Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pemalang District Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include district court records from Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia. The records span from 1961-2013. These records include:


 * Permohonan Akte Kelahiran (applications for birth certificates)
 * Ganit Nama (name changes)
 * Pengesahan Anak Angkat (adoption endorsements)
 * Registers Kelahiran (register of births)
 * SBKRI (applications for Indonesian citizenship)
 * Berita Acara Sumpah (minutes of citizenship oaths)
 * Perdata Perceraian (civil divorces)
 * Perdata Tanah (land records)
 * Perdata Eksekusi (civil executions)
 * Permohonan Ahli Waris (court decrees of inheritance)

The original records are housed at the district court in Pemalang, Indonesia.

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?
Records from this collection may contain the following information:

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?
To search this collection, it would be helpful to know the following information:
 * Name of ancestor
 * Identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships

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?

 * Look at passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the port of departure. They can also help identify family and community members who arrived together and the country they came from
 * Use the information found in the Naturalization Records to determine when vital events in your ancestor's life occurred. This can lead to information that can point to additional family members and generations
 * 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 (Tegal, Pekalongan), Purbalingga, Banyumas, Banjarnegara)

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

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.