Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Kudus, District Court Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description[edit | edit source]

This collection contains naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court in Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia for the years 1958-2013. Indonesia is divided into regencies, (equivalent to a province), and Kudus is a regency on the island of Java. This collection includes the following records in Indonesian:

Applications for Child's Birth Certificates (Permohonan Akte Kelahiran Anak)
Adoption Petitions (Permohonan Pengangkatan Anak)
Applications for Indonesian Citizenship (Permohonan Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI))
Court Decrees of Inheritance (Permohonan Ahli Waris)

The original records are located in the Kudus District Court (Pengadilan Negeri Kudus) in Indonesia.

You will be able to browse through images in this collection when it is published.

For more information about these records, see the wiki article: Indonesia, Naturalization and Citizenship Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Record Content[edit | edit source]

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Partial Birth Certificate Application 1
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Partial Birth Certificate Application 2
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Citizenship Application

Birth certificate applications may contain the following information:

Child's Name and Gender
Child's Birthdate and Birthplace
Witnesses' Names
Parents' Marriage Date and Place
Father's Name, Age, Birthdate, and Birthplace
Father's Religion, Occupation, and Residence
Mother's Name, Age, Birthdate, and Birthplace
Mother's Religion, Occupation, and Residence
Parents' Marital Status at Marriage

Adoption petitions may contain the following information:

Applicant’s Name
Birthdate and Birthplace
Name of Parents, Guardian or Spouse
Residence
Occupation
Residency Identification Card Number

Naturalization and citizenship records may contain the following information:

Original and changed Name of the Individual
Gender
Birthdate and Birthplace
Names of parents
Age
Residence
Occupation
Marriage Date and Place
Names of Children and Children’s Birthdates and Birthplaces
Name of Person declaring the Information
Names of Witnesses

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

To search this collection, it would be helpful to know the following information:

Name of ancestor
Place of last residence (for records related to a change in citizenship)
Approximate year of birth, immigration, or adoption

Search the Collection[edit | edit source]

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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
⇒Select the 'Record Type' category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

When searching:
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Tips to Keep in Mind[edit | edit source]

When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
Titles and the length of names may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.
Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives.
Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
You may need to search the records of nearby localities (such as the Demak, Grobogan, Pati, and Jepara regencies).

General Information About These Records[edit | edit source]

Some images contain notes in Arabic script because the country’s major religion is Islam and Arabic is the language of Islam; however, the records in this collection are typewritten in Indonesian rather than Arabic because that is the national language.

These records are in Indonesian. For help reading the records, see the following wiki article:

Indonesian Word List Indonesia Language and Languages

Don't overlook FS Library Place Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Kudus items or FS Library Keyword Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Kudus items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see Indonesia Archives and Libraries.

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