Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Kudus, District Court Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court in Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia for the years 1958-2013.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Indonesian. For help reading these records see the following: Some images contain notes in Arabic script.
 * Indonesia Language and Languages
 * Indonesian Word List
 * Online Indonesian-English Dictionary

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth certificate applications
 * Child's Name and Gender
 * Child's Birthdate and Birthplace
 * Witnesses' Names
 * Parents' Marriage Date and Place
 * Father's Name, Age, Birthdate, and Birthplace
 * Father's Religion, Occupation, and Residence
 * Mother's Name, Age, Birthdate, and Birthplace
 * Mother's Religion, Occupation, and Residence
 * Parents' Marital Status at Marriage

Naturalization and citizenship records
 * Original and changed Name of the Individual
 * Gender
 * Birthdate and Birthplace
 * Names of parents
 * Age
 * Residence
 * Occupation
 * Marriage Date and Place
 * Names of Children and Children’s Birthdates and Birthplaces
 * Name of Person declaring the Information
 * Names of Witnesses

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.

How Do I Search This Collection?
To search this collection, it would be helpful to know the following information:
 * Name of ancestor
 * Place of last residence (for records related to a change in citizenship)
 * Approximate year of birth, immigration, or adoption

View the Images
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 * 1) Select Record Type
 * 2) Select Year and Number(s) to view the images

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?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information you find 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 Demak, Jepara, Pati, and Grobogan

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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