Good morning listers Does anyone know if there are any records of divorces available in SA? It would be from about 1919 onwards. Also, are birth certificates only available from the Dep of Home Affairs? When I approached them to try to find my grandfathers birth certificate I was told that if I didnt have his ID number they couldnt help me!. He was born approx 1875-1878 !!!!!! I would appreciate any help or advice. Many thanks in advance Kind regards Sybil Banister-Jones

Hi Sybil National Archives has divorces up until about 1976 on NAAIRS. Regards Heather Heather MacAlister Channel Manager E heather@ancestry24.co.za T +27 (021) 406 4343 F +27 (0)86 5810390 skype.com/ancestry24 5th Floor, 11 on Adderley Street, Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8001 | ancestry24.co.za -----Original Message----- From: buitenposten-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:buitenposten-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sybil banisterjones Sent: 24 October 2012 09:25 AM To: SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE; KWAZULU-NATAL-SOUTH-AFRICA; SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH-L-request@rootsweb.com; BUITENPOSTEN Subject: [BP] DIVORCE RECORDS Good morning listers Does anyone know if there are any records of divorces available in SA? It would be from about 1919 onwards. Also, are birth certificates only available from the Dep of Home Affairs? When I approached them to try to find my grandfathers birth certificate I was told that if I didnt have his ID number they couldnt help me!. He was born approx 1875-1878 !!!!!! I would appreciate any help or advice. Many thanks in advance Kind regards Sybil Banister-Jones ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUITENPOSTEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2741 / Virus Database: 2616/5849 - Release Date: 10/23/12 This email and its contents are subject to an email legal notice that can be viewed at: http://www.naspers.com/email/disclaimer.html Should you be unable to access the link provided, please email us for a copy at csc@optinet.net Hierdie e-pos en sy inhoud is onderhewig aan 'n regskennisgewing oor elektroniese pos wat gelees kan word by http://www.naspers.com/epos/vrywaring.html 'n Afskrif kan aangevra word by csc@optinet.net

Thank you to all of you for help offered, I really do appreciate it. One of my brickwalls!!!! Regards Sybil On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:24 AM, sybil banisterjones <sybilbj@gmail.com>wrote: > Good morning listers > > Does anyone know if there are any records of divorces available in SA? It > would be from about 1919 onwards. Also, are birth certificates only > available from the Dep of Home Affairs? When I approached them to try to > find my grandfathers birth certificate I was told that if I didnt have his > ID number they couldnt help me!. He was born approx 1875-1878 !!!!!! I > would appreciate any help or advice. > Many thanks in advance > > Kind regards > Sybil Banister-Jones >

Hi Sybil If you search for - How to find birth records - on Ancestry24 it gives one a good idea where and what you can find - Birth certificates were introduced officially in the late 1800′s and was not compulsory until 1905: Cape: 1895 Natal: 1868 Transvaal: 1901 Orange Free State: 1903 According to various sources Civil Registration dates are as follows: Province Births Marriages Deaths Cape 1895 1700 1895 Natal 1868 1845 1888 Transvaal 1901 1870 1901 OFS 1903 1848 1903 Probably the best option (unless he was born in Natal), would be to try and search for a records of your grandfathers Baptism. Best wishes Shirley On 24 October 2012 15:21, sybil banisterjones <sybilbj@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you to all of you for help offered, I really do appreciate it. One > of my brickwalls!!!! > Regards > Sybil > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:24 AM, sybil banisterjones <sybilbj@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Good morning listers >> >> Does anyone know if there are any records of divorces available in SA? It >> would be from about 1919 onwards. Also, are birth certificates only >> available from the Dep of Home Affairs? When I approached them to try to >> find my grandfathers birth certificate I was told that if I didnt have his >> ID number they couldnt help me!. He was born approx 1875-1878 !!!!!! I >> would appreciate any help or advice. >> Many thanks in advance >> >> Kind regards >> Sybil Banister-Jones >> > > ------------------------------- > 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