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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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*[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 ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 17 June 2022
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- 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[edit | edit source]
National Archives in Amman and local government offices
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1921-present. Early years only included Europeans. Registration of the general populous became compulsory in 1957.[1]
Population coverage: Before 1957, 5%; after 1957, as high as 80%.[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]
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]
Marriage contracts[edit | edit source]
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.[1]