1878 Voter's List
The 1878 Voters list is is unmistakably the largest electronic database of male inhabitants of the Cape in the 19th Century. This database contains some 40 000 names as well as places of abode and in some major cities occupations are given as well.
By using this database you will be able to determine where you ancestors lived as well as indentifying other possible family members who reside in the vicinity.
Information covers the Western Cape including: Cape Town District, Green Point, Southern Suburbs, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Worcester, Malmesbury, Piquetberg, Namaqualand, Clanwilliam, Swellendam, Caledon, Riversdale, Oudsthoorn and George.
The Eastern Cape section covers Albany, Albert, Aliwal North, Beaufort, Colesburg, Craddock, East London, Fort Beaufort, Graaff-Reniet, Graham’s Town, King Williams Town, Port Elizabeth, Queen’s Town, Richmond, Somerset East, Uitenhage, Victoria West, Victoria East + Wodehouse.
More information can be read in our Learning Centre on Voting Information in South Africa 1853 – 1970
A product version of this database can be purchased through our online shop.
Hello Christine
You need to click on the title in GREEN to see the results – what you are seeing a sample and the same sample displays for each record
regards
Heather
Hi Christine, we are busy updating our advanced search and hope to have it updated within the next two weeks