Utilising Transvaal Marriage Indexes

[@finadejager9000]

Thanks a LOT Matthew! My personal STAR! Making searching so easy.

[@leightoselli8028]

Brilliant thank you!!! Had no idea this was all there - bit of a mission trawling for the right numbers but getting into it when I have the time!!

[@finadejager9000]

Bingo!!!! Found the LONG elusive record for my grandparents marriage!!! I've been searching ever since Family Search came online (MANY years) and scrolled through thousands and thousands of images and with your explanation in THIS video I found it - following step-by-step instructions. You know it - 'me - love you'

[@MatthewBode]

That is so great to hear, Fina - congratulations! I know the feeling :) PS, there are some new NGK records for the Transvaal which you may want to check out: www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/954935

[@finadejager9000]

Thank you so much! Heading there right now.

[@lillipad3503]

I will stay in contact with you cause i need to know if the coloured people were all documented.

[@MatthewBode]

Who are you looking for, Esme?

[@geoffgladwin4278]

Thanks so much. Perhaps your u tube tutorials should be on top of the pinned stuff. It will be a great help to everone, having some time to look up their ancestors, which, as you know, we do not have enough of. I see that there are sadly not many views. Once more thanks so much.if you needing any assistance with some Free state, Methodist records, I can perhaps a assist, heilbron, parys, kroonstad.

[@MatthewBode]

I don’t find it sad in the least (the low view count, that is); I find some people actually like to learn, while others prefer to be spoon-fed. 😂 Thanks very much for the offer!

[@geoffgladwin4278]

Thanks so much for this tutoral Matthew, it takes us older folks a bit of time, and patience. I seem to have got it after this, so hoping to save time. Catalogue, then title. .....! Please tell me Matthew. ? Presbyterian baptisms for Pretoria... St. Andrew's seem to me to be difficult to find. Do I follow the same process as marriages. ?

[@MatthewBode]

Sorry Geoff, very few Presbyterian records are online for South Africa. The civil marriages were required to be registered by law, hence why all denominations were included. I don't believe any Presbyterian baptisms have ever been filmed for Pretoria.