How to Find Virginia Marriage Records: Difference between revisions

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== '''Marriages 1820 to 1867'''  ==
== '''Marriages 1820 to 1867'''  ==


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| width="100%" align="center" colspan="4" | '''Try these databases. <br>Marriage information is taken from substitute records such as church records.'''
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| width="20%" align="left" | '''Database Name'''
| width="65%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records&nbsp;
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1660-1800
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 88,130
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| width="30%" | Ancestry, Marriages, 1700-1850
| width="35%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3143 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="35%" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3143 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 33,706
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1740-1850
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 337,520
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Virginia Marriage Database - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
| align="left" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1785-1940
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| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1675541|Free}}, incomplete, extractions, [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Virginia_Marriages_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records to view coverage table]
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| align="center" | 1,219,044
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| width="10%" | ''Try:''
| Ancestry, Marriages, 1700s-1824
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| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30011 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3001 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 4,496
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1851-1929
| width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1810350|Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1867}}
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4498 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4498 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
'''Free;''' name index with images online at FamilySearch.
| align="center" | 29,984
 
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'''Does not''' include the following counties: Alger, Alpena, Barry, Eaton, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Kent, Lenawee, Missaukee, Monroe, Montmorency, Oceana, Oscoda, Schoolcraft, and Shiawassee.
 
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''  
| '''''Can't access Ancestry?'''''  
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/locations local Family History Center] or your local public library.
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
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[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.  
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|Search other records]] with marriage information.  


[[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Other records with marriage information]]
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If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for marriage information in [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|other records]].
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'''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the&nbsp;[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.  
'''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the&nbsp;[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.