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Gravestones in South Africa

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Unless otherwise stated in each album, assume that the pictures represent only a personal selection by the photographer. The pictures are generously donated by the various photographers.

eGGSA itself does not organise the photography of cemeteries and graveyards - we accept donated photographs for display in this section of our web site. If you would like to contribute photographs of South African graves, please contact either Riana le Roux who manages this section; or Richard Ball, web services.
We have captioned the pictures with names and dates as they appear on the gravestones. If a typo error has been made with the names or dates please contact George Crewe

Remember, though, if you stop to photograph some graves yourself, you could be providing a service to posterity if you take the extra time to photograph all the graves and make an accurate note of the location of the graveyard. Tomorrow those gravestones may no longer be there.

Here is some advice on Photographing Gravestones.

The Genealogical Society of South Africa (parent body of eGGSA) runs the Cemetery Recording Project whose aim is the systematic recording of gravestone inscriptions in South Africa and there are also a number of local initiatives by other branches of the GSSA.


We photograph these gravestones and make them available on our web site firstly because they are a valuable record of the details of many people, now gone, often preserved nowhere else and secondly in order to preserve them, at least as a photograph, since they are subject to weathering over the years. And so many graveyards are now being cleared for re-use, or vandalised, robbed and the gravestones destroyed - we wish to record these for posterity.

We see our photo project as an extension and preservation of the monuments in the grave yards all over South Africa. No disrespect is intended and we see our project as honouring those who have gone before us by preserving their memory.

Date: 10 Jan 2022
Contributed by: eGGSA
Size: 11 items (950110 items total)
Eastern Cape : Ooskaap

Eastern Cape : Ooskaap

Begraafplase in die Ooskaap : Graveyards in the Eastern Cape

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 145 items (142140 items total)
Views: 151284
Free State : Vrystaat

Free State : Vrystaat

Graveyards in the Free State : Begraafplase in die Vrystaat

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 119 items (99525 items total)
Views: 109585
Gauteng

Gauteng

Begraafplase in Gauteng : Graveyards in Gauteng

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 52 items (207803 items total)
Views: 166383
Kwazulu-Natal

Kwazulu-Natal

Graveyards in Kwazulu-Natal : Begraafplase in Kwazulu-Natal

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 103 items (100694 items total)
Views: 114490
Limpopo

Limpopo

Begraafplase in Limpopo : Graveyards in Limpopo

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 41 items (12525 items total)
Views: 40537
Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga

Graveyards in Mpumalanga : Begraafplase in Mpumalanga

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 66 items (56239 items total)
Views: 65389
Noordwes : North West

Noordwes : North West

Begraafplase in Noord Wes : Graveyards in North West Province

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 53 items (55187 items total)
Views: 72353
Northern Cape : Noordkaap

Northern Cape : Noordkaap

Graveyards in the Northern Cape : Begraafplase in die Noordkaap

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 91 items (54246 items total)
Views: 75063
Weskaap : Western Cape

Weskaap : Western Cape

Begraafplase in die Weskaap : Graveyards in the Western Cape

Date: 08 Jan 2007
Size: 156 items (191312 items total)
Views: 199326
Whereabouts unknown

Whereabouts unknown

Unknown location

Date: 19 Jun 2019
Size: 8 items (80 items total)
Views: 10747
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Worldwide

Worldwide

South Africans buried outside South Africa : Suid-Afrikaners buite Suid-Afrika begrawe

Date: 01 Jan 2008
Size: 36 items (30348 items total)
Views: 40310
 
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