baby-sleepingPlease note that although these registers are housed in the Cape Town Archives they are the property of the Home Affairs Western Cape. There is a 50 year embargo on access to these files by the public. Search our birth records here.

To find out more on how these registers work, please  consult the article on Birth Records in South Africa.

You can also consult the Inventories  to the Indexes of births, marriage and deaths certificates in the Cape here.

Birth Registers HAWC

wdt_ID Area Volume Number Description Period
1 Albertinia 1/3/59/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1951 -
2 Albertinia 1/3/59/2/1 Marriage Indexes 1951 -
3 Albertinia 1/3/59/3/1 Birth Registers 1960 -
4 Albertinia 1/3/59/4/1 Birth Indexes 1960 -
5 Albertinia 1/3/59/5/1 Death Registers 1960 -
6 Albertinia 1/3/59/6/1 Death Indexes 1960 -
7 Athlone 1/3/68/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1978 -
8 Bellville 1/3/1/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1908 -
9 Bellville 1/3/1/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
10 Bellville 1/3/1/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1909 -
11 Bellville 1/3/1/5/1 - Death Registers 1922 -
12 Bellville 1/3/1/6/1 - Death Indexes 1929 -
13 Bonnievale 1/3/2/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1956 -
14 Bonnievale 1/3/2/2/2 - Marriage Indexes 1972 -
15 Bonnievale 1/3/2/3/1 - Birth Registers 1960 -
16 Bonnievale 1/3/2/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1961 -
17 Bonnievale 1/3/2/5/1 - Death Registers 1961 -
18 Bonnievale 1/3/2/6/1 - Death Indexes 1961 -
19 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1861 -
20 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/3/1 - Birth Registers 1941 -
21 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1942 -
22 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/5/1 - Death Registers 1941 -
23 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/6/1 - Death Indexes 1942 -
24 Caledon 1/3/4/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1860 -
25 Caledon 1/3/4/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1860 -
26 Caledon 1/3/4/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
27 Caledon 1/3/4/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
28 Caledon 1/3/4/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
29 Caledon 1/3/4/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
30 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1906 -
31 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1904 -
32 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/3/1 - Birth Registers 1934 -
33 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1889 -
34 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/5/1 - Death Registers 1934 -
35 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/6/1 - Death Indexes 1934 -
36 Calvinia 1/3/5/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
37 Calvinia 1/3/5/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
38 Calvinia 1/3/5/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
39 Calvinia 1/3/5/7/1 Death Indexes 1903 -
40 Camps Bay 1/3/6/3/1 - Birth Registers 1921 -
41 Camps Bay 1/3/6/5/1 - Death Registers 1922 -
42 Cape Town 1/3/8/4/1 Birth Indexes 1895 -
43 Cape Town 1/3/7/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1910 -
44 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1906 -
45 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/8/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
46 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
47 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
48 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
49 Ceres 1/3/12/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
50 Ceres 1/3/12/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
51 Ceres 1/3/13/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
52 Ceres 1/3/12/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
53 Ceres 1/3/12/8/1 Birth & Death Indexes 1895 -
54 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1902 -
55 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
56 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
57 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
58 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
59 Claremont 1/3/11/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
60 Claremont 1/3/11/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
61 Claremont 1/3/11/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
62 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
63 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
64 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
65 Docks 1/3/14/3/1 - Birth Registers 1916 -
66 Durbanville 1/3/15/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
67 George 1/3/61/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1861 -
68 George 1/3/61/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
