Jordan Emigration and Immigration

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Emigration and Immigration

Online Records

• 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Jordan
• 1946-1971 All Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 at Ancestry, index and images. ($)

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Jordan , index and images, ($)

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Jordan , index and images, ($)

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Finding the Town of Origin in Jordan

If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Jordan, see Jordan Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Jordan Emigration and Immigration

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.