/Scribes.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Greenhalgh" <angie.greenhalgh@xtra.co.nz> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:17 PM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Howdo I get a birth certificate? > good morning from New Zealand. > I am new to the group and have spent the last hour trying to ring a number which was given to me to obtain a birth certificate and the relevant costs involved. The number was 0027 12 8108911 - (only on Friday morning!) > > Unfortunately having been cut off three times I have given up and now ask if your group could help. > > I am looking for Ethel mary Gould DUNSTAN born about 1872 in Cape Town South Africa. The family were all back in ENgland on the 1881 census in Hampshire. > > It looks as though Ethel's father Frederick was only in South Africa for a year as the 1881 census gives the ages of his 8 children a year apart. i.e. Fred abt 1871 born in Devonport Dev England, > Ethel Mary Gould Dunstan born about 1872 in Cape Town and Mary about 1873 in Portsmouth HAM. > > Is there an index on line to order from? > Any help would be most welcome. > > Thank you so much for your time. > Angie > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > Cape Town Family History Society > www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >
Sharon - Thank you for that tip - I see it's going to be a bit of a mission - but I'll keep hoping. Many thanks Angie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Warr" <snw@absamail.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Howdo I get a birth certificate? > Hi Angie > Welcome to the list - As Heather has already mentioned, Birth certificates > were not compulsory until 1895 so your best bet is going to be finding the > child's baptism. This is not going to be easy unless you know where they > lived in Cape Town and what religious denomination they were. That way you > could look at church registers nearest their place of abode as a start. > It is not a given that they would have baptised in their own church or for > that matter near to their home but it there is more chance of finding > something that way. > Good Luck > Sharon Warr > > View 1800s SOUTH AFRICAN PASSENGER LISTS at > http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/DataArchive.htm > SCRIBES PUBLISHING for Colonial Books on CD - visit > http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/Scribes.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angie Greenhalgh" <angie.greenhalgh@xtra.co.nz> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:17 PM > Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Howdo I get a birth certificate? > > >> good morning from New Zealand. >> I am new to the group and have spent the last hour trying to ring a >> number > which was given to me to obtain a birth certificate and the relevant costs > involved. The number was 0027 12 8108911 - (only on Friday morning!) >> >> Unfortunately having been cut off three times I have given up and now ask > if your group could help. >> >> I am looking for Ethel mary Gould DUNSTAN born about 1872 in Cape Town > South Africa. The family were all back in ENgland on the 1881 census in > Hampshire. >> >> It looks as though Ethel's father Frederick was only in South Africa for >> a > year as the 1881 census gives the ages of his 8 children a year apart. > i.e. > Fred abt 1871 born in Devonport Dev England, >> Ethel Mary Gould Dunstan born about 1872 in Cape Town and Mary about 1873 > in Portsmouth HAM. >> >> Is there an index on line to order from? >> Any help would be most welcome. >> >> Thank you so much for your time. >> Angie >> >> >> ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >> Cape Town Family History Society >> www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > Cape Town Family History Society > www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >