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Cape Muster Rolls and Taxation Records

This page is dedicated to the Cape Muster Rolls and Taxation Records available on the familysearch.org website. The records dates back to approx. 1692, although not the original documents, and the original documents commencing from cir. 1714 for the Stellenbosch and Drakenstein magistrate districts.

Cape Districts Sorted Alphabetically

Albany (1821), Beaufort West (1818), Bethelsdorp (1802), Caledon (1811), Cape Town (1662), Clanwilliam (1808), Cradock (1812), Drakenstein (1800), Genadendal (1736), George (1811), Graaff-Reinet (1786), Grahamstown (1812), Pacaltsdorp (1813), Simonstown (1814), Somerset East (1825), Stellenbosch (1800), Stellenbosch and Drakenstein (1685), Swellendam (1745), Theopolis (1814), Tulbagh (1804), Uitenhage (1804), Worcester (1819)

Cape Districts Sorted by the Year the District was Established

Cape Town 1662, Stellenbosch and Drakenstein 1685, Genadendal 1736, Swellendam 1745, Graaff-Reinet 1786, Stellenbosch 1800, Drakenstein 1800, Bethelsdorp 1802, Tulbagh 1804, Uitenhage 1804, Clanwilliam 1808, Caledon 1811, George 1811, Grahamstown 1812, Cradock 1812, Pacaltsdorp 1813, Simonstown 1814, Theopolis 1814, Beaufort West 1818, Worcester 1819, Albany 1821, Somerset East 1825

Cape Town District, established in 1652

Background: Established as a formal government and magistrate in 1652 with the arrival of the first European Dutch Settlers. Official muster rolls only started in 1657
Records available: Transcriptions of the original Muster Roll Records, Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Transcriptions of the original Muster Roll Records

1657 (VC039_Vol_2) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1658 (VC039_Vol_2) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1660 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1661 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1662 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1663 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1664 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1665 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1666-1667 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1667 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1670 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1671 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1672 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1673 (Den Haag_1673) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1673 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1674 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1675 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1677 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1678 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1679 (Den Haag_1679) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1679 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1681 (Den Haag_1681) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball and Corney Keller
1682 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1685 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1686 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1688 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1690 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1691 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Richard Ball
1692 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1693 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1695 (VC039_Vol_1) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1695 (VC039_Vol_1) - Knechts. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1696 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1698 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1700 (VC039_Vol_1) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1701 (VC049) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1702 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1703 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1704 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1705 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1706 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller
1712 (VC049) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1713 (VC049) - Transcribed by Richard Ball
1714 (VC049) - Free Men. Transcribed by Corney Keller

1807 J41 - Census Records including when the person arrived in the Colony

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Muster Roll Records

1800 (J037) Muster Roll, 1800 (J038) Muster Roll (compagnie dienaars), 1800 (J038) Muster Roll (compagnie dienaars), 1805 (J039) Muster Roll, 1807 (J041) Muster Roll, 1809 (J042) Muster Roll, 1810 (J043) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1812 (J044) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke. Not the same as J045), 1812 (J045) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke. Not the same as J044), 1814 (J045) Muster Roll, 1815 (J046) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1816 cir. (J040) Muster Roll (Undated), 1817 cir. (J047) Concept Roll, 1818 (J048) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1818 (J048) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1819 (J049) Final Roll, 1819 (J050) Concept Roll, 1820 (J051) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1821 (J052) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1822 (J053) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1823 (J054) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1824 (J055) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1825 (J056) Muster Roll (slegs buitewyke), 1834 (J057) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1836 (J057) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1837 (J057) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1837 cir. (J058) Muster Roll (Undated)

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Taxation Return Records

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Stellenbosch and Drakenstein District, established in 1685

Background: Established in 1685 as the second magistrate’s district in the Cape of Good Hope. It was known as the “District of Stellenbosch and Drakenstein”
Previously part of: Cape Town
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records (updates still not processed)

