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Sandy5343
Sandy5343 ✭
April 18 in Search

How do I search for marriage records. Thanks

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  • SerraNola
    SerraNola mod
    April 18

    @Sandy5343 You will get the most helpful and pertinent answers to your question if you provide a locality and approximate time period for the marriage records you are seeking.

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  • Sandy5343
    Sandy5343 ✭
    April 18

    Thanks

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  • GFre
    GFre ✭✭✭
    April 19

    Hi @Sandy5343.

    As @SerraNola said, for us to help you, we must know the details of the event that you are searching for. If you'd like instructions to look for marriage records yourself, please use the following:

    First, to search for records, at the top of on the main site page, click 'Search' and then select 'Records'. It will take you to this page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/

    Then, fill out the 'First Names' and 'Last Names' boxes for one of the people. If you know where and when the marriage took place, click 'More Options'.

    Under 'Add Life Event' you can click 'Marriage' and add that information. If you aren't quite sure of the date, a range will be helpful.

    Under 'Add Record Option' you can also restrict by 'Marriage' so only that type of record will appear.

    Finally, if those parameters don't narrow down the search enough, you can scroll down to 'Add Family Member' and then choose 'Spouse' where you can fill out the other person's name.

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  • Sandy5343
    Sandy5343 ✭
    April 19

    Thank you so much. I'm brand new. I figured out part of it; just need to work through it. I'm looking for marriage records of my grandmother and grandfather from Europe. Unfortunately, my mother's record does not show her parents name so I got stuck. But I will follow your search directions. Much appreciated.

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  • SerraNola
    SerraNola mod
    April 19

    @Sandy5343 Sorry if I misunderstood your question. @GFre has provided good instructions for using Search Records on Family Search. Be aware that not all records are indexed (searchable) and not all marriage records are in our collections. That's where providing more details will help us tell you where else to look.

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