Jordan Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Marriage contracts: These records are the only source prior to civil registration of specific marriage information and provide a marriage date. They also provide relationships.

Legal contracts of marriage are the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [sharia] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce.

Time period of marriage contracts: 1400-present.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.

Population coverage for marriage contracts: As high as 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriages only.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Child’s name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Names of Bride and groom
Ages
Residences
Occupations
Marriage date and place
Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
Parents' names, residences, occupations
Witnesses^[1]

Marriage contracts[edit | edit source]

Names of marriage candidates
Date of contract and
Date of marriage
Parents (at least the father) of marital partners
Details concerning dowry^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

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^[1]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 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.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 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.

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+|Name=Jordan
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+|Records=Civil Registration
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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Jordan.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Jordan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Jordan and offices to contact
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
-===Online Collections===
+===Offices to Contact===
+[https://hazine.info/tag/jordan-en/ National Library in Amman]<br>
+[https://nl.gov.jo/Ar/Pages/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7 Department of the National Library]<br>
+Number 9 Haroun Al Rasheed St 9<br>
+P.O.Box:  6070 Amman 11118<br>
+Amman, Jordan<br>
+Telephone: +962 6 566 2845<br>
+{{Block indent|06-5662791<br>|4}}
+Fax: 065662867<br>
+Email :  [mailto:nl@nl.gov.jo nl@nl.gov.jo]<br>
+Email of the Public Relations Department [mailto:PR@NL.GOV.JO PR@NL.GOV.JO]<br>
+'''Marriage contracts''' are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" />
+==Background==
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
+Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
-===Offices to Contact===
+Marriage contracts:
+These records are the only source prior to civil registration of specific marriage information and provide a marriage date. They also provide relationships.
-National Archives in Amman and local government offices
+Legal contracts of marriage are the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [sharia] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce.
-==Historical Background==
+Time period of marriage contracts:  1400-present.<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>
-==Coverage and Compliance==
+===Coverage and Compliance===
-Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.<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>
+Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.
-Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.<ref name="profile" />
+Population coverage for marriage contracts: As high as 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriages only.<ref name="profile" />
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
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 *Parents' names, residences, occupations
 *Witnesses<ref name="profile" />
+===Marriage contracts===
+*Names of marriage candidates
+*Date of contract and
+*Date of marriage
+*Parents (at least the father) of marital partners
+*Details concerning dowry<ref name="profile" />
 ===Death Records===
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 *Parents’ names
 *Children’s names<ref name="profile" />
+== Strategy ==
-== Marriage contracts ==
-These records are the only source prior to civil registration of specific marriage information and provide a marriage date. They also provide relationships.
-Legal contracts of marriage are the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [sharia] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce.
-Time period:  1400-present.
-Contents:  Names of marriage candidates, dates of contract and marriage, parents (at least the father) of marital partners, details concerning dowry.
-Location:  At Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.
-Population coverage: As high as 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriages only.<ref name="profile" />
 == References  ==