1692 (J183) Muster Roll, 1714 cir. (J188) Muster Roll, 1715 cir. (J197) Muster Roll, 1716 (J184) Muster Roll, 1717 (J184) Muster Roll, 1718 (J184) Muster Roll, 1719 (J185) Muster Roll, 1720 (J184) Muster Roll, 1721 (J184) Muster Roll, 1722 (J186) Muster Roll, 1723 (J185) Muster Roll, 1724 (J187) Muster Roll, 1725 (J187) Muster Roll, 1726 (J187) Muster Roll, 1727 (J282) Muster Roll, 1728 (J187) Muster Roll, 1729 (J187) Muster Roll, 1730 (J188) Muster Roll, 1731 (J188) Muster Roll, 1732 (J188) Muster Roll, 1733 (J189) Muster Roll, 1734 (J190) Muster Roll, 1735 (J191) Muster Roll, 1736 (J189) Muster Roll, 1737 (J192) Muster Roll, 1738 (J189) Muster Roll, 1739 (J193) Muster Roll, 1740 (J194) Muster Roll, 1741 (J194) Muster Roll, 1742 (J194) Muster Roll, 1743 (J195) Muster Roll, 1744 (J195) Muster Roll, 1745 (J195) Muster Roll, 1746 (J195) Muster Roll, 1747 (J195) Muster Roll, 1748 (J195) Muster Roll, 1749 (J196) Muster Roll, 1750 (J196) Muster Roll, 1751 (J196) Muster Roll, 1752 (J197) Muster Roll, 1753 (J198) Muster Roll, 1754 (J197) Muster Roll, 1755 (J197) Muster Roll, 1756 (J197) Muster Roll, 1757 (J199) Muster Roll, 1758 (J199) Muster Roll, 1759 (J200) Muster Roll, 1760 (J200) Muster Roll, 1761 (J201) Muster Roll, 1762 (J201) Muster Roll, 1763 (J201) Muster Roll, 1764 (J202) Muster Roll, 1765 (J202) Muster Roll, 1766 (J203) Muster Roll, 1767 (J203) Muster Roll, 1768 (J203) Muster Roll, 1769 (J204) Muster Roll, 1770 (J204) Muster Roll, 1771 (J205) Muster Roll (Tax Return and index alphabetically at the end), 1772 (J206) Muster Roll, 1773 (J207) Muster Roll, 1774 (J207) Muster Roll, 1775 (J208) Muster Roll, 1776 (J209) Muster Roll, 1777 (J210) Muster Roll, 1778 (J210) Muster Roll, 1779 (J211) Muster Roll, 1780 (J212) Muster Roll, 1781 (J220) Muster Roll, 1782 (J213) Muster Roll, 1783 cir. (J186) Muster Roll (Undated), 1784 (J214) Muster Roll, 1785 (J215) Muster Roll, 1786 (J215) Muster Roll, 1787 (J215) Muster Roll, 1788 (J216) Muster Roll, 1789 (J217) Muster Roll, 1790 (J218) Muster Roll, 1791 (J218) Muster Roll, 1792 (J219) Muster Roll, 1793 (J219) Muster Roll, 1793 (J220) Concept Roll, 1794 (J221) Final Roll, 1794 (J221) Concept Roll, 1795 (J221) Concept Roll, 1795 (J223) Final Roll, 1796 (J224) Muster Roll, 1797 (J222) Muster Roll, 1797 (J224) Muster Roll, 1798 (J224) Muster Roll, 1800 (J225) Final Roll (Stellenbosch only), 1800 (J226) Concept Roll (Stellenbosch only), 1800 (J226) Final Roll (Drakenstein only), 1801 (J226) Concept Roll (Stellenbosch only), 1801 (J227) Muster Roll (Drakenstein only), 1802 (J226) Final Roll (Drakenstein only), 1802 (J226) Final Roll (Stellenbosch only), 1803 (J228) Veldcornet lists, 1803 (J229) Final Roll, 1803 (J229) Concept Roll, 1803 (J230) Veldcornet lists, 1804 (J229) Muster