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===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
Records can be found at the National Archives and local civil registry offices.
Records can be found at the National Archives and local civil registry offices.


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==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==
 
These records are broadly known as ''pendaftaran sipil'' (civil registration), and are used to record births, marriages, and deaths. Earliest records date from 1828 during the Dutch colonial period. Some civil marriages and deaths were recorded as early as 1750.  A number of records were destroyed during the Second World War. Most records for the Indonesian population begin after independence in the 1940s. For more information on these records see [[Indonesia, Civil Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]].
The earliest records date from 1828 during the Dutch colonial period. Some civil marriages and deaths were recorded as early as 1750.  A number of records were destroyed during the Second World War.
== Information in the Records==
 
The following information may be found in these records:
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
Civil registration (''Pendaftaran sipil'')
 
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*Birth date and place
*Birth date and place
*Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
*Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
*Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences
*Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences
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'''Marriages (''Perkawinan'')'''
'''Marriages (''Perkawinan'')'''
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==References==
==References==
 
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[[Category:Indonesia]]
[[Category:Indonesia]]

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Records can be found at the National Archives and local civil registry offices.

Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia
National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia
Jl. Ampera Raya No. 7
Jakarta, Indonesia 12560

Telephone: +62 21 7805851
Fax +62 21 7810280 - 7805812
Email: info@anri.go.id

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

These records are broadly known as pendaftaran sipil (civil registration), and are used to record births, marriages, and deaths. Earliest records date from 1828 during the Dutch colonial period. Some civil marriages and deaths were recorded as early as 1750. A number of records were destroyed during the Second World War. Most records for the Indonesian population begin after independence in the 1940s. For more information on these records see Indonesia, Civil Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Information in the Records[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Births (Kelahiran)

  • Child’s name
  • Birth date and place
  • Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
  • Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences

Marriages (Perkawinan)

  • Bride and groom names
  • Ages
  • Residences
  • Occupations
  • Marriage date and place
  • Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
  • Parents' names
  • Residences
  • Occupations
  • Witnesses
  • Officiant
  • Former spouses

Marriage applications, licenses, contracts

  • Names of prospective marriage partners
  • Intentions
  • Residences
  • Parents

Deaths (Kematian)

  • Name of deceased
  • Age
  • Death date and place
  • Occupation
  • Name of surviving spouse
  • Informant’s name and residence
  • Cause of death
  • Sometimes birth date and place
  • Parents’ names
  • Children’s names

References[edit | edit source]