How to Search South African Genealogy
In order to search SouthAfricanGenealogy.com, you will need the correct, exact full names and surname of the individual you are searching for, since we verify records against official sources for accuracy purposes.
In the event you do not have the exact names or surname, we do offer users the opportunity to make use of a Wildcard Search Function, which will allow you to search partial names or surname.
The Wildcard Search
In order to make use of our Wildcard Search function, you can simply make use of the percentage (%) sign when conducting a search.
As an example, you are looking for a Beatrice Smith, but are not sure what her middle names are. In this case, you can enter her name, in the Name field as follow:
Beatrice%
(This will bring up all records where the names start with Beatrice.)
%Beatrice%
(This will bring up all records where Beatrice appear anywhere in the names.)
%Beatrice
(This will bring up all records where the names end with Beatrice.)
This can also be applied to the surname in the Surname field where you are not sure about the spelling of the surname when conducting a search.
🔎 MOOC8 Inventory for David van de Caab
MOOC Reference: MOOC8/13.52a
| 1) Anna Sophia van der Merve oud 24 jaaren |
| 2) Pieter Schalk van der Merve gehuuwt |
| 3) Elsje van der Merve getr: met Pieter Jourdaan |
| 4) Schalk Willemsz: van der Merve oud 22 jaaren |
| 5) Hendrik van der Merve oud 20 jaaren |
| 6) Cicilia van der Merve oud 17 jaaren |
| 7) Jacoba van der Merve oud 15 jaaren |
| 8) Jacob van der Merve oud 13 jaaren |
| 9) Gerrit van der Merve oud 9 jaaren |
| 10) Magtelt Maria van der Merve oud 6 jaaren en |
| 11) Martha Erasmus bij representatie van wijlen Magtelt van der Merve getrouwt geweest met Lourens Erasmus |
| Rd:s | |
| 1 karen en 1 botervat | 18:-- |
| 2 tafels | |
| 2 kisten | |
| 2 beddens | 8:-- |
| 4 potten | 5:-- |
| 3 keetels | 7:-- |
| 5 emmers | 3:24 |
| 1 rooster | |
| 1 pan | |
| 1 drievoet | |
| 1 schuijmspan | |
| 1 vuurtang | |
| 1 vleeschvork | |
| 2 oude tinne kommen | |
| 12 porc:e borden | |
| 1 oude en 1 nieuwe kadel | |
| 3 oude stoelen | |
| 1 trekpot | |
| 1 leij | |
| 1 ploeg met zijn toebehooren | 7:-- |
| 2 picken | |
| 1 graaf | |
| 1 koevoet | |
| 2 bijlen | |
| 4 schaaven | |
| 3 oude zickels | |
| 1 oude zadel | |
| 1 handsaag | |
| 1 oude ossewagen | 33:-- |
Beestiaal
| Rd:s | |
| 55 beesten | 165 |
| 959 schapen | 319 |
| 5 paarden | 30 |
Lijfeijgenen
| Rd:s | |
| 1 slave jonge gen:t Baatjoe van Bougies | |
| 1 slave jonge gen:t David van de Caab | |
| 1 slave jonge gen:t Februarij van Ternaten | |
| 1 slave jonge gen:t Jannuarij van Mallabaar | |
| 1 slave jonge gen:t September van de Caab |
Lasten
| Rd:s | |
| aan diverse persoonen | 120 |
| Sulx den boedel suijver te vooren is | Rd:s1001 |