Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Purwodadi, Citizenship Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Indonesia



Title in the Language of the Record
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Purwodadi Kewarganegaraan Rekaman

What is in the Collection?
This collection will include records from 1960 to 2012. These records are written in Indonesian.

Records include naturalization and citizenship records from the District Court of Purwodadi, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. They also include Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI or Proof of Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia) which documents Indonesian citizenship of ethnic Chinese living in Indonesia.

The following record types are included in this collection:


 * Kelahiran (Birth Records)
 * Permohonan Naturalisasi (Applications for Naturalization)
 * Kewarganegaraan (Applications for Citizenship)
 * Permohonan Pengangkatan Anak (Applications for Adoption)
 * Permohonan Surat Keterangan Warga Negara (Citizen Petition Letters)
 * Pewarganegaraan (Naturalization Records)
 * Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI or Proof of Citizenship Records)

For more details about the description and contents of these records, see the wiki article: Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records). For a list of record categories and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Collection Contents
These records may contain the following information:


 * Name of applicant(s)
 * Place and date of birth
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Name of spouse
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of children and their dates and places of birth
 * Previous nationality
 * Religion
 * Government ID numbers
 * Names of other relatives and witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * Name of ancestor
 * Place of residence
 * Approximate year of birth or immigration

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What Do I Do Next?
When you have found the record that you are looking for, the following tactics will help you further your research:


 * Use the name of the spouse to search for a marriage record for the couple.
 * Use the age to calculate a birth year.
 * Use the names of the parents to search for their marriage record.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Indonesian. For help reading the records, see the following wiki article:

Indonesia Language and Languages

Other Searches
Try looking in the record collections for neighboring areas such as Demak, Kudus, Semarang, Boyolali, Grobogan, Pati, and Sragen.

Related Websites

 * Indonesia Genealogy Forum
 * Indonesia Genealogical Society
 * Indonesia Genweb
 * Indonesian Family Trees

Related Wiki Articles

 * Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesia Emigration and Immigration

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