Hi there Please can someone tell me if you can get Birth Certificates for people that were born in the 1860's. My great grandmother was born in 1869 in Port Elizabeth. I know nowadays one needs an ID number but those days did they even have such a thing. Thanks Patty

To the best of my knowledge birth certificates weren't introduced in the various Republics & colonies until well after this date. When writing to Buckingham Palace some years ago my father had to use my great-aunt's baptismal certificate to show proof of her age as she was born prior to birth Certificates being issued in the Transvaal Republic. Best wishes, Tombi Peck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patty Myers" <pattym@frontlineum.co.za> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com>; <SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 12:37 PM Subject: [ZA-EC] Birth Certificates > Hi there > > Please can someone tell me if you can get Birth Certificates for people > that > were born in the 1860's. My great grandmother was born in 1869 in Port > Elizabeth. I know nowadays one needs an ID number but those days did they > even have such a thing. > > Thanks > > Patty > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message