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''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How To Find U.S. Marriage Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] How To Find Virginia Marriage Records'' | ''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How To Find U.S. Marriage Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] How To Find Virginia Marriage Records'' | ||
== Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | == Finding Virginia Marriage Records == | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
===== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information''' ===== | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
|- | |||
| 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, Marriage bonds, 1700s-1824 | |||
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30011 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers] | |||
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3001 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription] | |||
| align="center" | 4,496 | |||
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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" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1785-1940 | |||
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1708698|On FamilySearch}}, free, incomplete, [[Virginia Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Coverage_Table|to view coverage table]] | |||
| align="center" | 1,219,044 | |||
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1851-1929 | |||
| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4498 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers] | |||
| [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4498 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription] | |||
| align="center" | 29,984 | |||
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| align="left" | Library of Virginia, Marriages | |||
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/marriage-records/search.asp On Library of Virginia], free, incomplete, [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/marriage-records/ county coverage] | |||
| align="center" | Undisclosed | |||
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| '''''Can't access Ancestry?''''' | |||
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/locations local Family History Center] or your local public library. | |||
|- | |||
| 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> [[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 [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. | |||
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