69 George 1/3/61/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
70 George 1/3/61/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
71 George 1/3/61/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
72 Goodwood 1/3/16/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1970 -
73 Goodwood 1/3/16/3/1 - Birth Registers 1970 -
74 Goodwood 1/3/16/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1970 -
75 Goodwood 1/3/16/5/1 - Death Registers 1927 -
76 Goodwood 1/3/16/6/1 - Death Indexes 1970 -
77 Grabouw 1/3/17/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1948 -
78 Grabouw 1/3/17/3/1 - Birth Registers 1957 -
79 Grabouw 1/3/17/4/1 Birth Indexes 1958 -
80 Grabouw 1/3/17/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
81 Grabouw 1/3/17/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
82 Green Point 1/3/18/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
83 Green Point 1/3/18/5/1 Death Registers 1914 -
84 Green Point 1/3/18/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1904 -
85 Heidelberg 1/3/19/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1939 -
86 Heidelberg 1/3/19/3/1 - Birth Registers 1942 -
87 Heidelberg 1/3/19/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1944 -
88 Heidelberg 1/3/19/5/1 - Death Registers 1942 -
89 Heidelberg 1/3/19/6/1 Death Indexes 1942 -
90 Hermanus 1/3/20/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1947 -
91 Hermanus 1/3/20/3/1 - Birth Registers 1957 -
92 Hermanus 1/3/20/4/1 Birth Indexes 1958 -
93 Hermanus 1/3/20/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
94 Hermanus 1/3/20/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
95 Hopefield 1/3/21/1/1/ - Marriage Registers 1909 -
96 Hopefield 1/3/21/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1943 -
97 Hopefield 1/3/21/3/1 - Birth Registers 1940 -
98 Hopefield 1/3/21/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1891 -
99 Hopefield 1/3/21/5/1 - Death Registers 1940 -
100 Hopefield 1/3/21/6/1 - Death Indexes 1940 -
101 Knysna 1/3/62/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1866 -
102 Knysna 1/3/62/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
103 Knysna 1/3/62/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1916 -
104 Knysna 1/3/62/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
105 Knysna 1/3/62/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
106 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1967 -
107 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/3/1 Birth Registers 1956 -
108 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/4/1 Birth Indexes 1967 -
109 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/5/1 - Death Registers 1958 -
110 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/6/1 Death Indexes 1967 -
111 Laaiplek 1/3/23/1/1 Marriage Registers 1972 -
112 Laaiplek 1/3/23/4/1 Birth Indexes 1960 -
113 Laaiplek 1/3/23/5/1 Death Registers 1960 -
114 Laaiplek 1/3/23/6/1 Death Indexes 1960 -
115 Laaplek 1/3/23/3/1 Birth Registers 1960 -
116 Ladismith 1/3/63/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1894 -
117 Ladismith 1/3/63/3/1 - Birth Registers 1894 -
118 Ladismith 1/3/63/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
119 Ladismith 1/3/63/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
120 Ladismith 1/3/63/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
121 Maitland 1/3/24/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
122 Maitland 1/3/24/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
123 Maitland 1/3/24/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
124 Malmesbury 1/3/25/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1862 -
125 Malmesbury 1/3/25/2/1 Marriage Indexes 1984 -
126 Malmesbury 1/3/25/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
127 Malmesbury 1/3/25/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
128 Malmesbury 1/3/25/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
129 Malmesbury 1/3/25/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
130 Mitchells Plain 1/3/69/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1986 -
131 Montagu 1/3/26/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1898 -
132 Montagu 1/3/26/3/1 - Birth Registers 1897 -
133 Montagu 1/3/26/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1897 -
134 Montagu 1/3/26/5/1 - Death Registers 1897 -
135 Montagu 1/3/26/6/1 - Death Indexes 1897 -
136 Morreesburg 1/3/27/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1936 -
137 Morreesburg 1/3/27/2/2/1 Marriage Affidavits 1936 -
138 Morreesburg 1/3/27/3/1 - Birth Registers 1958 -
139 Morreesburg 1/3/27/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1958 -
140 Morreesburg 1/3/27/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
141 Morreesburg 1/3/27/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
142 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1896 -
143 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
144 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
