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

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes naturalization and citizenship records from the district court of Pekalongan, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. Record types available include:
 * Permohonan Akte Kelahiran (applications for birth certificates)
 * Permohonan Pengangkatan Anak (adoption applications)
 * Naturalsasi (naturalizations)

When complete, the collection will include records from 1977-2003.

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?
The following information may be found in these records:

Naturalization
 * Name of immigrant
 * Date of naturalization
 * Date and place of birth
 * Immigrant’s religion and occupation

Birth application
 * Name of child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Other information about the parents, such as age or occupation

Adoption
 * Name of child
 * Child’s date and place of birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Parents’ residence
 * Other information about both parents and child, such as ethnicity or income

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).

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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, such as Pemalang, Benjarnegara, Purbalingga, and Batang

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

Citing This Collection
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