FamilySearch.org has added a new FREE database titled "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966" which includes 12 people born in Greece. This collection consists of death certificates from South Africa and South-West Africa (now Namibia) from 1955-1966. Reading These Records (from FamilySearch.org wiki page) These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading these records see the following guides: Afrikaans Word List Netherlands Language and Languages South Africa Language and Languages What Can These Records Tell Me? The following information may be found in this record: Name Sex Age Race Parent's name (if under age 10) Birthplace Civil status Occupation Whether pensioned or dependent Place and date of death Residence Intended place of burial Cause of death Duration of last illness Information concerning informa nt

FamilySearch.org has added the following FREE database "SOUTH AFRICA, ORANGE FREE STATE, PROBATE RECORDS FROM THE MASTER OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1832-1989". There are 11 people listing Greece as their place of birth. George Tarnanis Speros Dageas Antonio Lambro John Karidis Mary Ann Hepburn Antonie John Limber Athanasias Gistaruites Rudolf Jacbus Nagel Elizabeth Margerit Louisa John Gasparis Nicholas Calyras DESCRIPTION This collection includes records from 1832-1989. The province changed names from the Orange Free State to the Free State in 1994. South African probate records often include heirs, locations, property transfers, wills, and other important information. The most useful records in the collection are the death notices which give detailed information. The probate records usually have multiple pages and are included in a probate file, which is identified by a probate number. When a person died, the nearest relative or oth...

Published in the Greek City Times on August 2, 2016 FASCINATION WITH GENEALOGY LEADS TO LARGE GREEK FAMILY TREE Excerpt from article: South-African Greek, Alexander Armenis’ fascination with Genealogy has led him to track ‘forgotten’ Greek family worldwide and in the process has managed to come in contact with family members for the first time. Clinical Psychologist by day, Alexander has done what many dream of doing- joined the dots and created a family tree & gives us his tips on how to go about it....... Where do your Greek ancestors come from? My father, Spyridon Armenis (Spiros), immigrated to South Africa in 1967 from Athens, Greece. He was born in the Village of Giannades on the Ionian Island of Corfu (Kerkyra). Why did you decide to do a family tree? I began collecting old family photographs and documenting the family tree following my travels to Greece. My interest grew as more of my family members asked me to tell them about the history of our family....