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How to Find New Hampshire Marriage Records (view source)
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''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to Find United States Marriages]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Hampshire Marriages'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to Find United States Marriages]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Hampshire Marriages'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ||
Records of marriages occurring in each New Hampshire town or city have been kept by town clerks since the early 1600s. Statewide registration began in 1866. Total compliance with the law was not accomplished until the 1880s, and even then the practice was not uniform. By | Records of marriages occurring in each New Hampshire town or city have been kept by town clerks since the early 1600s. Statewide registration began in 1866. Total compliance with the law was not accomplished until the 1880s, and even then the practice was not uniform. By that point, less than half of the population registered births. Total compliance was achieved in 1905 with the establishment of the Bureau of Vital Records. | ||
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If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|substitute records]]. You may also [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/about/index.html contact] the New Hampshire State Archives to conduct a search for the marriage record. | If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|substitute records]]. You may also [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/about/index.html contact] the New Hampshire State Archives to conduct a search for the marriage record. | ||
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<br> '''''Restrictions to qualify for certificates for persons who married within the last 50 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the certificate, you must be: | <br> '''''Restrictions to qualify for certificates for persons who married within the last 50 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the certificate, you must be: | ||
:*The person(s) on the certificate | :*The person(s) on the certificate | ||
:*Member of the person's immediate family | :*Member of the person's immediate family | ||
:*Individuals who have a "direct and tangible interest" | :*Individuals who have a "direct and tangible interest" | ||