JORDAN

After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War the Middle East was divided by The United Kingdom and France based on the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 in which Syria fell under French influence and Iraq and Palestine under British. The Amirate of Transjordan was split of from Palestine in 1921 and given to Abdullah ibn Husain (1881-1951), younger son of Husain ibn Ali al-Hussein Grand Sharif of Mecca and newly proclaimed King of the Hijaz in 1916. Transjordan became independent from Britain on 22-5-1946 and Abdullah took the title King of Transjordan on 25-5-1946. On 17-6-1946 the name of the country was changed to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The Hashemite dynasty descends from the Prophet Mohammed (570-632) through his daughter Fatima married with her cousin Ali ibn Abu Talib, 4th Caliph, with as eldest proven ancestor Arab chieftain Quraysh. The descendants of Hassan, the eldest son of Ali and Fatima, known as Sharifs, ruled the holy city of Mecca between 1201 and 1925 (since 1517 under Ottoman sovereignty). Husain ibn Ali al-Hussein Grand Sharif of Mecca (1853/54-1931) and his sons supported the British against the Ottomans. He was created King of the Hijaz. He abdicated in 1924. His eldest son Ali succeeded him, but Hijaz was annexed by Saudiarabia in 1925. Second son Abdullah received Transjordan in 1921 and youngest son Faisal was briefly King of Syria in 1920 and became in 1921 King of Iraq. His grandson Faisal II was murdered in 1958.

1a. Husain since 2-7-2009 Crownprince of Jordan * Amman 28-6-1994
1b. Iman Princess of Jordan * Amman 27-9-1996
1c. Salma Princess of Jordan * Amman 26-9-2000
1d. Hashem Prince of Jordan * Amman 30-1-2005

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2. Abdullah II since 7-2-1999 King of Jordan * Amman 30-1-1962; Crownprince from birth till 1-4-1965 and since 25-1-1999, Regent from 6-2-1999 till 7-2-1999
x Amman 10-6-1993
3. Rania al-Yassin * Kuwait 31-8-1970

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4. Husain I King of Jordan * Amman 14-11-1935 + Amman 7-2-1999
xII Amman 25-5-1961 (divorced 1972)
5. Muna al-Husain (= Antoinette (Toni) Avril Gardiner) * Olive Cottage, Church Green, Chelmondiston, Ipswich 25-4-1941
6. Faisal Sedki al-Yassin * Tulkarem 1934; Pediatrician. Moved to Kuwait in 1960s
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7. Ilham N. * Nablus ...

