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St. Andrews Bloemfontein

Over 600 marriages from Diocese of St. Andrews Bloemfontein covering the years 1850 – 1955
These marriage records cover the Parishes of Chapel of St. Patrick, the Native Church, St. Philips Waaihoek, Cathedral of St. Andrew and St. Michael, English Church Building. The Wesleyan Chapel, buildings of the Government School, private dwellings and the  All Saints Church.

There is a discernible difference between the pre and post war period in that the "white" congregation appears to have become more prominent in the records. However there are surprisingly a number of Basutho’s that were married in this Diocese as well

Interesting marriage entries are Theophilus Tylden Shepstone, Widower; Civil Service of the Cape Colony of Barkly East, Cape Colony married Rachel Anna Frederica Every of Karee Poort, District Bloemfontein on 12 July 1892.

Sidney George Moore professional golfer from Kimberley who married Ellen Maria Staughton of Bloemfontein on 22 December 1908 and also John Henry Squires, professional boxer who married Annie Catrina De Beer on 07 March 1923.

Other notable people were early Portuguese and Greek Settlers Antonio Pereira, fruiterer, who married Johanna Heineker on the 01 January 1884 and Apostal Marroudas, fruiterer, who married Alexandra Kassape on 03 April 1906.
 

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