Malaysia Chinese Community Records

Asia Malaysia

Chinese community records (Dokumen persamaan Cina)
Research use: Family linkage material, family place of origin, gives original Chinese characters.

Record type: Family history, vital data, memorabilia, immigration, name adoption, Chinese temple and association data.

Time Period: 1800-present.

Content: Birth, marriage and death information, ancestral tablets, genealogies, family origin data, relatives, memberships. May include census and immigration data.

Location: Heirs of Chinese community kapitans, Chinese associations.

Population coverage: 10%.

Reliability: Good.