Washington Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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*'''Territorial divorce records.''' Some divorce records from 1853 to 1889 are included in the Washington territorial records. These early divorce proceedings are interfiled with other territorial records and have not been indexed. The Washington State Library has copies of the territorial records.
*'''Territorial divorce records.''' Some divorce records from 1853 to 1889 are included in the Washington territorial records. These early divorce proceedings are interfiled with other territorial records and have not been indexed. The Washington State Library has copies of the territorial records.


"'Links To Sample Images'''
Click for [[Washington Vital Records#Divorce Contents|sample images] of divorce records and their genealogical contents.
 
[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22026-41244-33?cc=1930340&wc=MMB4-B7M:n1280967123 Clark County Superior Court Case File, 1903, images 2-17, various documents]
 
[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22027-21798-68?cc=1930340&wc=MMB4-B7Y:n2035972417 District Court, 3 Judicial District, Territory of Oregon, Lewis County Case File, 1852,  images 7-21, various documents]
 
[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23677-40523-53?cc=1930340&wc=MMB4-BQ1:n244401052 District Court, 2 Judicial District, Territory of Washington, for Pacific County, Case File, 1872, images 4-26, various documents]
 
'''Genealogical Facts In Divorce Records'''
*Names of interested parties
*Divorce date
*Name of court
*County of court
*Conditions of the divorce decree
*In addition the records may also contain:
**Ages or calculated birth year of husband and wife
**Names of minor children
**Names of other relatives
**Court costs


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