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== Record Finder Table for Jordan ==
==Record Finder==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
=== Order of Records ===
#'''In column 1''', find your goal.
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
#'''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
#'''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.


== List of Topics ==
{| class="wikitable" width="70%
This Record Finder table links to the Jordan topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
! What you are looking for: !! Try these records first: !! Other useful records:
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Age  || ||  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Birth date and birthplace  || ||  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth dates || ||  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Death information  ||  ||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
| Deaths ||  ||
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
| Emigration information  ||  ||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Jordan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| Ethnicity ||  ||
|-  
|-
| Immigration dates ||  ||
|-
| Language helps  ||  ||
|-
| Living relatives  ||  ||
|-
| Maiden name ||  ||
|-
| Marriage ||  ||
|-
| Municipal origins and boundaries  ||  ||
|-
| Naming customs  ||  ||  
|-
| Occupations  ||  ||
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members  ||  ||
|-
| Places of residence  ||  ||  
|-
| Record-finding aids  ||  ||
|-
| Religion  ||  ||
|}
|}


===Maiden Names and Family Members===
== Record Types and Beginning Dates ==
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
{| class="wikitable"
! Record Type !! Records Begin
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Civil registration || 1925
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Census || 1925
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Polulation registers || 1875
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Cadastral surveys || 1600
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Jordan Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Genealogical collections and family histories || 1500
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Marriage contracts || 1500
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Biographical collections || 1500
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Inheritance transactions || 1500
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Church registers and contracts || 1800
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Civil service and pension || 1800
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Immigration and naturalization || 1925
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Jordan Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| City directories || 1925
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Taxation || 1650
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Military service and pension || 1675
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Jordan Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|}
|}


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Revision as of 07:39, 30 April 2018

Jordan Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Jordan Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

  1. In column 1, find your goal.
  2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
  3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.
What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age
Birth date and birthplace
Birth dates
Death information
Deaths
Emigration information
Ethnicity
Immigration dates
Language helps
Living relatives
Maiden name
Marriage
Municipal origins and boundaries
Naming customs
Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members
Places of residence
Record-finding aids
Religion

Record Types and Beginning Dates[edit | edit source]

Record Type Records Begin
Civil registration 1925
Census 1925
Polulation registers 1875
Cadastral surveys 1600
Genealogical collections and family histories 1500
Marriage contracts 1500
Biographical collections 1500
Inheritance transactions 1500
Church registers and contracts 1800
Civil service and pension 1800
Immigration and naturalization 1925
City directories 1925
Taxation 1650
Military service and pension 1675