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KiwiChris
18-11-11, 04:36
I have a few of my clergy who go off to South Africa and marry or die there. Does anyone know of any free sites which might be useful - BMD or newspaper archives would have the sort of information I could use.
kiterunner
18-11-11, 07:12
I don't think there are any BMD's online apart from a few on FamilySearch from other denominations, but there is this newspapers database, but not free:
http://www.newsbank.com/readex/product.cfm?product=305

But I don't know how you get access to it. I think you might need someone who belongs to an American academic library.
Mary from Italy
18-11-11, 15:39
I've found a few burials on this site:

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=43
WendyLF
18-11-11, 16:36
I have not yet been able to trace a "free" site. I came across a free trial site but when I inputted by SA family could not see any that would want to make me subscribe.
Do you have any specific destinations within South Africa?
Kit
18-11-11, 22:00
There is one website that has something.

Try the national archives. from memory it is a bit difficult.
http://www.national.archives.gov.za/

and this:
http://www.e-family.co.za/

this one has some photos of graves:
http://www.eggsa.org/search.html

You have to pay for this one. I've not used it but have bookmarked it.
http://ancestry24.com/
Kit
18-11-11, 22:06
I don't think there are any BMD's online apart from a few on FamilySearch from other denominations, but there is this newspapers database, but not free:
http://www.newsbank.com/readex/product.cfm?product=305

But I don't know how you get access to it. I think you might need someone who belongs to an American academic library.

There is a contact to organise a free trial.
For more information or to arrange a product trial, contact Readex at 800.762.8182 or [email protected].

No idea on cost though.
kiterunner
19-11-11, 12:21
I think the free trial is for institutions though, Kit. I could be wrong though.
anne fraser
19-11-11, 13:15
I had relatives who emigrated to South Africa and I found the South African board on rootschat very helpful. It helped that they were 1820 settlers and I got most of the information from the 1820 settler museum.
Kit
19-11-11, 22:03
I think the free trial is for institutions though, Kit. I could be wrong though.

I don't know Kate. It just says to contact.

There is a section for genealogists but that only contains american newspapers.