Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Banjarnegara, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Banjarnegara, naturalisasi Records

Record Description
This collection contains records from 1960 to 2012.

These records will include citizenship and naturalization records from the District Court in Banjarnegara.

Immigration to Indonesia was in practice since the ancient era. The early phase of Indonesia Immigration started when fishermen of Indonesia migrated to the neighboring islands.

The main immigration of Indonesia took place in the nineteenth century when people of Indonesia were sent to Australia for working in the pearl and sugarcane industries. Most of them had to return after World War II, but few of them managed to stay back.

From the 1870s Indonesians were recruited to work in the pearling and sugar cane industries in northern Australia. Around 1,000 Indonesians were living in Australia by Federation, almost all in Queensland and Western Australia. With the introduction of the White Australia Policy in 1901, most sugar workers returned to Indonesia, although some pearl divers remained. Few settled in Victoria, and those who did were probably Dutch Indonesians – the Netherlands had controlled the Indonesian archipelago since the 19th century.

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Record Content
These Naturalization Records may contain the following information:


 * Name of the Immigrant
 * Name of child
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Gender
 * Names of parents
 * Age
 * Address
 * Occupation

These marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Complete name and age of groom
 * Groom's place of birth
 * Groom's religion, occupation, residency and marital status
 * Complete name and age of bride
 * Bride's place of birth
 * Bride's religion, occupation, residency and marital status
 * Complete name and age of Guardian of Marriage
 * Guardian's occupation, religion, residency and relationship

How to Use the Record
To begin your search in the naturalization records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of ancestor
 * Place of last residence
 * Approximate year of immigration

To begin your search in the marriage records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Names of bride or groom
 * Approximate year of marriage
 * Place of marriage

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Related Websites

 * Indonesia Genealogical Society
 * Indonesia Genweb
 * Indonesian Family Trees

Related Wiki Articles

 * Indonesia Emigration and Immigration

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.