Ancestors South Africa Genealogy Research

01/09/2024

https://news.sky.com/story/swansea-woman-meets-relatives-after-121-year-old-postcard-finally-delivered-13206030

The postcard, sent in 1903, turned up in the post at Swansea Building Society earlier this month. Now, descendants of its recipient and sender have met for the first time.

29/08/2024

Did you know that Ancestors South Africa has tens of thousands of Free records to access including all these slave related records? https://www.ancestors.co.za/database/slaveopgaaf.php
You can just register for free and start your research now.

29/08/2024

Are you looking for that unique gift to give someone? An ancestry research voucher to start their journey back into the past is just what they need. Please feel free to contact me for pricing.

20/08/2024

20/08/2024

Are you looking for help on British Residents at the Cape ?

British Residents at the Cape 1795 - 1819 was written and researched by Peter Philip. He was born at St. James in Cape Town and educated at the Diocesan

17/08/2024

Tips for looking after old photos

22/07/2024

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/07/21/dna-detectives-help-adopted-american-man-who-never-knew-biological-parents-to-obtain-irish-citizenship/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1KrZ9GG7WKllBd9RXAUzF_uT1-KH8CKLwTP6g4SJkBSjTH0PS4uAvdeBM_aem_i3fcYCvq0tQhGelN3ZG7rQ

John Portmann (61) believes he is first to use modern technology to prove that he is entitled to an Irish passport

19/07/2024

https://www.ancestors.co.za/clues-in-your-family-house-name/
Clues in your family house names are a fascinating way of tracing your ancestors as they may have been the people that actually named the house. You can just read more by clicking on the link above.

13/06/2024

Has anyone watched this week the Australian "Who do you think you are?" with Melissa Doyle? I managed to notch up my name in the credits and was honoured to be given the opportunity to research this lovely lady's family history.

06/06/2024

Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. Did your ancestors take part in this mammoth historical event?

05/06/2024

For those needing assistance with tracing your indentured Ship’s number, the 1860 Heritage Centre invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: 1860 Heritage Centre TRACING INDENTURE ROOTS
Time: Jun 6, 2024 18:30 Johannesburg
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84639638933...
Meeting ID: 846 3963 8933
Passcode: 303372

05/06/2024

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1907186/man-discovers-family-secret-about-grandmother

Someone was left in hysterics when they discovered their great-grandmother had gone to jail after researching their family tree.

04/06/2024

Did you know that South Africa’s oldest public library is located in the Western Cape? And no, it’s not even in the city of Cape Town.
Curious? To find the answer, please turn to page 24 of the latest issue of the Cape Librarian:

30/05/2024

Historic Milestones of Cape Town

This is an important moment in which we celebrate the recovery of an element of Cape Town’s lost transportation heritage: milestones. And it coincides with the bi-centenary of their installation along Main Road: milestones exactly like the one pictured below (located opposite the well known Olympi...

27/05/2024

I am trying to motivate to get the Government Gazettes from 1820 until 1910 digitized on the British Newspaper archives - please vote for a yes !!!

The Cape Government Gazettes are historically of major importance to anyone doing research in South Africa. First published in June 1826 until May 1910, these newspapers are rich in baptisms, births, marriages, passenger lists, references to deceased estates, military deserters, shipping intelligenc...

20/05/2024

Are you looking for immigration sources to find out how and when your family arrived here??

Immigrations References for the Cape Colony 19th and 20th Century are not as difficult as people imagine, however, most of them are not indexed and you would

14/05/2024

Adderley Street before 1890, prior to installation of tracks for trams . . . from Mary Evans.

14/05/2024

We are pleased to announce that we will now offer payments via Zapper on our PayFast payment gateway for Ancestors Research Payfast by Network

09/05/2024

Urgently seeking the whereabouts of any family members for Christopher Glyn Petersen from Cape Town. Can you help?

07/05/2024

Are you looking for your Ancestors military Records ?

As we approach the upcoming anniversary of D-Day next month, there's no better time to delve into the history of your military ancestors and the medals they

29/04/2024

I recently had the pleasure of doing the research for the Melissa Doyle's episode in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? Australia. It commences on SBS TV next Tuesday, May 7 at 7.30 pm. Melissa Doyle’s episode will go to air on Tuesday, June 11, and will then be available on demand.

New SBS genealogy season features Stephen Curry, Melissa Doyle, Manu Feildel, and more.

28/04/2024

Despite the thoughts of how bad Artificial intelligence is for searching for your family and changing photos like my profile photo - what do you think we can gain from it for the future of genealogy?

This article explores what artificial intelligence (AI)is and how it may affect the world of genealogy. Also find tips for using AI for genealogy projects.

25/04/2024

From the beginning of time, there have been murderers and psychopaths – if we delve deeply enough into our family we may find that somewhere along the way one of our ancestors either killed someone for revenge, love, or by mistake. We now take a look at some famous and not-so-famous South African murderers – perhaps you are related to one of them? I would love to hear about yours.

From the beginning of time, there have been murderers and psychopaths - if we delved deeply enough into our family we may find that somewhere along the way

25/04/2024

A new set of records to be added to Ancestry.com https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-ancestry-los-angeles-japanese-americans-american-b2534041.html

The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II will be digitized and made available for free on Ancestry

24/04/2024

Do you have family members who are doubles of their parents or grandparents? here are some famous ones.

It was just recently when Alain Delon, Jude Law, and other actors were breaking the hearts of ladies around the world. It seemed no one could outshine their charm and handsomeness. However, it turned out that a new generation of talented, ambitious and very attractive guys who can easily compete wit...

22/04/2024

Francis Peregrino was a name I had never heard of before but I got caught up in a friend's family history a few months ago when my tenant asked for some help with his family tree.
When I heard the surname, my first thought was it sounded a bit Italian?

Only two weeks after his arrival in Cape Town, Francis Peregrino began publishing the South African Spectator newspaper, ‘published exclusively in the