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

Title in the Language of the Record
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Wonosobo, Naturalisasi Rekaman

Record Description and Content
Records date from 1927 to 2011

Records contain naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court of Purwodadi, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. The records are in Indonesian.

This 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.

Naturalization records may contain the following information:


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

Marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Complete name and age of groom
 * Groom's place of birth
 * Groom's religion, occupation, residency and marital status
 * Complete name and age of bride
 * Bride's place of birth
 * Bride's religion, occupation, residency and marital status
 * Complete name and age of Guardian
 * Guardian's occupation, religion, residency and relationship

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

Coverage Table
This collection includes the following record types:

Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI) which documents Indonesian citizenship of ethnic Chinese living in Indonesia.

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How to Use the Record
To search this collection for naturalization records, it would be helpful to know the following information:


 * Name of immigrant
 * Approximate year of immigration
 * Place of last residence

To search this collection for marriage records, it would be helpful to know the following information:


 * Name of bride or groom
 * Approximate year of marriage
 * Place of marriage

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Using the Information
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.

Related Websites

 * Online maps for Central Java
 * Online histories for Central Java
 * Civil Registration of the Dutch East Indies
 * Genealogy Forum for Indonesia

Related Wiki Articles

 * Indonesia
 * Indonesia Emigration and Immigration

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