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| ==Cadastral surveys== | | ==Cadastral Surveys== |
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| Research use: These records establish individual identity and residence; may sometimes establish family groups.
| | The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for tax purposes. Some of the early surveys showed only number of household members and no names. The cover the time period 1516 to 1914. Information on these records may include names of heads of households and of any other taxpayers living in the same households, occupation and income, sometimes include names of females and children. These records are held at the National Archives in Amman and at local governmental archives. |
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| Record type: The Ottoman Turks conducted extensive surveys of land and population for tax purposes. Some of the early surveys showed only number of household members and no names.
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| Time period: 1516-1914.
| | == Registers of Endowed Properties == |
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| Contents: Names of heads of households and of any other taxpayers living in the same households, occupation and income, sometimes include names of females and children.
| | These records are accounts of land deeded to a mosque or charitable institution, the revenues of which are divided among the descendants of the donor. When there are no more descendants the revenues accrue to the institution. The records exist from 1200 to the present. Information found in these records may include names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations. The records may be located at Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities. |
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| Location: National Archives in Amman and at local governmental archives.
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| Population coverage: Less than 10%. Women and children are generally not listed and remote localities may not be surveyed.
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| Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Jordan,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.</ref>
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| == Registers of endowed properties ==
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| Research use: This is one of the best sources of lineage linked genealogical information in Islamic society. These registers provide genealogical trees, family groups, and family lineage.
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| Record type: Accounts of land deeded to a mosque or charitable institution, the revenues of which are divided among the descendants of the donor. When there are no more descendants the revenues accrue to the institution.
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| Time period: 1200 to present.
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| Contents: Names of heirs, including even wives and daughters, over several generations.
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| Location: At Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities.
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| Population coverage: Less than 30%; pertain only to families with property.
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| Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile"/>
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| == References == | | == References == |
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