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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
===Online | * [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 ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=jordan~jordan&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast | *[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 ($) | ||
*[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 | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
National | [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> | [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> | ||
Haroun Al Rasheed St 9<br> | Number 9 Haroun Al Rasheed St 9<br> | ||
P.O.Box: 6070 Amman 11118<br> | |||
Amman, Jordan<br> | Amman, Jordan<br> | ||
Telephone: +962 6 566 2845 | Telephone: +962 6 566 2845<br> | ||
{{Block indent|06-5662791<br>|4}} | |||
Fax: 065662867<br> | Fax: 065662867<br> | ||
Email of the Public Relations Department | Email : [mailto:nl@nl.gov.jo nl@nl.gov.jo]<br> | ||
PR@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== | |||
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Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957. | ||
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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> | 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=== | ||
Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%. | 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.<ref name="profile" /> | Population coverage for marriage contracts: As high as 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriages only.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
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*Parents’ names | *Parents’ names | ||
*Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | *Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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In other languages: العربيةResources
Online Resources
- U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents - (Jordan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Jordan and offices to contact
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
Offices to Contact
National Library in Amman
Department of the National Library
Number 9 Haroun Al Rasheed St 9
P.O.Box: 6070 Amman 11118
Amman, Jordan
Telephone: +962 6 566 2845
Fax: 065662867
Email : nl@nl.gov.jo
Email of the Public Relations Department PR@NL.GOV.JO
Marriage contracts are at Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.[1]
Background
Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.
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
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
Birth Records
- Child’s name
- Birth date and place
- Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
- Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences[1]
Marriage Records
- 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
- 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
- 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]