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===Online Collections=== | ===Online Collections=== | ||
*[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 ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=jordan British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | ||
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[https://hazine.info/tag/jordan-en/ National Library in Amman] | |||
[ | Location of marriage contracts: At Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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> | |||
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 | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.<ref name="profile" /> | |||
Population coverage: | Population coverage for marriage contracts: As high as 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriages only.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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===Marriage contracts=== | ===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=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
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*Parents’ names | *Parents’ names | ||
*Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | *Children’s names<ref name="profile" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||