South Africa, Slaves and Free Blacks Records Index, 1658-1835

Source Information

Ancestry.com. South Africa, Slaves and Free Blacks Records Index, 1658-1835 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Various sources from across South Africa.

About South Africa, Slaves and Free Blacks Records Index, 1658-1835

This database consists of an index to multiple South African collections of slave records and records of free blacks. The following collections are included in this index.

  • Free Blacks Census, 1807
  • Monsterolle, 1705
  • Slave Baptisms, 1660 - 1739
  • Slave Death Notices, 1719 - 1789
  • Slave Lodge Census, 1823
  • Slave Manumissions, 1658 - 1834
  • Slave Records, 1714 - 1835
  • Slave Transfers, 1658 - 1768
  • Slave Wills and Testaments, 1686 - 1793

The details provided for each person typically include name, record date, record place, collection, and source. Depending on the collection, additional details may be available as well.