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== Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | == Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | ||
*1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers | *1660 - Colonial government required church officials to record all marriages in church registers (few records survive) | ||
*1780 - Law required ministers report all marriages to county clerk | *1780 - Law required ministers report all marriages to county clerk | ||
*1853 - State law required clerk of the court in the county or independent city to issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records | *1853 - State law required clerk of the court in the county or independent city to issue marriage licenses and keep marriage records | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Virginia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Prince William County, Virginia# | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Virginia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Prince William County, Virginia#Vital_Records|Manassas, Prince William, Virginia]], or [[Howard County, Maryland#Vital_Records|Howard County, Maryland]], or [[Surry County, North Carolina#Vital_Records|Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina]], or [[Pike County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Pike County, Kentucky]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
<br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }} | <br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }} | ||
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== '''Marriages Before 1853''' == | == '''Marriages Before 1853''' == | ||
If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in [[Marriage Information | If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. | ||
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| width="30%" | '''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. <br> [[Marriage Information | [[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Search 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 | If you did not find your ancestor in the above indexes, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. | ||
===== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record''' ===== | ===== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record''' ===== | ||
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:*If you '''do know the county or independent city of marriage,''' you can request a search for a fee from the [http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit.html county clerk]. | :*If you '''do know the county or independent city of marriage,''' you can request a search for a fee from the [http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit.html county clerk]. | ||
:*If you '''don't know the date or county''' of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Marriage Information | :*If you '''don't know the date or county''' of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records.]] | ||
<center>[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records#Finding_Virginia_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center> | <center>[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records#Finding_Virginia_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center> | ||
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