baby-sleepingPlease note that although these registers are housed in the Cape Town Archives they are the property of the Home Affairs Western Cape. There is a 50 year embargo on access to these files by the public. Search our birth records here.

To find out more on how these registers work, please  consult the article on Birth Records in South Africa.

You can also consult the Inventories  to the Indexes of births, marriage and deaths certificates in the Cape here.

Birth Registers HAWC

wdt_ID Area Volume Number Description Period
1 Albertinia 1/3/59/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1951 -
2 Albertinia 1/3/59/2/1 Marriage Indexes 1951 -
3 Albertinia 1/3/59/3/1 Birth Registers 1960 -
4 Albertinia 1/3/59/4/1 Birth Indexes 1960 -
5 Albertinia 1/3/59/5/1 Death Registers 1960 -
6 Albertinia 1/3/59/6/1 Death Indexes 1960 -
7 Athlone 1/3/68/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1978 -
8 Bellville 1/3/1/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1908 -
9 Bellville 1/3/1/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
10 Bellville 1/3/1/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1909 -
11 Bellville 1/3/1/5/1 - Death Registers 1922 -
12 Bellville 1/3/1/6/1 - Death Indexes 1929 -
13 Bonnievale 1/3/2/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1956 -
14 Bonnievale 1/3/2/2/2 - Marriage Indexes 1972 -
15 Bonnievale 1/3/2/3/1 - Birth Registers 1960 -
16 Bonnievale 1/3/2/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1961 -
17 Bonnievale 1/3/2/5/1 - Death Registers 1961 -
18 Bonnievale 1/3/2/6/1 - Death Indexes 1961 -
19 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1861 -
20 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/3/1 - Birth Registers 1941 -
21 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1942 -
22 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/5/1 - Death Registers 1941 -
23 Bredasdorp 1/3/3/6/1 - Death Indexes 1942 -
24 Caledon 1/3/4/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1860 -
25 Caledon 1/3/4/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1860 -
26 Caledon 1/3/4/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
27 Caledon 1/3/4/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
28 Caledon 1/3/4/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
29 Caledon 1/3/4/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
30 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1906 -
31 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1904 -
32 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/3/1 - Birth Registers 1934 -
33 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1889 -
34 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/5/1 - Death Registers 1934 -
35 Calitzdorp 1/3/60/6/1 - Death Indexes 1934 -
36 Calvinia 1/3/5/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
37 Calvinia 1/3/5/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
38 Calvinia 1/3/5/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
39 Calvinia 1/3/5/7/1 Death Indexes 1903 -
40 Camps Bay 1/3/6/3/1 - Birth Registers 1921 -
41 Camps Bay 1/3/6/5/1 - Death Registers 1922 -
42 Cape Town 1/3/8/4/1 Birth Indexes 1895 -
43 Cape Town 1/3/7/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1910 -
44 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1906 -
45 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/8/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
46 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
47 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
48 Cape Town & Wynberg 1/3/9/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
49 Ceres 1/3/12/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
50 Ceres 1/3/12/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
51 Ceres 1/3/13/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
52 Ceres 1/3/12/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
53 Ceres 1/3/12/8/1 Birth & Death Indexes 1895 -
54 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1902 -
55 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
56 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
57 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
58 Clanwilliam 1/3/10/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
59 Claremont 1/3/11/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
60 Claremont 1/3/11/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
61 Claremont 1/3/11/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
62 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
63 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
64 Diep Rivier 1/3/13/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
65 Docks 1/3/14/3/1 - Birth Registers 1916 -
66 Durbanville 1/3/15/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
67 George 1/3/61/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1861 -
68 George 1/3/61/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
69 George 1/3/61/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
70 George 1/3/61/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
71 George 1/3/61/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
72 Goodwood 1/3/16/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1970 -
73 Goodwood 1/3/16/3/1 - Birth Registers 1970 -
74 Goodwood 1/3/16/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1970 -
75 Goodwood 1/3/16/5/1 - Death Registers 1927 -
76 Goodwood 1/3/16/6/1 - Death Indexes 1970 -
77 Grabouw 1/3/17/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1948 -
78 Grabouw 1/3/17/3/1 - Birth Registers 1957 -
79 Grabouw 1/3/17/4/1 Birth Indexes 1958 -
80 Grabouw 1/3/17/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
81 Grabouw 1/3/17/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
82 Green Point 1/3/18/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
83 Green Point 1/3/18/5/1 Death Registers 1914 -
84 Green Point 1/3/18/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1904 -
85 Heidelberg 1/3/19/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1939 -
86 Heidelberg 1/3/19/3/1 - Birth Registers 1942 -
87 Heidelberg 1/3/19/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1944 -
88 Heidelberg 1/3/19/5/1 - Death Registers 1942 -
89 Heidelberg 1/3/19/6/1 Death Indexes 1942 -
90 Hermanus 1/3/20/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1947 -
91 Hermanus 1/3/20/3/1 - Birth Registers 1957 -
92 Hermanus 1/3/20/4/1 Birth Indexes 1958 -
93 Hermanus 1/3/20/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
94 Hermanus 1/3/20/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
