South African Ancestry’s aim is to help you to understand your genealogy, source records for family members, identify your ancestors and allow you compile your family tree.

We would suggest that first time visitors to the South African Ancestry website first do a search on the surnames that you are researching to see what records are available on the South African Ancestry database.

If you wish to find out what records South African Ancestry has for a specific family or surname then please enter the relevant surname or maiden name in the relevant field below and click on "search" to see a full list of our available records.

Alternatively, if you wish to search for a specific person then please enter the details in the relevant field below and click on "search".