Roll, 1804 (J231) Veldcornet lists, 1805 (J232) Muster Roll, 1806 (J233) Final Roll, 1806 (J234) Concept Roll, 1807 (J235) Final Roll, 1807 (J236) Concept Roll, 1808 (J237) Final Roll, 1808 (J238) Concept Roll, 1809 (J239) Final Roll, 1809 (J240) Veldcornet lists, 1809 (J241) Concept Roll, 1810 (J241) Concept Roll, 1810 (J242) Final Roll, 1811 (J241) Concept Roll, 1811 (J243) Final Roll, 1811-1812 (J244) Veldcornet lists, 1812 (J245) Final Roll, 1812 (J246) Concept Roll, 1813 (J246) Concept Roll, 1813 (J247) Final Roll, 1814 (J248) Final Roll, 1814 (J249) Concept Roll, 1814 (J250) Veldcornet lists, 1815 (J251) Veldcornet lists, 1816 (J252) Final Roll, 1816 (J253) Concept Roll, 1816 (J254) Veldcornet lists, 1817 (J255) Final Roll, 1817 (J256) Veldcornet lists, 1817 (J257) Concept Roll, 1818 (J257) Concept Roll, 1818 (J258) Final Roll, 1818 (J259) Veldcornet lists, 1819 (J257) Concept Roll, 1819 (J260) Final Roll, 1820 (J261) Final Roll, 1820 (J262) Veldcornet lists, 1820 (J263) Concept Roll, 1821 (J263) Concept Roll, 1821 (J264) Final Roll, 1821 (J265) Veldcornet lists, 1822 (J266) Final Roll, 1822 (J267) Concept Roll, 1822 (J268) Veldcornet lists, 1823 (J269) Final Roll, 1823 (J270) Concept Roll, 1823 (J271) Veldcornet lists, 1824 (J272) Final Roll, 1824 (J273) Concept Roll, 1824 (J274) Veldcornet lists, 1824 (J275) Muster Roll, 1824 (J279) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1825 (J276) Final Roll, 1825 (J277) Concept Roll, 1825 (J278) Veldcornet lists, 1825 (J280) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1825 (J281) Muster Roll, 1825-1829 (J292) Muster Roll, 1826 (J282) Concept Roll, 1826 (J283) Veldcornet lists, 1826 (J284) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1827 (J284) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1827 (J285) Concept Roll, 1827 (J286) Veldcornet lists, 1828 (J287) Veldcornet lists, 1828 (J288) Veldcornet lists, 1828 (J289) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1828 (J290) Muster Roll (List of Apprentices), 1829 (J291) Muster Roll, 1830 (J293) Muster Roll, 1830 (J294) Veldcornet lists, 1831 (J295) Muster Roll, 1831 (J296) Veldcornet lists, 1832 (J297) Muster Roll, 1832 (J298) Veldcornet lists, 1833 (J299) Muster Roll, 1833 (J300) Veldcornet lists, 1834 (J301) Muster Roll, 1834 cir. (J302) Muster Roll, 1835 (J303) Veldcornet lists, 1836 (J304) Veldcornet lists, 1836 (J305) Veldcornet lists, 1837 (J306) Muster Roll, 1837 (J307) Veldcornet lists, 1838 (J308) Muster Roll, 1838 (J309) Veldcornet lists, 1839 (J310) Veldcornet lists, 1840 (J311) Veldcornet lists, 1841 (J312) Veldcornet lists, 1841 (J313) Veldcornet lists, 1842 (J314) Veldcornet lists, 1843 (J314) Veldcornet lists, 1844 (J315) Veldcornet lists, 1845 (J315) Veldcornet lists

