Yemen Census: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:06, 16 December 2022

Yemen Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies	Emigration & Immigration Military Records Online Records Religious Records Tribal and Clan Lineages
Yemen Background
Arabic Word List Gazetteers History Jurisdictions	Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life and Customs
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Colonial Records A Handbook of Arabia: a handbook compiled by British diplomats around the Persian Gulf. This handbook includes information about the tribes in Yemen and the areas they resided in.

The British kept administrative records during their occupation from 1839-1967. There are ~12,323 files in a collection that is kept in the British Library: Asian and African Studies. These files may or may not contain information or genealogical value.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

1973
Sourthern Census

1975
Northern Census

1986
Northern Census

1988
Southern Census

1994
First Census for Yemeni single state

2004
Includes:

Names
Head of Household
Relationship to head of house
Age
Gender
Place of Birth
Nationality
Place of usual residence
Place of last previous residence

and more.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ===Online Collections===
-===Offices to Contact===
 ==Historical Background==
+'''Colonial Records'''
+A Handbook of Arabia: a handbook compiled by British diplomats around the Persian Gulf. This handbook includes information about the tribes in Yemen and the areas they resided in.
+The British kept administrative records during their occupation from 1839-1967. There are ~12,323 files in a collection that is kept in the British Library: Asian and African Studies. These files may or may not contain information or genealogical value.
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
@@ Line 48: / Line 47: @@
 *Place of last previous residence
 and more.
-'''Colonial Records'''
-A Handbook of Arabia: a handbook compiled by British diplomats around the Persian Gulf. This handbook includes information about the tribes in Yemen and the areas they resided in.
-The British kept administrative records during their occupation from 1839-1967. There are ~12,323 files in a collection that is kept in the British Library: Asian and African Studies. These files may or may not contain information or genealogical value.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==