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8. Talal I King of Jordan, abdication 11-8-1952 * Mecca 26-2-1909 + Istanbul 8-7-1972
x Amman 27-11-1934
9. Sharifa Zein bin Jamal Ali al-Hussein * 2-8-1915 + Lausanne 26-4-1994
10. Walter Percy Gardiner * Norfolk 12-12-1914 + Amman 1-12-2010
x Chelmondiston, Suffolk 24-12-1938
11. Doris Elizabeth Sutton * Swaffham 1/3-1916 + 1994
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16. Abdullah ibn Husain, since 1-4-1921 Amir and since 25-5-1946 King of Transjordan, since 17-6-1946 King of Jordan * Mecca ..-11-1881 ++ Jeruzalem 20-7-1951
xI Constantinopel 1904/05
17. Musbah bin Nasr al-Hussein * Mecca 1884/5 + Irbid 15-3-1961
18. Sharif Jamal Ali Bey ibn Nasr al-Hussein * ... + Amman ..-8-1938
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19. Wijdan Khanum * …
20. Arthur Gardiner * Chelmondiston …; Hay binder (1901), gamekeeper (1914), dock labourer (1938)
x Samford 1/3-1908
21. Mabel Jane Tovell * Chelmondiston 16-1-1879
22. Arthur Sutton * Great Cressingham …; Shepherd (1938)
x Swaffham 1904
23. Dora Elizabeth Alderton * Great Cressingham …
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32. Husain ibn Ali al-Hussein since 1908 Grand Sharif of Mecca, since 6-11-1916 King of the Hijaz, since 11-3-1924 Caliph al-Islam, abdication 3-10-1924 * 1853/54 + Amman 4-6-1931
xI Mecca 1879
33. Abdiya bint Abdullah al-Hussein * 1859 + Constantinopel 1886
34. Amir (= prince) Nasr ibn Ali Pasha al-Hussein * Constantinopel 1863 + before 4-2-1925; Senator of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1916
xI Mecca 1879
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36. Amir (= prince) Nasr ibn Ali Pasha al-Hussein * Constantinopel 1863 + before 4-2-1925; Senator of the Ottoman Empire 1908-1916 = 34.
xI Mecca 1879
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38. Shakir Pasha * ...; Vali of Ishkodra 1901-1903
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40. John Gardiner * Shotley, Suffolk 12-3-1843; Agricultural labourer in Shotley (1871), labourer in Clemondiston (1881), strawbinder (1891) and haybinder (1901)
x Samford 1/-3-1866
41. Esther Scarph * Chelmondiston 1846/47; Dressmaker (1871)
42. Daniel Tovell * Chelmondiston 1841; Carpenter (1861, 1891, 1901)
x Chelmondiston 2-12-1872
43. Ada Alberta King * Chelmondiston 1853; Domestic servant (1871)
44. Josiah Sutton * Saham Toney, Swaffham, Norfolk 22-10-1847; Shepherd (1881, 1891)
x Mitford 1866
45. Elizabeth Able * Cranworth, Norfolk 1842
46. Augustus Alderton * Great Cressingham 6-10-1861; Agricultural labourer (1891)
x 1881
47. Gertrude Ruth Green (*) Great Cressingham 10-1-1858
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64. Sharif Ali Bey * 1833 + Constantinopel 1871; Zn van Muhammad III ibn Abdul Muin al-Aun al-Hussein Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca
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65. Salha bint Gharam al-Shahar * ...; Dr van Gharam al-Shahar
66. Abdullah al-Hussein Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca * 1823 + Taif 26-6-1877; Zn van Muhammad III ibn Abdul Muin al-Aun al-H. Groot Sharif en Amir van Mecca
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67. Bazmi Jahan Khanum * ... + 1908; Circassische; Dr van
68. Sharif Ali Bey * 1833 + Constantinopel 1871; Zn van Muhammad III ibn Abdul Muin al-Aun al-Hussein Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca
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72. Sharif Ali Bey * 1833 + Constantinopel 1871; Zn van Muhammad III ibn Abdul Muin al-Aun al-Hussein Grand Sharif and Amir of Mecca = 68.
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80. Samuel Gardiner ~ Holbrook, Surrey 14-6-1806; Farmer in Shotley, Suffolk; Zn van Samuel G. en Catherine
x Shotley 29-10-1835
81. Elizabeth Bradbrook * Tattingstone, Suffolk ...; Dr van
82. Thomas Scarff ~ Woolverstone, Suffolk 20-9-1806; Agricultural labourer; Zn van John S. en Sarah
x Chelmondiston, Suffolk 31-10-1834
83. Ann Brooks * Chelmondiston 10-3-1811 + ...; Dr van John B. en Sarah Hewke
84. Daniel Tovell * Chelmondiston 16-8-1795; Carpenter; Zn van Samuel T. en Martha Manning
x Chelmondiston 24-4-1826
85. Maria Cleveland * Ipswich ...; Dr van
86. Albert King * Chelmondiston 20-6-1827; Mariner (1851, 1871, 1881); Zn van William K. en Martha Brame
x Chelmondiston 14-5-1848
87. Miranda Potter * Ipswich ...; Dr van John P. en Miranda Simpson
88. Christopher Sutton * Great Cressingham 1821/22; Agricultural labourer; Zn van John S.
x Great Cressingham 14-10-1842
89. Mary Ann Hudson * Swaffham, Norfolk 1824/25; Dr van Edmund H.
90. William Able * Litton, Norfolk 1807/08; Agricultural labourer in Cranworth (1851); Zn van
x Ringland, Norfolk 22-3-1836
91. Mary Mays * Carbrook, Norfolk ...; Dr van
92. Robert Alderton * Great Cressingham 29-3-1824 + Great Cressingham 5-6-1913; Agricultural labourer (1871,1881); Zn van John A. en Elizabeth Hawes
x Great Cressingham 16-11-1851
93. Sarah Newton * Great Cressingham 1825/26; Dr van
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Sources: Burke´s Royal Families of the World
Royal Ark
with many thanks to the late Williams Adams Reitwiesner (ancestors of Avril Gardiner)