Indonesia Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies.

Inheritance records and wills (Akte warisan)[edit | edit source]

Research use: Provides linking information for family relationships.

Record type: Wills, inventories, distribution of estates.

Time Period: 1700-present.

Content: Names of individuals, their parents, children and grandchildren, dates, relationships, sometimes places of events, race, civil status.

Location: National Archives, local courts and civil registry offices.

Population coverage: 10%.

Reliability: Good.

Accessibility: By personal visit or hiring a researcher.^[1]

Availability of Probate Records[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has a collection of probate records from Indonesia. Probate records are listed in the Keyword Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

INDONESIA PROBATE RECORDS

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Indonesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Indonesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.

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-Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies. Information in the records may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, an inventory of the estate, and names of witnesses.
+''[[Indonesia Genealogy|Indonesia]]''
-An individual who left a will is said to have died "testate." Someone who did not leave a will (or a valid will) died "intestate." The probate process is essentially the same for both and may take many years to complete.
+Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies.
+== Inheritance records and wills (Akte warisan) ==
+Research use:  Provides linking information for family relationships.
+Record type: Wills, inventories, distribution of estates.
+Time Period:  1700-present.
+Content:  Names of individuals, their parents, children and grandchildren, dates, relationships, sometimes places of events, race, civil status.
+Location: National Archives, local courts and civil registry offices.
+Population coverage: 10%.
+Reliability:  Good.
+Accessibility:  By personal visit or hiring a researcher.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Indonesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1989-1999.</ref>
 === Availability of Probate Records  ===
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 The Family History Library has a collection of probate records from Indonesia. Probate records are listed in the Keyword Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
 INDONESIA PROBATE RECORDS
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Indonesia]]