Indonesia

[ozgirl]

This is a long shot, but would anyone have any idea where to search for records of births in Indonesia in late 1800's (Dutch East Indies). (There is nothing on the Wiki)

Linda

[Olde Crone Holden]

Have you tried the IGI?

OC

[ozgirl]

Can't find anything on there - maybe I'm looking in the wong place?

Linda

[John_8251]

Not sure if this will help

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Indonesia-Dutch_Records

[SueNSW]

If they were "British" it might be worth checking the GRO Consular registrations - available on Find My Past and also free on another site (but I can never remember which one it is - sorry)

If Dutch - or other nationality - a couple of sites that might be worth checking out:

http://www.igv.nl/frameeng.html

Genealogical Research

Good Luck

Sue

[naomiatt]

Hi - might be worth a post or email to Indonesia Genealogy - WorldGenWeb Project and e mailing Genealogy Uprooted and
AU Dutch East Indies. Centraal Kantoor voor Statistiek. and
Indonesia Genealogy Forum (Indonesia and Dutch East Indies)

[ozgirl]

Thanks for all your suggestions, will give them a whirl. They were Dutch settlers in Indonesia, and seemed to have moved around there quite a bit.

Linda

[Uncle John]

If they were "British" it might be worth checking the GRO Consular registrations - available on Find My Past and also free on another site (but I can never remember which one it is - sorry)

Familyrelatives.com, Military Records, School Registers, US Civil War Roll of Honor, Family Search, Family Tree, Family History, Genealogy

[Cloggie]

Civil Registration in the Dutch East Indies took place from 1828 to the end of December 1949. For more info see: Introduction Civil Registry
Also see: Indische Genealogische Vereniging [Dutch Indies Genealogical Association]

Here is another site (in Dutch) where you can search for names in some of the civil records: Roosje Roos

[ozgirl]

Thanks Cloggie, I had a look at those, but unfortunately they do not cover the time I was searching. It might be that the records I want were among those destroyed, but I will keep looking.

Linda

[Cloggie]

Thanks Cloggie, I had a look at those, but unfortunately they do not cover the time I was searching.

I don't understand - you said late 1800s. :conf: What period exactly?
The IGV Civil Registry pages mention births from the late 1800s. Did you click on "continue" to view the list of records inventoried so far?

Once you're on the continue page: The Civil Registry of the Dutch East-Indies : *a survey
Click on a city/residency, and then on the following page click on the balls to see what has been inventoried so far (so there should be more records available than those listed).

As explained on the site, you can order the records to view at your local LDS Family History Centre.

The Roosje Roos site only covers marriages and deaths at this time, with their death records covering 1815-1894 as well as 1907-1911 and some years after 1923: Roosje Roos

geboorten = births
huwelijken = marriages
overlijden = deaths

Roosje Roos a genealogical research agency specialising in Dutch, Dutch-Indonesian and Dutch-Jewish genealogy. You could mail them to see if they can point you in the right direction.

[Cloggie]

It doesn't look like there are many (if any) extracted records on the IGI. As you didn't say what names you're looking for, I've tried a search for Indonesian records with a couple of common Dutch names (Jansen, De Vries) and it brings up plenty of records, but all submitted.

But, as explained on the IGV site, the LDS has filmed many Indonesian records, but by the looks of things it will be matter of ordering the films and trawling through them.

A list of the records filmed by the LDS can be found here: Place details ('Indonesia')

[ozgirl]

Sorry, I misled you, as when I originally posted I was thinking of my grandfather, who was late 1800's but the one who is the real brick wall is my g grandfather who was born in Semarang in 1852 - just before the period the records start on IGI. His name was Franciscus Carolus Meulenhoff, and there do not seem too many records for that name.

Thanks for your help, I will keep an eye on the IGI to see if they get any records in for the right time period.

Linda

[Cloggie]

He appears in this tree: Personen met familienaam Meulenhoff Stamboom Beltzer Genealogie Online
Maybe you have seen it already? There is a link you can click on to contact the tree's owner ("neem contact op").
It can also be found here, in English: Beltzer (Engelenberg, Gottschalk en Unland) - GeneaNet

For the contact form on the genealogieonline site:
Uw naam = Your name
Uw e-mail adres = Your e-mail address
Uw boodschap = Your message
Boodschap versturen = Send message

Just above the "Boodschap versturen" button, there is a field to type in the number that is shown to the left of the field.

[ozgirl]

Thanks Cloggie, I must admit I had seen these trees, but hadn't thought to actually contact the owner. Just checking, it looks as though he is still logging in so might have some luck.

Thanks again.

Linda

[ozgirl]

Got an answer from him - unfortunately he has no extra information other than on the site.
Still it was worth a try.

Linda

[Cloggie]

Another site that might be of use to you is Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium

In the menu on the left, click on "internet" under "General and Overseas".
Then, in the submenu at the top of the page that brings up, click on "nowadays Indonesia".

It's worth keeping an eye on this site as it is updated frequently.

[Cloggie]

I wonder if any of these people are related to your Franciscus Carolus Meulenhoff (from Roosje Roos):

Deceased: Wilhelmus Meulenhoff (Army Officer)
Place: Semarang
Date: 25-06-1852

Deceased: Paulina Meulenhoff (child)
Place (residence, department): (Ambal)
Date: 08-01-1861

Deceased: Willem Alexander Meulenhoff (child)
Place: Banjoemas
Date: 16-11-1861

Deceased: Carolina Meulenhoff ()
Place (residence, department): (Ambal)
Date: 17-05-1862

Deceased: Meulenhoff (child)
Place: Pekalongan
Date: 14-05-1863
Comments: Stillborn son of Hendrik Meulenhoff and Ambrosina Elisabeth Jansz

Deceased: Henricus van den Meulenhoff (Military)
Place (residence, department): (Salatiga)
Date: 25-08-1863

Deceased: Karel Christiaan Meulenhoff ()
Place (residence): (Bagelen)
Date: 31-08-1871

Deceased: Albert Meulenhoff (man)
Place (residence): Poerworedjo (Bagelen)
Date: 08-04-1890

Deceased: Gerardus Meulenhoff (child)
Place (residence): Poerworedjo (Bagelen)
Date: 18-05-1890

Deceased: Harry Meulenhoff ()
Place: Pekalongan
Date: 22-11-1891

Deceased: Christina van den Meulenhof (child)
Place (residence, department): (Poerworedjo)
Date: 05-06-1861

[ozgirl]

Thanks Sarah, not heard of any of those people before, but some of the names used are family names, so definitely worth more digging - also need to have a look to find out where some of the places are in Indonesia. The only other thing I have managed to find out about him is that he was an official for the Dutch East Indies Company.


Linda

[Cloggie]

If you click on the link I posted in post #17, you will find links to some VOC records.

These might be of interest too:
UNESCO - The Archives of the Dutch East Indian Company (VOC)
TANAP - VOC / Organization
TANAP - Archives / Introduction
VOC Sea-voyagers
Dutch East India Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia