South Africa-Dutch Reformed Church Register 1660-1970 Part D [M3FF-YJJ]

BarK1

is (nou Brown) a maiden name. it is in the surname column after the surname and only seems to be associated with female names but is not nee or geb it is (nou -------)

gary_noble

nou = now so in your example, Ellis was her maiden surname, and her married surname is now Brown, so the surname field would be Ellis Brown

maryellenstevensbarnes1

Please give the batch code [XXXX-111] so others can see what you see; also there are several discussions about these records - just type South Africa-Dutch Reformed Church Registers in the Search Box at the top of the community page -- you may find the question about maiden names has already been answered.

BarK1

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