Make sure you download our free beginner’s guide to genealogy, aimed at helping you to research your South African family. Here are some more general and useful pointers:
- What is Ancestry and Genealogy?
- How to start your Family Tree
- Writing your Family History
- How to write a Biography
- Cemetery Records
- Census
- Church Records
Deaths
Where can I find my Ancestors wills?
- Deceased Estate Records
Divorce Records
- Marriage
- Master of the High Court
National Archives
- Passenger Lists




