The work of this book not only unique in South Africa but in the whole world. In no other country does a book exist that contains the genealogical records of all its families from the very year of its foundation until more than two centuries afterwards.

In the tables of descent which constitute the main part of this work, genealogical symbols have been used, which will be intelligible in any language. In so far as Afrikaans words have nevertheless been used in this part, a translation of these into English will be found at the end of the last volume. In this way both sections of the population should be able to use the work without much difficulty.