New Hampshire Divorce Records
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Online Resources
- New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics. Index to Divorces and Annulments Prior to 1938. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah (FamilySearch Library films 1001323–30.) This does not circulate to FamilySearch Centers. These are arranged alphabetically by surname using the first and third letters of the name.
Offices to Contact
Background
Divorce proceedings are usually kept by the clerk of the Superior Court of each county. Divorce records prior to 1938 are at the Bureau of Vital Records. For the address, see New Hampshire Vital Records.
Information Recorded in the Records
Divorce records may include:
- Petitions, which started the process, include at least names of parties and the grievance. May include date and place of marriage.
- Certificates or registers contain date marriage was dissolved and names of parties.
- Case files contain the papers created and include marriage and divorce details, residences, and name changes. May include children's names, ages, birth dates.
- See United States Divorce records for more information.
Strategy
- Divorces can be difficult to locate. The divorce may have occurred in another county. Try all the residences of both the husband and wife.
- Newspapers often printed information about separations and divorces in the area to help you determine if a divorce exists.
- Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record.
- See United States Divorce Records for more information.