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


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.
Research use: Excellent linkage source. Some records are indexed. Records show vital information for individuals, families and relatives.


Type of information in each record type:
Record type:  Records of notary publics regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records.
*'''Wills, codicils, probates:''' Testator’s names, heirs, witnesses, residences, dates, property descriptions, distributions, signatures.   
 
*'''Marriage dowries, contracts:''' names, relatives, witnesses, dates, conditions, properties, signatures.  
Time Period: 1642-present.
*'''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.
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.
 
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>


== References  ==
== References  ==
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Notarial records (Akte notaris)[edit | edit source]

Research use: Excellent linkage source. Some records are indexed. Records show vital information for individuals, families and relatives.

Record type: Records of notary publics regarding wills, contracts, marriages, inheritance, sale and transfer of property, annuities, mortgages, inventories, orphans records.

Time Period: 1642-present.

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.

Location: National, municipal archives.

Population coverage: 20%.

Reliability: Very good.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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.