Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Ciamis District Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes court records from 1950-2014 relating to emigration, naturalization, birth, citizenship, and name changes in the Ciamis District Court in Indonesia. Ciamis is a regency in West Java with 26 districts.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Indonesian. For help reading these records see the following:
 * Indonesia Language and Languages
 * Indonesian Word List
 * Online Indonesian-English Dictionary

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth certificates
 * Name of child
 * Gender
 * Date and place of birth
 * Name of father
 * Age of father
 * Father's occupation
 * Residence of parents
 * Name of mother
 * Mother's age
 * Mother's occupation

Marriage certificates
 * Name of bride and groom
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Groom's date of birth
 * Groom's nationality
 * Groom's religion
 * Groom's residence
 * Groom's occupation
 * Bride's date of birth
 * Bride's nationality
 * Bride's religion
 * Bride's residence
 * Bride's occupation

Family cards
 * Name of head of household
 * Residence of family
 * Name of family members
 * Gender
 * Place and date of birth
 * Religion
 * Education
 * Occupation
 * Marital Status
 * Names of parents

Name change records
 * Name of Applicant
 * Applicant’s Date of Birth
 * Parents’ Name (If Minor)
 * Address

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

Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Indonesia, Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records) and Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of ancestor
 * Approximate year of event (such as immigration, birth, or marriage)
 * Last place of residence of individual or parents

View the Images
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 * 1) Select Record Type
 * 2) Select Year and Number(s) to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for them with another name. An individual may appear with only one of their names, an abbreviation of their name, or an alias
 * Search the records of nearby localities, such as Cilacap, Kuningan, Majalengka, Tasikmalaya, Pangandaran, and Banjar, as well as any localities mentioned in Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Indonesia.
 * Record Finder

Citing This Collection
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