Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Wonosobo, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Indonesia

What is in the Collection?
These records date from 1927 to 2011 and contain naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court of Purwodadi, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. These records are written in Indonesian.

For more details about the description and contents of these records, see the wiki article: Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

This specific collection includes the following record types:


 * Penetapan Ahli Waris (heir appointment documents)
 * Permohonan Akte Kelahiran (applications for birth certificates)
 * Permohonan Perceraian (applications for divorce)
 * Pewarganegaraan (naturalizations)
 * Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI)

The Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI), or applications for citizenship, were primarily filled out by Chinese Immigrants to Indonesia.

To browse the images for available record types and years, please visit the Browse page.

Collection Contents
Naturalization records may contain the following information:


 * Name of the Immigrant
 * Place/Date of Birth
 * Gender
 * Address
 * Work Information

Other records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Complete name and age of parties involved
 * Places of birth
 * Individuals' religion, occupation, residency and marital status
 * Complete name and age of Guardian
 * Guardian's occupation, religion, residency and relationship

Coverage Table
This collection includes the following record types:

Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI) usually documents ethnic Chinese people living in Indonesia.

For a list of record categories and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

How Do I Search the Collection?
To search this collection for records, it would be helpful to know the following information:


 * Name of immigrant or person
 * Approximate year of event, such as immigration or divorce
 * Place of last residence or event

To search the collection images: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page: ⇒Select the appropriate “Record Type” ⇒Select the appropriate “Year and Number(s)” category which will take you to the images.

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, as well as some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have found the information that you are looking for, the following will help you further your research:


 * Use the age to calculate the year of birth
 * Use the names of the parents to search for their naturalization records.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Indonesian. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:

Indonesia Language and Languages

Other Searches
Try searching in the record collections for neighboring localities such as Kendal, Temanggung, Magelang, Purworejo, Kebumen, Banjarnegara, and Batang.

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