| The Indexes
to Marriages (RG 80-7) are computerized print-outs
that were created by the Office of the Registrar General
in the 1960s to replace a manual indexing system. They index
marriage registrations and delayed registrations. To use
these indexes you need to know the name of the people
whose marriage you are tracing and the year the marriage
took place.
The registrations are indexed by both the surname of the
groom and the maiden name of the bride. If the bride had
been previously married, her married name is indexed rather
than her maiden name.
The Marriage Indexes for 1873-1910 are arranged:
1. First, by surname initial
2. Then, by year of the marriage
3. Lastly, alphabetically by the full
name.
The Marriage Indexes for 1911-1925 are arranged:
1. First, by year of the marriage
2. Then, alphabetically by the full name.
The following is an image of a part of an index
page:
Once You Have The Index Microfilm
The Indexes will list, reading from left to right:
Name: of the person at the time of the
marriage. Remember to check every variation, including
phonetic spellings and typographical errors.
Date of the marriage
Registration number: in the form xxx-xxx.
Eliminate the dash and any zeros at the front of the number
to determine the proper registration number.
Place of the registration: the nearest
Town or Township Clerk's office
Year of the registration
If you find the marriage in the Indexes:
Record the registration number and registration
year. Then proceed to the appropriate link below.
What is the Registration Number?
Below 200,000?
Between 200,000 and
399,999?
Between 500,000 and 599,999?
Above 900,000?
If you do NOT find the marriage in the
Indexes to Marriages (RG 80-7)
there is a very slight chance that the registration was
indexed in:
For marriages taking place between 1869 and 1872, consult:
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