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6 eras · 1700–2026 · 22 places

The Stormberg and the north-eastern Cape - Burgersdorp, Barkly East

Burgersdorp, Barkly East, Dordrecht, Lady Grey, Indwe. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.

Whose archive this ground was

YearsWho held itWhose archive that means
1700–1814 Before registers no registers survive

Before registers.
1814–1846 Cape Colony - the northern frontier NAAIRS — National Archives of South Africa · eGGSA — Genealogical Society of South Africa · The National Archives — Discovery

The Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1814 confirmed British possession of the Cape, which Britain had re-occupied in 1806.
1846–1872 Cape Colony - Burgersdorp and the Stormberg NAAIRS — National Archives of South Africa · eGGSA — Genealogical Society of South Africa · The National Archives — Discovery

Burgersdorp was established in 1846. Cape marriage registration is dated from 1700, with Dutch Reformed Church records preceding civil registration and matrimonial court records filling gaps where parish registers are missing.
1872–1910 Cape Colony under responsible government NAAIRS — National Archives of South Africa · eGGSA — Genealogical Society of South Africa · The National Archives — Discovery

The Cape gained responsible government in 1872. Civil registration of births and deaths in the Cape began in 1895.
1910–1994 Union of South Africa - Cape Province NAAIRS — National Archives of South Africa · eGGSA — Genealogical Society of South Africa · FamilySearch

The Cape Colony joined the Union in 1910 as the Cape Province. Home Affairs civil registers are held by Home Affairs, not by the National Archives.
1994–2026 Republic of South Africa - Eastern Cape NAAIRS — National Archives of South Africa · eGGSA — Genealogical Society of South Africa · FamilySearch

Burgersdorp lies in the Joe Gqabi District.

The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.

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22 places on this ground

33 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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