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From: Colin Garvie <>
Subject: Re: Methodist records
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 19:54:31 +0200


Vikie,

> Can you please tell me if the Methodist Church records for The Cape are
> available either on-line or on microfilm; or perhaps there is a central
> Register? I would like to get details of the S.A. born half of my
> staunchly Methodist Grandparent's family starting with Alfred George
> Slogrove b.June 1883 at Cathcart, Cape. I do have birth dates for my
> uncles, but not many details on marriages.

The Methodist Archives are lodged with the Cory Library, Rhodes University
Grahamstown. The registers you are looking for should be there. If not,
check with the congregations concerned. Unfortunately none of this
material is available online. The Church of LDS was in the process of
microfilming these registers. I am not sure whether this has been
completed. You may want to check with a Family History Library of the LDS
near you.

Check the following Web Sites...

MCSA Home Page:
http://users.club.co.za/mco/
(Note: These pages are currently being redesigned. The URL is expected to
change within the next few months.)

Methodist Churches in Southern Africa and Addresses:
http://users.club.co.za/mco/mcsa.htm

Cory Library, Rhodes University:
http://www.rhodes.ac.za/library/cory.html

The minister at Cathcart is:
REV L A HAYWARD
HILTON AND CATHCART
P O BOX 48
CATHCART
5310

The _Minutes of the Conference of the MCSA / Yearbook_ annually includes
an obituary of ministers who served the Church and died during the year.
For information regarding such ministers contact the Secretary of
Conference, the Rev. Ross Olivier at

I trust this helps.

Kind regards,

Colin Garvie

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