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

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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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