95 Hopefield 1/3/21/1/1/ - Marriage Registers 1909 -
96 Hopefield 1/3/21/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1943 -
97 Hopefield 1/3/21/3/1 - Birth Registers 1940 -
98 Hopefield 1/3/21/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1891 -
99 Hopefield 1/3/21/5/1 - Death Registers 1940 -
100 Hopefield 1/3/21/6/1 - Death Indexes 1940 -
101 Knysna 1/3/62/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1866 -
102 Knysna 1/3/62/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
103 Knysna 1/3/62/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1916 -
104 Knysna 1/3/62/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
105 Knysna 1/3/62/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
106 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1967 -
107 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/3/1 Birth Registers 1956 -
108 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/4/1 Birth Indexes 1967 -
109 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/5/1 - Death Registers 1958 -
110 Kuilsrivier 1/3/22/6/1 Death Indexes 1967 -
111 Laaiplek 1/3/23/1/1 Marriage Registers 1972 -
112 Laaiplek 1/3/23/4/1 Birth Indexes 1960 -
113 Laaiplek 1/3/23/5/1 Death Registers 1960 -
114 Laaiplek 1/3/23/6/1 Death Indexes 1960 -
115 Laaplek 1/3/23/3/1 Birth Registers 1960 -
116 Ladismith 1/3/63/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1894 -
117 Ladismith 1/3/63/3/1 - Birth Registers 1894 -
118 Ladismith 1/3/63/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
119 Ladismith 1/3/63/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
120 Ladismith 1/3/63/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
121 Maitland 1/3/24/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
122 Maitland 1/3/24/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
123 Maitland 1/3/24/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
124 Malmesbury 1/3/25/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1862 -
125 Malmesbury 1/3/25/2/1 Marriage Indexes 1984 -
126 Malmesbury 1/3/25/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
127 Malmesbury 1/3/25/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
128 Malmesbury 1/3/25/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
129 Malmesbury 1/3/25/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
130 Mitchells Plain 1/3/69/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1986 -
131 Montagu 1/3/26/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1898 -
132 Montagu 1/3/26/3/1 - Birth Registers 1897 -
133 Montagu 1/3/26/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1897 -
134 Montagu 1/3/26/5/1 - Death Registers 1897 -
135 Montagu 1/3/26/6/1 - Death Indexes 1897 -
136 Morreesburg 1/3/27/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1936 -
137 Morreesburg 1/3/27/2/2/1 Marriage Affidavits 1936 -
138 Morreesburg 1/3/27/3/1 - Birth Registers 1958 -
139 Morreesburg 1/3/27/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1958 -
140 Morreesburg 1/3/27/5/1 Death Registers 1958 -
141 Morreesburg 1/3/27/6/1 Death Indexes 1958 -
142 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1896 -
143 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
144 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
145 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
146 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/5/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
147 Mossel Bay 1/3/64/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
148 Mowbray 1/3/28/3/1 - Birth Registers 1919 -
149 Mowbray 1/3/28/5/1 - Death Registers 1908 -
150 Mowbray 1/3/28/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1899 -
151 Ndabeni 1/3/29/3/1 Birth Registers 1909 -
152 Ndabeni 1/3/29/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
153 Observatory 1/3/30/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909 -
154 Observatory 1/3/30/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
155 Observatory 1/3/30/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
156 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1893 -
157 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/2/1/1 Notices of Marriages 1872 -
158 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/2/2/1 - Marriage Affidavits & Special Marriage Licences 1878 -
159 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
160 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
161 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
162 Oudtshoorn 1/3/65/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
163 Paarl 1/3/31/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1894 -
164 Paarl 1/3/31/3/1 - Birth Registers 1899 -
165 Paarl 1/3/31/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1899 -
166 Paarl 1/3/31/5/1 - Death Registers 1899 -
167 Paarl 1/3/31/6/1 - Death Indexes 1899 -
168 Parow 1/3/32/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
169 Piketberg 1/3/34/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1864 -
170 Piketberg 1/3/34/4/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
171 Piketberg 1/3/34/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
172 Piketberg 1/3/34/6/1 - Death Indexes 1896 -
173 Pinelands 1/3/33/3/1 Birth Registers 1924 -
174 Pinelands 1/3/33/5/1 Death Registers 1924 -
175 Porterville 1/3/35/1/1 Marriage Registers 1956 -
176 Porterville 1/3/35/3/1 - Birth Registers 1959 -
177 Porterville 1/3/35/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1959 -
178 Porterville 1/3/35/5/1 Death Registers 1959 -
179 Porterville 1/3/35/6/1 Death Indexes 1959 -
180 Riversdale 1/3/66/1/1 - Marriage Registers 1860 -
181 Riversdale 1/3/66/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
182 Riversdale 1/3/66/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
183 Riversdale 1/3/66/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
184 Riversdale 1/3/66/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
185 Robben Island 1/3/36/3/1 Birth Registers 1909 -
186 Robben Island 1/3/36/5/1 - Death Registers 1909 -
187 Robben Island 1/3/36/7/1 Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
188 Robertson 1/3/37/3/1 - Birth Registers 1895 -
189 Robertson 1/3/37/4/1 - Birth Indexes 1895 -
190 Robertson 1/3/37/5/1 - Death Registers 1895 -
191 Robertson 1/3/37/6/1 - Death Indexes 1895 -
192 Rondebosch 1/3/38/3/1 - Birth Registers 1909
193 Rondebosch 1/3/38/5/1 - Death Registers 1909
194 Rondebosch 1/3/38/7/1 - Birth & Death Registers 1895 -
195 Rosebank 1/3/39/3/1 - Birth Registers