Indonesia Civil Registration

Civil registration (Pendaftaran sipil: kelahiran, perkawinan, kematian)
Civil registration includes records of births, marriages, marriage applications, deaths, divorces. 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. Records can be found at the National Archives and local civil registry offices.

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

Marriages
 * 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
 * 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