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Because the marriage information found in the civil certificates of marriage, are an exact replica of the church registers of marriage, there is no need to consult civil records(for which payment is requirement) if the Anglican Church records are more freely available elsewhere. | Because the marriage information found in the civil certificates of marriage, are an exact replica of the church registers of marriage, there is no need to consult civil records(for which payment is requirement) if the Anglican Church records are more freely available elsewhere. | ||
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== How Information from Marriage Records can Help Research == | |||
Marriage records can help you find the following information: | |||
*Addresses to assist in researching deeds or city directories, locate on maps, or narrow your search in an un-indexed census | |||
*Birth date and/or place to research for the bride and groom | |||
*Church records for the marriage | |||
*Determine which children belong to which mother in the case of multiple marriages | |||
*Information about previous marriages | |||
*Maiden name for a woman | |||
*Newspaper announcement | |||
*Parents' names (and possibly birth places) to research | |||
== Places to look for Marriage Records == | |||
*[[United States Church Records|Church records]] of marriages | |||
*City and County civil registrations | |||
*[[United States Bible Records|Family Bibles]] and personal histories | |||
*Google and other website search engines, and don't forget to search [http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp Google Books] | |||
*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]] | |||
*[[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]] often listed articles about marriages | |||
*[[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]] sometimes give marriage dates | |||
*Online records sites like [http://www.ancestry.com/Default.aspx Ancestry], [http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3], [http://www.myheritage.com MyHeritage], [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index Heritage Quest]... | |||
*[[United States Archives and Libraries|State Archives]] | |||
*Submitted genealogies posted by others [http://www.usgenweb.org/ UsGenWeb], [http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/ Genealogy links], [http://www.gengateway.com Gengateway], [http://www.usgennet.org/ Usgennet], [http://www.famgen.net FamGen], [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb], [http://genealogy.com/ Genealogy.com], [http://www.mytrees.com/ MyTrees.com], [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]....... | |||
*[[Gretna Greens in the United States]]. When an '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like out-of-state counties.<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> | |||
== Places to Search for a Maiden Name == | |||
*[[United States Bible Records|Family Bibles]] and personal histories | |||
*[[United States Cemeteries|Cemetery records]] burial, sexton, purchase and maintenance of plot, headstone | |||
*[[United States Census|Census records]] Federal and State | |||
*[[United States Church Records|Church records]] death, marriage and christening, membership | |||
*[[United States Death Records|Death records]], certificates (Church and Civil) | |||
*[[United States Land and Property|Land records]] deeds, morgages | |||
*Marriage records application, license, certificate (Church and Civil) | |||
*[[United States Military Records|Military records]] service and pension, enlistment | |||
*Naming patterns are names passed on as a given or middle name, name multi generational | |||
*[[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]] birth, marriage and death announcements, society pages | |||
== Tips == | |||
*Marriages may have been documented and recognized by both a civil and a church authorities, the civil process may include applications, license and certificate, the church records may include marriage register and ministers records. | |||
*Witness to the marriage may prove to be related to the bride and groom. | |||
*An announcement of the marriage may have been placed in a local newspapers and church publications, [[United States Probate Records|Probate records]] and wills. | |||
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===Sources=== | |||
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[[Category:England Vital Records|England_Vital_Records]] | |||
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