Would you be able to find for me a baptism record for South Africa (I tried in my local FHCentre, bu

Rolanda Helena Godfrey

Lambertus Gerhardus Philippus Ferreira, Born: 1903/1904 in I think Willowmore, Cape Town, South Africa, thanks

Carol Ann1

I found the following at:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDQG-9C6Z

Lambertus Gerhardus Phillipus Ferreira

South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954

Name:Lambertus Gerhardus Phillipus Ferreira

Event Type:DeathEvent Date:22 Nov 1947

Event Place:Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa

Event Place (Original):Germiston

Sex:Male

Age:44

Birth Year (Estimated):1903

Parent Name: M(Mother) Leibbrandt

 

Is this the person you are looking for?

There is more information on the image of the record.

 

Did your local FHC find a record or just direct you to the Family History Library in Salt Lake? I couldn't find a baptism record.

Also do you have the ID for him in FamilySearch so I can look at his record?

 

Sincerely, Carol

LegacyUser

Thank you for your reply Carol. I already have this record. I'm trying to track down his baptismal record in order to confirm who his parents were. I believe he was born in Willowmore, Cape Town, but when I search this area in the Arc catalogue, it tells me it's only available thru the Family History Centre in Salt Lake. How can I ask someone in the Family History Centre in Salt Lake to try and research it?

I believe his date of Birth is 1 August 1903.

There are various family trees on line but they all have different parents, hence why I need to track down his baptismal records to confirm his parentage. Thanks

LegacyUser

Hi Carol,

in the death certificate it mentions the mother's name which is incorrect

Parents Name : M(Mother) Leibbrandt... This is incorrectly indexed. It should read MATRON. Please see that he was in a Sanatorium....

INFORMANT:

1. 17. Original signature : M Leibbrandt (MATRON) not Mother as indexed - How can this be rectified?
2. 18. Qualification : Occupier
3. 19. Sanatorium Springkell Germiston

 

LegacyUser

Carol Ann1,

Is there anywhere else we can search? Is there anyone at the Family History Library in Salt Lake who can do indepth searches? I'm really desperate to obtain Lambertus Gerhardus Phillipus Ferreira born 1 Aug 1903 baptismal records, as I'm unable to proceed without confirmation of his parents. Lambertus does not have a reference, as he does not appear on anyone's Family Tree. Your input and suggestions are very much welcomed. Many thanks

 

AnneLoForteWillson

The Cape Town records that FamilySearch holds are listed here:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=170032&query=%2Bplace%3A%22South%20Africa%2C%20Cape%20Province%2C%20Cape%20Town%22

The records you are after might also be listed at the province level, here:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=170004&query=%2Bplace%3A%22South%20Africa%2C%20Cape%20Province%22

There are a number of church records available under both listings.

AnneLoForteWillson

Actually, I just searched more about Willowmore. It actually is more than 6 hours from Cape Town, unless there is a suburb of Cape Town that I am not finding. So, Willowmore church records that FamilySearch has copies of are listed here:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=170187&query=%2Bplace%3A%22South%20Africa%2C%20Cape%20Province%2C%20Willowmore%22&subjectsOpen=628758-50

There at least two of them cover the time period you are looking for. Hopefully you will be able to find the baptismal record you are looking for in one of these records.