Indonesia, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Indonesia

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This collection contains cemetery records from cemetery associations in Indonesia. At present, this collection contains records from public burial grounds (tempat pemakaman umum) (TPU) in Jakarta Barat (West Jakarta), Jakarta Selatan (West Jakarta), and Jakarta Timur (East Jakarta), in Jakarta. These records include register books, renewals, reburial permits, authorizations, reservation certificates, administrative records, copies of death certificates, family residency certificates, burial licenses (izin penggunaan tanah makam) (IPTM), and heirs' power of attorney (surat kuasa ahli waris).

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