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Taxation Return Records

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Genadendal Missionary, established in 1736

Background: Established in 1736 as a Moravian Missionary Station also known as Hernhuth, near Caledon, but was abandoned in 1744. In 1792 the missionary was restarted
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Swellendam District, established in Aug 1745

Background: Established on 31 Aug 1745 as the third magistrate’s district in the Cape of Good Hope
Previously part of: Stellenbosch and Drakenstein
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1752 cir. (J316) Muster Roll (Undated), 1762 (J317) Muster Roll (Date recorded on the last page of the muster roll), 1765 (J317) Muster Roll (Date recorded on the last page of the muster roll), 1788 cir. (J317) Muster Roll (Undated), 1805 cir. (J318) Muster Roll (Undated), 1806 (J319) Final Roll, 1806 (J320) Concept Roll, 1807 (J321) Muster Roll, 1808 (J322) Muster Roll, 1809 (J323) Muster Roll (Illegible), 1809 cir. (J324) Muster Roll (Undated), 1810 (J325) Muster Roll, 1811 (J326) Muster Roll, 1811 (J327) Muster Roll (Illegible), 1812 (J328) Muster Roll, 1812 cir. (J329) Muster Roll (Undated), 1813 (J330) Muster Roll, 1814 (J331) Muster Roll (Incomplete), 1815 (J332) Muster Roll, 1816 (J333) Muster Roll (Includes Caledon), 1816 (J333) Muster Roll (Includes Caledon), 1817 (J334) Muster Roll (Incomplete & illegible), 1818 (J335) Muster Roll, 1819 (J336) Muster Roll, 1820 (J337) Muster Roll, 1820 cir. (J338) Muster Roll, 1821 (J339) Final Roll, 1821 (J340) Concept Roll, 1822 (J341) Final Roll (Contains an index), 1822 (J342) Concept Roll (Contains an index), 1823 (J343) Final Roll, 1823 (J343) Final Roll, 1823 (J344) Concept Roll, 1824 (J345) Final Roll, 1824 (J346) Concept Roll, 1825 (J347) Final Roll, 1825 (J348) Concept Roll, 1825 (J349) Final Roll (Hottentots only), 1825 (J350) Concept Roll (Hottentots only), 1826 (J351) Final Roll, 1826 (J352) Concept Roll, 1826 (J352) Concept Roll, 1826 (J353) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1827 (J354) Final Roll, 1827 (J355) Concept Roll, 1827 (J355) Concept Roll, 1829 (J356) Muster Roll (Partially illegible), 1830 (J357) Muster Roll, 1831 (J358) Muster Roll (Illegible), 1832 cir. (J172) Muster Roll, 1832 (J359) Muster Roll (Illegible), 1833 (J360) Muster Roll (Partially illegible), 1834 (J361) Muster Roll, 1835 (J362) Muster Roll, 1836 (J363) Muster Roll, 1837 (J364) Muster Roll, 1838 (J365) Muster Roll, 1839 (J366) Muster Roll (Incomplete), 1840 (J367) Muster Roll (Incomplete), 1840 (J368) Muster Roll (Incomplete)

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Taxation Return Records

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Graaff-Reinet District, established in Jul 1786

Background: Established in Jul 1786 as a new magistrate’s district separated from Swellendam
Previously part of: Swellendam
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1787 (J107) Muster Roll, 1788 (J108) Muster Roll, 1790 (J109) Muster Roll (Undated), 1792 (J110) Muster Roll, 1794 (J111) Final Roll (Different to J112), 1794 (J112) Concept Roll (Different to J111), 1796 (J113) Muster Roll, 1797 cir. (J114) Muster Roll (Undated), 1798 (J113) Muster Roll, 1798 (J115) Muster Roll (Excellent details. Worth reviewing again. Contains an index at the end.), 1798 cir. (J116) Muster Roll (Hottentots only. Includes a list of the farmer they work for), 1799 cir. (J117) Muster Roll, 1800 (J118) Final Roll (Different to J119. Contains an index at the end.), 1800-1810 (J118) Final Roll (Hottentots only), 1800 (J119) Concept Roll (Different to J118), 1801 (J120) Muster Roll, 1802 cir. (J121) Muster Roll, 1802-1804 (J122) Muster Roll (Only town inhabitants), 1803 (J123) Muster Roll, 1805 (J124) Muster Roll, 1805 cir. (J125) Muster Roll (Different to J126), 1805 cir. (J126) Muster Roll (Different to J125), 1806 (J127) Muster Roll, 1807 (J128) Final Roll, 1807 (J129) Concept Roll, 1808 cir. (J130) Muster Roll (Undated), 1809 (J131) Muster Roll (Different to J132), 1809 (J132) Muster Roll (Different to J131), 1810 (J133) Muster Roll (Different to J134), 1810 (J134) Muster Roll (Different to J133), 1811 (J135) Final Roll (Different to J137), 1811 (J136) Concept Roll, 1811 cir. (J137) Muster Roll (Undated. Different to J135), 1812 (J138) Final Roll, 1812 (J139) Concept Roll, 1813 (J140) Muster Roll, 1813 cir. (J141) Muster Roll (Undated), 1814 (J142) Final Roll, 1814 (J143) Concept Roll, 1814 cir. (J144) Muster Roll (Undated), 1815 (J145) Final Roll, 1815 (J146) Concept Roll, 1816 (J147) Concept Roll, 1816 (J148) Final Roll, 1817 (J149) Final Roll, 1817 (J150) Muster Roll (Duplicate. Incomplete.), 1818 (J151) Final Roll, 1818 (J152) Concept Roll, 1819 (J153) Muster Roll, 1819 (J154) Final Roll, 1820 (J155) Final Roll (Different to J156), 1820 (J155) Final Roll (Different to J156), 1820 (J156) Muster Roll (Different to J155), 1821 (J157) Final Roll, 1821 (J158) Concept Roll, 1822 (J159) Final Roll, 1822 (J160) Concept Roll, 1822 (J160) Concept Roll, 1823 (J161) Final Roll, 1823 (J162) Concept Roll, 1824 (J163) Final Roll, 1824 (J164) Concept Roll (Incomplete), 1824 (J164) Concept Roll (Incomplete), 1825 (J165) Muster Roll (See J150 - contains some pages for 1825), 1826 (J166) Muster Roll, 1828 (J167) Muster Roll, 1829 (J168) Muster Roll (See J014. Also contains a roll for 1829), 1830 (J169) Muster Roll, 1830 (J169) Muster Roll, 1830 cir. (J170) Muster Roll (Undated. Incomplete), 1831 cir. (J171) Muster Roll (Undated. Incomplete), 1832 (J172) Muster Roll, 1833 (J018) Muster Roll, 1833 (J173) Muster Roll (Also see J018), 1834 (J174) Muster Roll, 1835 (J175) Muster Roll, 1836 (J176) Muster Roll, 1837 (J177) Muster Roll, 1838 (J178) Muster Roll, 1839 (J179) Muster Roll, 1840 (J180) Muster Roll