145 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
146 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/5/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
147 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
148 Mowbray 1/3/28/3/1 - Birth Registers 1919 -
149 Mowbray 1/3/28/5/1 - Death Registers 1908 -
150 Mowbray 1/3/28/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1899 -
151 Ndabeni 1/3/29/3/1 Birth Registers 1909 -
152 Ndabeni 1/3/29/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
153 Observatory 1/3/30/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
154 Observatory 1/3/30/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
155 Observatory 1/3/30/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
156 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1893 -
157 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1872 -
158 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/2/2/1 - Marriage Affidavits & Special Marriage Licences 1878 -
159 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
160 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
161 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
162 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
163 Paarl 1/3/31/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1894 -
164 Paarl 1/3/31/3/1 - Birth Registers 1899 -
165 Paarl 1/3/31/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1899 -
166 Paarl 1/3/31/5/1 - Death Registers 1899 -
167 Paarl 1/3/31/6/1 - Death Indexes 1899 -
168 Parow 1/3/32/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
169 Piketberg 1/3/34/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1864 -
170 Piketberg 1/3/34/4/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
171 Piketberg 1/3/34/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
172 Piketberg 1/3/34/6/1 - Death Indexes 1896 -
173 Pinelands 1/3/33/3/1 Birth Registers 1924 -
174 Pinelands 1/3/33/5/1 Death Registers 1924 -
175 Porterville 1/3/35/1/1 Marriage Registers 1956 -
176 Porterville 1/3/35/3/1 - Birth Registers 1959 -
177 Porterville 1/3/35/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1959 -
178 Porterville 1/3/35/5/1 Death Registers 1959 -
179 Porterville 1/3/35/6/1 Death Indexes 1959 -
180 Riversdale 1/3/66/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1860 -
181 Riversdale 1/3/66/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
182 Riversdale 1/3/66/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
183 Riversdale 1/3/66/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
184 Riversdale 1/3/66/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
185 Robben Island 1/3/36/3/1 Birth Registers 1909 -
186 Robben Island 1/3/36/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
187 Robben Island 1/3/36/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
188 Robertson 1/3/37/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
189 Robertson 1/3/37/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
190 Robertson 1/3/37/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
191 Robertson 1/3/37/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
192 Rondebosch 1/3/38/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909
193 Rondebosch 1/3/38/5/1 - Death Registers 1909
194 Rondebosch 1/3/38/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
195 Rosebank 1/3/39/3/1 - Birth Registers 1914 -
196 Rosebank 1/3/39/5/1 - Death Registers 1914 -
197 Rural 1/3/40/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
198 Rural 1/3/40/5/1 - Death Registers 1918 -
199 Sea Point 1/3/41/3/1 - Birth Registers 1914 -
200 Sea Point 1/3/41/5/1 - Death Registers 1914 -
201 Simonstown 1/3/42/1/1 Marriage Registers 1873 -
202 Simonstown 1/3/42/2/1/1 - Notices of Marriage 1891 -
203 Simonstown 1/3/42/2/2/1 - Marriage Affidavits 1884 -
204 Simonstown 1/3/42/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
205 Simonstown 1/3/42/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
206 Simonstown 1/3/42/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
207 Simonstown 1/3/42/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
208 Simonstown 1/3/42/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
209 Somerset West 1/3/43/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1905 -
210 Somerset West 1/3/43/3/1 - Birth Registers 1928 -
211 Somerset West 1/3/43/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1928 -
212 Somerset West 1/3/43/5/1 - Death Registers 1928 -
213 Somerset West 1/3/43/6/1 - Death Indexes 1910 -
214 Somerset West 1/3/43/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1906 -
215 Stellenbosch 1/3/44/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1864 -
216 Stellenbosch 1/3/44/2/1/1 - Notices of Marriages 1944 -
217 Stellenbosch 1/3/44/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
218 Stellenbosch 1/3/44/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
219 Stellenbosch 1//3/44/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
