Largest online SA genealogy records database

Ancestry24 offers the most comprehensive online database on South African genealogy records. Databases are updated daily and contain millions of records relevant to family history in South Africa. Search through birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, cemetery records, voters lists, newspaperdeath notices and more. View a more complete list of databases here.

Get more out of the website – for free

Family Tree Builder – build your family tree with the brand new and unique and free Family Tree Builder. Use the GEDCOM importer to import your family tree from another program.

Blogs – create your own mini-website within Ancestry24. Write your family history, chronicle your research efforts and network with others. More details here.

Network with other genealogists – find and friend other family historians or people that either are related to you or you share an interest in the same family. Learn how to do it.

Groups - join or create a group, where people with similar interests (surnames, history aspects etc) come together to share information and keep track of developments. More details here.

Contribute - submit and share death notices, birth records, marriage records, burial records, photographs and more. 

Ease of use

No registration required. You can access all the free content in Ancestry24 without registering! To use the family tree builder or network with other researchers and get the full benefits from the site, it will be necessary to create a profile for obvious reasons. But, you can log in via your Facebook, Twitter, Gmail or Open ID account without having to create a new profile especially for this site. Do this by clicking on the relevant icon in the top right of the homepage.

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