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Stellenbosch District, established in 1800

Background: Established as a standalone magistrate’s district in 1800
Previously part of: Stellenbosch and Drakenstein
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Drakenstein District, established in 1800

Background: Established as a standalone magistrate’s district in 1800
Previously part of: Stellenbosch and Drakenstein
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Bethelsdorp Missionary, established in 1802

Background: Established in 1802 as a missionary station also known as Enon, near Port Elizabeth
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Tulbagh District, established in Jul 1804

Background: Established in Jul 1804 as a new magistrate’s district
Previously part of: Stellenbosch
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1805 (J369) Muster Roll, 1806 (J370) Final Roll, 1806 (J371) Concept Roll, 1807 (J372) Final Roll, 1807 (J373) Concept Roll, 1808 (J374) Final Roll, 1808 (J375) Concept Roll, 1809 (J375) Concept Roll, 1809 (J376) Final Roll, 1810 (J377) Final Roll (Incomplete. See J378), 1810 (J378) Concept Roll (Also see J377), 1811 (J378) Concept Roll, 1812 (J379) Muster Roll, 1813 (J380) Final Roll, 1813 (J381) Concept Roll, 1814 (J381) Concept Roll (Not the same as J383), 1814 (J383) Concept Roll (Not the same as J381), 1815 (J382) Final Roll, 1815 (J382) Final Roll, 1815 (J383) Concept Roll, 1816 (J384) Final Roll, 1816 (J385) Concept Roll, 1817 (J385) Concept Roll, 1817 (J386) Final Roll, 1817 (J386) Final Roll, 1818 (J387) Final Roll, 1818 (J390) Concept Roll, 1819 (J388) Final Roll, 1819 (J390) Concept Roll, 1820 (J389) Final Roll, 1820 (J390) Concept Roll, 1820 (J390) Concept Roll, 1821 (J391) Final Roll, 1821 (J392) Concept Roll,1822 (J393) Muster Roll

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Uitenhage District, established in Feb 1804

Background: Established in Feb 1804 as a new magistrate’s district
Previously part of: Graaff-Reinet
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1805 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1807 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1808 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1809 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1810 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1810 (J395) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1810 (J395) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1813 cir. (J396) Muster Roll (Undated), 1814 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1814 (J397) Muster Roll (Incomplete), 1814 (J398) Muster Roll (Incomplete. Grahamstown), 1814 (J401) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1815 (J095) Muster Roll (Bruintjeshoogte), 1815 (J394) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1815 (J399) Muster Roll (Incomplete. See J095 for Bruintjeshoogte), 1816 (J400) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1817 (J093) Muster Roll (Rietrivier), 1817 (J401) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1818 cir. (J394) Muster Roll (Undated), 1818 (J402) Muster Roll (Grahamstown), 1820 (J403) Muster Roll, 1821 (J404) Muster Roll, 1822 (J405) Muster Roll, 1823 (J401) Muster Roll (Grahamstown), 1823 (J406) Muster Roll, 1825 (J407) Muster Roll, 1825 (J407) Muster Roll, 1826 (J408) Muster Roll

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Clanwilliam District, established in 1808