220 Stellenbosch 1/3/44/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
221 Strand 1/3/45/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1956 -
222 Strand 1/3/45/3/1 Birth Registers 1959 -
223 Strand 1/3/45/4/1 Birth Indexes 1959 -
224 Strand 1/3/45/5/1 Death Registers 1959 -
225 Strand 1/3/45/6/1 Death Indexes 1959 -
226 Sutherland 1/3/46/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
227 Sutherland 1/3/46/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
228 Sutherland 1/3/46/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
229 Sutherland 1/3/46/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
230 Swellendam 1/3/47/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1866 -
231 Swellendam 1/3/47/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
232 Swellendam 1/3/47/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
233 Swellendam 1/3/47/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
234 Swellendam 1/3/47/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
235 Swellendam 1/3/47/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
236 Three Anchor Bay 1/3/48/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
237 Tulbagh 1/3/49/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1887 -
238 Tulbagh 1/3/49/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
239 Tulbagh 1/3/49/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
240 Tulbagh 1/3/49/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
241 Tulbagh 1/3/49/5/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
242 Uniondale 1/3/67/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1901 -
243 Uniondale 1/3/67/2/1 - Marriage Indexes 1960 -
244 Uniondale 1/3/67/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1907 -
245 Uniondale 1/3/67/2/2/1 - Marriage Affidavits & Special Marriage Licences 1879 -
246 Uniondale 1/3/67/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
247 Uniondale 1/3/67/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1902 -
248 Uniondale 1/3/67/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
249 Uniondale 1/3/67/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
250 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1890 -
251 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/2/1/1 - Notices of Marriage 1906 -
252 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
253 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1891 -
254 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
255 Van Rynsdorp 1/3/50/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
256 Vredenburg 1/3/51/3/1 - Birth Registers 1957 -
257 Vredenburg 1/3/51/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1958 -
258 Vredenburg 1/3/51/5/1 Death Registers 1957 -
259 Vredenburg 1/3/51/6/1 Death Indexes 1957 -
260 Vredendal 1/3/52/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1953 -
261 Vredendal 1/3/52/3/1 - Birth Registers 1960 -
262 Vredendal 1/3/52/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1908 -
263 Vredendal 1/3/52/5/1 - Death Registers 1960 -
264 Vredendal 1/35/2/6/1 - Death Indexes 1960 -
265 Wellington 1/3/53/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1906 -
266 Wellington 1/3/53/3/1 - Birth Registers 1927 -
267 Wellington 1/3/53/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1892 -
268 Wellington 1/3/53/5/1 - Death Registers 1927 -
269 Wellington 1/3/53/6/1 - Death Indexes 1920 -
270 Williston 1/3/54/3/1 - Birth Registers 1926 -
271 Williston 1/3/54/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1892 -
272 Williston 1/3/54/5/1 Death Registers 1956 -
273 Williston 1/3/54/6/1 - Death Indexes 1926 -
274 Wolseley 1/3/56/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1956 -
275 Wolseley 1/3/56/3/1 - Birth Registers 1952 -
276 Wolseley 1/3/56/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1952 -
277 Wolseley 1/3/56/5/1 - Death Registers 1952 -
278 Wolseley 1/3/56/6/1 - Death Indexes 1952 -
279 Woodstock 1/3/55/3/1 - Birth Registers 1905 -
280 Woodstock 1/3/55/4/1 Birth Indexes 1911 -
281 Woodstock 1/3/55/5/1 - Death Registers 1906 -
282 Woodstock 1/3/55/6/1 - Death Indexes 1906 -
283 Woodstock 1/3/55/7/1 - Birth & Death Indexes 1895 -
284 Worcester 1/3/57/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
285 Worcester 1/3/57/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
286 Worcester 1/3/57/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
287 Worcester 1/3/57/6/1 - Death Indexes 1896 -
288 Wynberg 1/3/58/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1863 -
289 Wynberg 1/3/58/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
290 Wynberg 1/3/58/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
291 Wynberg 1/3/58/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
292 Wynberg 1/3/58/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
293 Wynberg 1/3/58/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -

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