Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Magistrate, Clanwilliam
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 1/CWM
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1812 – 1986
History
Clanwilliam, formerly known as Jan Disselsvlei, formed part of the district of Stellenbosch until 1808 when it was annexed to the newly established district of Tulbagh. It then also became a sub-drosdy. The assistant magistrate's seat of office was on the loan farm Jan Disselsvlei, specially bought for this purpose. This sub-drosdy was renamed Clanwilliam in January 1814. On 1 January 1828 a resident magistrate was appointed to the Clanwilliam district.
The magistrate's office was burnt down during the Anglo-Boer War and most of the records prior to 1902 were destroyed.
The magistrate held periodical courts at Citrusdal, Lamberts Bay, Van Puttensvlei and Vanrhynsdorp.
Places
Western Cape Province.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Clanwilliam.
Citrusdal.
Lambert's Bay.
Vanrhynsdorp.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Clanwilliam.
Citrusdal.
Lambert's Bay.
Vanrhynsdorp.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
1/CWM
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
8 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Guide to Arranged Archives in the Cape Archives Depot, vol II.