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RESEARCHING IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Lindy

Lindy Report 13 Dec 2006 12:10

Nudge for Mike

Lindy

Lindy Report 25 Nov 2006 08:42

Sylvia, All my research is done in the Cape Town Depot and the only way to get copies of death notices is by paying a reputable private researcher, to do so. I am a paid member of the following South African site. They allow non members partial access. Should you find any leads that may interest you send me a p.m. and I shall be happy to do some digging. www(.)genealogy(.)co(.)za/Ancestry24.aspx?page=content/home Happy Hunting Lindy ;-))

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 22 Nov 2006 18:55

I wish you all luck with any emails you send to NAAIRS. Those I've sent have NOT been answered at all. It's so frustrating Sylvia

Lindy

Lindy Report 22 Nov 2006 16:18

nudge

Lindy

Lindy Report 3 Oct 2006 09:54

Nudge for Allison

Liesele

Liesele Report 12 Sep 2006 22:33

Thanks Lindy that will be very useful in getting me started. I've heard that there are no SA online BMD indexes and census like the UK. Is that true?

Lindy

Lindy Report 12 Sep 2006 21:39

Nudge for Maggie ;-)))))))

Lindy

Lindy Report 20 Aug 2006 08:35

Clare, You are very welcome! Lindy ;-)))

Clare

Clare Report 20 Aug 2006 00:08

lindy thankyou for posting this on tips clare just to let you know in the last 10mins i have found out more about my great grandfather in south africa than i could ever have known without you posting this thread! so big thankyou xx

Lindy

Lindy Report 19 Aug 2006 23:43

nudge for Margaret... If you need help give me a shout... Lindy ;-))))

Lindy

Lindy Report 23 May 2006 10:42

nudge for Patricia

dutch

dutch Report 8 May 2006 14:08

hi linda have sent email to the south africian home dept,just wait now and see what happens thank you for the address lol joyce

Lindy

Lindy Report 8 May 2006 12:36

Nudge for Joyce

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:{{{0())~} Ian مْر Report 4 Apr 2006 21:47

nudge

Anne

Anne Report 29 Mar 2006 20:40

Thank you, Lindy Anne.

Lindy

Lindy Report 29 Mar 2006 20:36

Evening Anne, If you get stuck please pm me! Happy hunting!, Lindy ;-))))

Anne

Anne Report 29 Mar 2006 17:48

Hi Lindy, Thank you for that information. I will have another try perhaps at the weekend. Would it be okay to PM you if I get stuck looking at the archives or would you prefer me to reply to this thread? Anne.

Lindy

Lindy Report 29 Mar 2006 16:10

Jackie, You are welcome! Lindy ;-)))))))))

Lindy

Lindy Report 29 Mar 2006 16:09

Anne, It is a nightmare to search if you don't know where to look. If you go to the NAAIRS Help Guidelines Page, it will explain how to search the archives. Or proceed directly to the ' Search National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System.' Select the Depot that you require to do your search, i.e. KAB stands for Cape Town and in the first line type in the surname you are looking for and hopefully a list of names will appear. If it is a very common name, and there is pages and pages of names, type the christian name in the first line and the surname in the second line. If nothing comes up try searching in Non Public Records. If I have managed to confuse you even more let me know who you are looking for and I will see what I can find. Just so that you know it is impossible to get into the archives this afternoon as they are overloaded. Happy hunting! Lindy ;-))))))))

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 29 Mar 2006 15:51

Hi Lyndy, Thanks for these addresses. Hopefully that has cleared another brick wall!! Take care, Jackie.