Cape Town Baptisms 1743 - 

Cape Town Baptisms 1743 - 

I've preserved the original spelling of names from the archive, which may differ from modern usage. For illegible or faint writing, I've used "****" or "?" to denote uncertainty. Please also note that "ij" may be substituted with "y" in some entries.

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), a direct descendant of the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands, was brought to the Cape by Dutch settlers in 1652. As the official church of the Cape Colony, it played a central, authoritative role in the colonization effort, effectively serving as a tool to establish and enforce the hierarchy within the civil society.

National Archives of South Africa

Transcribed by Lara Seaward from the records of the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederdeutsche Gereformeerde Kerk)

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