Background: The district was previously known as Jan Dissels Valley and is referred too as such in J019 and J020. A deputy magistrate was appointed in 1808. When the drostdy in Tulbagh moved to Worcester in 1822, Clanwilliam became a sub-district of Worcester
Previously part of: Tulbagh, Stellenbosch
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1809 (J019) Muster Roll, 1810 (J019) Concept Roll, 1811 (J019) Concept Roll, 1812 (J020) Concept Roll, 1812 (J379) Muster Roll, 1813 (J020) Concept Roll, 1813 (J380) Muster Roll, 1814 (J021) Concept Roll, 1814 (J022) Final Roll, 1815 (J022) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1815 (J023) Final Roll, 1816 (J022) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1816 (J024) Final Roll, 1817 (J022) Final Roll, 1817 cir. (J025) Muster Roll (Undated), 1818 (J023) Concept Roll, 1818 (J026) Final Roll, 1819 (J025) Muster Roll, 1821 (J027) Muster Roll, 1821 (J028) Final Roll, 1822 (J028) Muster Roll, 1823 (J028) Muster Roll, 1824 (J029) Concept Roll, 1824 (J030) Muster Roll (agterstallige opgawes), 1824 (J030) Final Roll, 1825 (J030) Final Roll, 1825 (J031) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1826 (J032) Muster Roll, 1826 (J032) Muster Roll, 1827 (J033) Concept Roll, 1829 (J034) Muster Roll, 1830 (J035) Muster Roll, 1831 (J035) Muster Roll, 1832 (J036) Muster Roll

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Taxation Return Records

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Caledon District, established in Apr 1811

Background: The district was previously known as Kleine Zwarte Berg and is referred too as such in J059 and J060. A deputy magistrate is appointed in Apr 1811. The name is officially changed to Caledon in Dec 1813. In 1822 the district was re-interned with Swellendam. For muster rolls after 1823 please refer to Swellendam
Previously part of: Swellendam
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1813 (J059) Muster Roll (Previously known as Kleine Zwarte Berg), 1813 (J060) Muster Roll (Selected districts only), 1814 (J061) Muster Roll, 1815 (J062) Muster Roll, 1817 (J063) Muster Roll, 1818 (J064) Muster Roll, 1818 (J065) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1819 (J066) Muster Roll, 1820 (J065) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1820 (J067) Final Roll, 1820 (J068) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1820 (J068) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1821 (J069) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1821 (J070) Muster Roll, 1822 (J071) Final Roll, 1822 (J072) Concept Roll

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Taxation Return Records

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George District, established in Apr 1811

Background: The district was previously known as East of the Gouritzrivier in the district of Swellendam
Previously part of: Swellendam
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1811 (J089) Muster Roll, 1813 (J090) Muster Roll, 1813 cir. (J091) Muster Roll, 1814 (J092) Muster Roll, 1814 cir. (J093) Muster Roll (Undated), 1815 (J094) Muster Roll, 1815 cir. (J095) Muster Roll (Undated), 1816 (J096) Muster Roll (Not the same as J097), 1816 (J097) Muster Roll (Not the same as J096), 1816 (J097) Muster Roll (Not the same as J096), 1818 (J098) Muster Roll, 1819 (J099) Muster Roll, 1820 (J100) Muster Roll, 1821 (J101) Muster Roll, 1822 (J102) Muster Roll, 1823 (J103) Muster Roll, 1824 (J104) Muster Roll, 1825 (J105) Muster Roll, 1826 (J106) Muster Roll

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Taxation Return Records

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Grahamstown District, established in Jul 1812

Background: Establised in Jul 1812 as a new magistrate’s district. In May 1821 the district is renamed and became known as Albany
Previously part of: Uitenhage
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Cradock District, established in 1812

Background: Established in 1812 as a sub-district of Graaff-Reinet. In 1825 Cradock was formally recognised as its own district
Previously part of: Graaff-Reinet
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1814 (J073) Muster Roll, 1814 (J074) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1815 (J075) Final Roll, 1815 (J076) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1815 (J077) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1816 (J078) Final Roll, 1816 (J079) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1817 (J080) Muster Roll, 1817 (J081) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1818 (J082) Muster Roll, 1819 (J083) Final Roll, 1819 (J084) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1820 (J085) Muster Roll, 1821 (J085) Muster Roll, 1822 (J086) Muster Roll, 1823 (J087) Muster Roll, 1824 cir. (J088) Muster Roll (Undated)

