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''[[Indonesia Genealogy|Indonesia]]'' | ''[[Indonesia Genealogy|Indonesia]]'' | ||
Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies. | 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) == | == Inheritance records and wills (Akte warisan) == | ||
Research use: | Research use: Provides linking information for family relationships. | ||
Record type: Wills, inventories, distribution of estates. | Record type: Wills, inventories, distribution of estates. | ||
Time Period: | Time Period: 1700-present. | ||
Content: | 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. | Location: National Archives, local courts and civil registry offices. | ||
Population coverage: 10%. | 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> | |||
== Guardianship records (Akte Wali) == | |||
Research use: Valuable in cases of death or divorce of parents with minor children. | |||
Record type: Orphan’s chamber records of guardianship dispositions, orphans, adoption records, legitimations and decisions. | |||
Time Period: 1650-present. | |||
Content: Names of children, guardians, parents, ages, dates of birth, residence, legal acknowlegements. | |||
Location: National Archives, municipal archives. | |||
Population coverage: 5%. | |||
Reliability: Good. | Reliability: Good. | ||
Accessibility: By personal visit or hiring a researcher.<ref name="profile" | Accessibility: By personal visit or by hiring a researcher.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
=== Availability of Probate Records === | === 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: | 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 | INDONESIA PROBATE RECORDS | ||
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Revision as of 18:12, 17 August 2015
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]
Guardianship records (Akte Wali)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Valuable in cases of death or divorce of parents with minor children.
Record type: Orphan’s chamber records of guardianship dispositions, orphans, adoption records, legitimations and decisions.
Time Period: 1650-present.
Content: Names of children, guardians, parents, ages, dates of birth, residence, legal acknowlegements.
Location: National Archives, municipal archives.
Population coverage: 5%.
Reliability: Good.
Accessibility: By personal visit or by 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