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BOSMAN Family Genealogy

Descendants of Hermanus Lambertus Bosman in South Africa.

British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

A free website, dedicated to the British Settlers to South Africa in 1820, their descendants and researchers. All the information has been generously supplied or posted by the members of this website. Searchable Settler databases with over 150,000 names, the ships, transcriptions, photos, etc.

Cape Coloured DNA Ancestry Project - South Africa (Facebook)

A genetic DNA ancestry project devoted to the millions of South Africans (historically known as Cape Coloured) whose ancestry stems from the African slave trade to South Africa. This project is open to the public and anyone who wishes to test. Our prominent Haplogroups are: yDNA - A, E, E1, E1b1a, E3a // mtdna - L0d, L2a, L3d, L5, K, M.Sponsored by Family Tree DNA.

eGGSA Library - The 1820 Settler Correspondence

The Correspondence in connection with the 1820 Cape Settler Scheme is preserved at the UK National Archives at Kew and contained in class CO48. Each file is in fact a large leather bound volume into which the correspondence has been inserted (this is the cause of so many [obscured] words as they disappear into the binding, and of course one is not allowed to undo them). The letters were bound in the 19th century, and were filed in order of receipt so that, for example, the many letters of Miles Bowker are spread evenly throughout the B file. Letters were either addressed to Lord BATHURST, Secretary of State for the Colonies (starting My Lord) or to his deputy, Henry GOULBURN, (starting Sir).

ELLIS Family and Relations

Genealogical database of one branch of the Ellis family in South Africa, including: HAVINGA, KENNEDY, CRAUSE, VAN WYK.

POTGIETER: Genealogy

If you are interested to trace your POTGIETER family roots in South Africa, then this is the place for you to start. This site hosts genealogy information, a mailing list, a discussion forum, biographies and history.

Researching Jewish Genealogies in South Africa - Part A

Researching Jewish Genealogies in South Africa - Part B

ROOTWEB - The South African jewish database - SA Jewish Rootsbank

A comprehensive database of names derived from records and information relating to Jewish immigration and communities in South Africa.

South African Family History and Genealogy

Anne Lehmkuhl's web site contains information of interest to people researching South African ancestors/descendants, such as how-to guide, resources available, surname database, etc.

South African Stamouers

The Family of a South African MERCER

The family of a South African Mercer incuding surnames Mercer, Muller, Joyner, Astle, Till, Emerson, Forrest and Jordaan.

The Huguenot Legacy in South Africa - The Contribution of the Huguenots in South Africa

A brief history of the arrival of the French Huguenots in South Africa, their settlement, and their influence on the South African scene.

The Knowles Collection

The Knowles Collection is group of records on the FamilySearch Community Trees Website. This database originally contained the records of a small section of the Jewish people of the British Isles. That set included less than 10,000 people. What was once a single database, has now grown to be six individual databases that now contain the genealogical records of almost 1.2 million Jewish people: The Jews of the British Isles; The Jews of North America; The Jews of Europe; The Jews of South America and the Caribbean; The Jews of Africa, The Orient and the Middle East; The Jews of the South Pacific. Read more about the collection here: FamilySearch Blog - Popular Online Jewish Genealogy Collection Surpasses One Million Entries

The Olive Tree Genealogy: Huguenot Refugees in the Cape Colony of South Africa

Tracing Mormon Pioneers

VILJOEN Family Homepage

Villion, Campenaar.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Where to find the e-mail of any South African, even those who emmigrated.

Whit's End: WHITLOCK / WHITFIELD Genealogy

The genealogy of the Whitlock and Whitfield families in England and South Africa over a period of about 800 years and 26 generations.