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Taxation Return Records

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Pacaltsdorp Missionary, established in 1813

Background: Established in 1813 as a missionary station also known as Hooge Kraal, near George
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Simonstown District, established in May 1814

Background: Established in May 1814 as a new magistrate’s district separated from Cape Town. A full time magistrate was only appointed in Oct 1824
Previously part of: Cape Town
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1825 cir. (J181) Muster Roll (Undated)

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Theopolis Missionary, established in 1813

Background: Established in 1813 as a missionary station near Bathurst. The mission was closed in 1851
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Beaufort West District, established in Nov 1818

Background: Established in Nov 1818 with its own office and deputy magistrate
Previously part of: Graaff-Reinet
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1819 (J005) Muster Roll, 1820 (J006) Muster Roll, 1821 (J007) Muster Roll (Not the same as J008), 1821 (J008) Muster Roll (Not the same as J007), 1822 (J009) Muster Roll, 1823 (J010) Muster Roll, 1824 (J011) Muster Roll, 1825 (J012) Muster Roll, 1828 (J013) Muster Roll (Wyke Beaufort (dorp) en Gamka ontbreek), 1829 (J014) Muster Roll (Bevat ook a rol van Graaff-Reinet), 1830 (J015) Muster Roll, 1831 (J016) Muster Roll, 1832 (J017) Muster Roll, 1833 (J018) Muster Roll (Bevat ook n rol van Graaff-Reinet)

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Taxation Return Records

1818-1819 (J409) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1820 (J410) Final Roll, 1820 (J411) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1820 (J412) Concept Roll, 1821-1825 (J409) Muster Roll (Hottentots only), 1821 (J412) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1821 (J414) Final Roll, 1821 (J415) Concept Roll, 1822 (J412) Concept Roll, 1822 (J413) Concept Roll (Index only), 1822 (J416) Final Roll, 1822 (J417) Muster Roll (Duplicate), 1823 (J418) Final Roll, 1823 (J418) Final Roll, 1823 (J419) Concept Roll, 1823 cir. (J420) Muster Roll (Undated), 1824 (J419) Concept Roll, 1824 (J421) Final Roll, 1825 (J422) Muster Roll (Incomplete), 1826 (J423) Final Roll, 1826 (J424) Concept Roll, 1827 (J425) Concept Roll, 1828 (J426) Concept Roll, 1829 (J427) Concept Roll, 1829 cir. (J428) Muster Roll (Undated), 1830 (J428) Muster Roll, 1831 (J428) Muster Roll, 1832 (J429) Muster Roll, 1833 (J430) Muster Roll, 1834 (J431) Muster Roll, 1835 (J431) Muster Roll, 1836 (J432) Muster Roll, 1836 (J432) Muster Roll, 1837 (J432) Muster Roll, 1837 (J433) Veldcornet lists, 1838 (J434) Veldcornet lists, 1839 (J435) Muster Roll, 1839 (J436) Veldcornet lists, 1840 (J437) Muster Roll, 1840 (J438) Veldcornet lists, 1842 (J439) Veldcornet lists, 1843 (J440) Veldcornet lists, 1845 (J441) Veldcornet lists

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Worcester District, established in Oct 1819

Background: Established in Oct 1819 as a new magistrate’s district with a deputy magistrate appointed in Tulbagh. In Nov 1822 the drostdy was moved from Tulbagh to Worcester and the name of the district is formally changed to Worcester
Previously part of: Tulbagh
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

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Albany District, established in May 1821

Background: In July 1812 a deputy magistrate was appointed in Grahamstown
Previously part of: Uitenhage
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1821 (J001) Muster Roll (Slegs wyk Bo-Boesmansrivier en Bruintjeshoogte), 1821 (J002) Muster Roll (Slegs wyk Albanie), 1822 (J002) Muster Roll (Grahamstown, Bo-Boesmansrivier, Visrivier en Bruintjeshoogte), 1823 (J401) Muster Roll, 1824 (J003) Muster Roll, 1825 (J004) Muster Roll

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Somerset East District, established in Mar 1825

Background: Established in Mar 1825 as a new magistrate’s district separated from Albany and Graaff-Reinet
Previously part of: Graaff-Reinet, Albany
Records available: Muster Roll Records, Taxation Return Records

Muster Roll Records

1825 (J182) Muster Roll

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