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== Notarial records (''Akte notaris'') ==
== Notarial Records ==


Research use: Excellent linkage source. Some records are indexed. Records show vital information for individuals, families and relatives.
Notarial records (''Akte notaris'') include records of notary publics regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records. The records begin in about 1642 and go to the present. These records can be found at the National Archive and municipal archives.


Record type: Records of notary publics regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records.
Type of information in each record type:
 
*'''Wills, codicils, probates:''' Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.   
Time Period:  1642-present.
*'''Marriage dowries, contracts:''' names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures.  
 
*'''Divisions of estates and deeds:''' heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.   
Contents:  Wills, codicils, probates:  Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.  Marriage dowries, contracts:  names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures. Divisions of estates and deeds:  heirs, sellers, buyers, witnesses, officials, residences, property descriptions, guardianship assignments for orphans, apprenticeships.  Orphans records:  Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
*'''Orphans records:''' Will abstracts, authorizations, prospective guardians, acceptances, appointments, orphans’ names, parents, relatives, guardians, ages, residences.
 
Location: National, municipal archives.
 
Population coverage: 20%.
 
Reliability:  Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>


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