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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

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Offices to Contact

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

Historical Background

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.

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Civil registration (Pendaftaran sipil)

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