Marriage Records
Below are our 9 articles in the marriage records' category:
Finding any records in the pre-1538 world (when, under the Church of England, parish registers began) is a difficult, and often impossible task in...
The genealogy sources for non-Anglican marriages are thin on the ground, as many simply weren't considered valid. But some were recorded, and these...
According to the 1851 census, about 25% of the population didn't consider themselves to be Anglicans. Many of those were classed as Nonconformist, an...
After 1538 the Church of England was supposed to keep records of all baptisms, burials and marriages, although it wasn't until the end of the century...
You're hinting back for a particular marriage certificate that should be there, but it's not. After a few fruitless hours, things can become very...
Not everyone hails from England or Wales, of course, and even for those living there, their ancestors might well have been born and married...
In New Zealand, the registration of marriage first became compulsory in 1854 and you can find records from that time onwards in the Registrar...
These days it’s quite common for couples to live together. It’s something that’s become quite accepted as a practice, and rarely called by its...
Along with birth and death certificates, marriage certificates are the real meat and potatoes of genealogy research. One of the great joys of them is...
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