West Java, Indonesia Genealogy

Guide to West Java Province ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Province Information
West Java is a province in Indonesia. It is located in the western part of the island of Java and its capital and largest urban center is Bandung, although much of its population in the northwest corner of the province live in areas suburban to the larger urban area of Jakarta, though that city itself lies outside the administrative province. With a population of 46.3 million (as of 2014) West Java is the most populous of Indonesia's provinces.

FamilySearch Historical Records Collections
FamilySearch has published images of records acquired from from record custodians across the county. Click the links below to see the images and learn how to use them.

Additional records can be found on the FamilySearch catalog. Click on Places within Indonesia, Jawa Barat to see a list of all localities where records are available.


 * Indonesia, Jawa Barat, Ciamis District Court Records, 1950-2014 - Learn more about this collection

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * FamilySearch Center locator map

Research Tools

 * List of Cemeteries in West Java
 * List of Clan Associations in West Java