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Unlocking file number 106610080

ThaliaAshe
ThaliaAshe ✭
December 17, 2021 edited August 19, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

Hi,

This file is for Durban SA , births up to 1920 - 106610080. How do I get Family Search to unlock it?

many thanks

Thalia

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 17, 2021 edited December 17, 2021

    @ThaliaAshe

    Thalia

    I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

    That is a good question; as, the record has been "Digitised" (as, such has a "DGS" Number"); but, the 'Format' is "Blank" (ie NOTHING); and, there does not appear to be a "Index" for ANY of those records; as, there is NO "Magnify Glass" Icon, which would indicate an "Index" (so, most likely, an "Image" ONLY Collection).

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    Perhaps, 'FamilySearch' is STILL trying to get those "Images" uploaded into 'FamilySearch' - we can but hope.

    Now ...

    That Said ...

    Not that I can be of much help/assistance.

    But ...

    That Said ...

    Here are some "Knowledge Articles" in 'FamilySearch':

    Why do some indexes have access limitations?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/why-are-some-indexes-restricted

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/why-are-some-indexes-restricted

    Why are there access limitations on Historical Records?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/why-are-there-access-restrictions-on-historical-records

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/why-are-there-access-restrictions-on-historical-records

    What are the image restrictions in Historical Records?

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-the-image-restrictions-in-historical-records

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-the-image-restrictions-in-historical-records

    I know, that this may not help/assist; and, I hope, that this may provide you some additional, insight; and, perspective.

    Brett

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  • A van Helsdingen
    A van Helsdingen ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 17, 2021 edited December 17, 2021

    The absence of a film number indicates that the records were initially filmed in a digital format and not on microfilm (This is not surprising, as according to the Catalog they were filmed in 2019). The absence of a icon for "born digital" records indicates that the digital images are not currently published. It could be that FS is still working on uploading them- the Catalog has been undergoing maintenance for several months and no new records have been uploaded during that time. But what I would guess, considering that births up to 1918 are available, is that they haven't yet unlocked records that have become more than 100 years old. The earliest they can do that is when the Catalog finishes its maintenance, which will be during 2022.

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