Index to new york city marriage licenses, 19301995 reclaim the. The indexes cover the entire state outside of new york city and start in june 1880 deaths or 1881 marriages and births. This report explores how new york countys populations marital status is changingand how the data compares to the united states as a whole. Finding birth, marriage, and death records also known as vital records can be very challenging for those researching ancestors in new york city or elsewhere in new york state. Finding new york birth, marriage, and death records new. Marriage certificates new york state department of health. There is also a separate series of brides index cards for each borough. The nyc marriage license index german genealogy group. This index is your first step to death records from new york city, kings. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, this database also provides. Birth indexes have been made available through 1937 only. Index to new york city marriage licenses, 19081929 reclaim the. Name index to marriage records from the state of new york.
Statewide registration of marriages in new york began in 1881. New york city marriage index 19501995 reclaim the records. The new york city marriage index, 19502017 presented by. We won our freedom of information request for the new york state marriage index for 18811965. Searching for vital records such as records of marriages to fill out family trees should be one of the priorities of all genealogy research. New york vital records and genealogy indexes on the internet. New york city marriage indexes online genealogybank blog.
Copies of recent marriage certificates can be obtained from the local town or city. New york, new york, extracted death index, 18621948. About marriage records in new york new york marriage records are managed by the vital records section of new york department of health for most of the state from 1881 to present. We appreciate your cooperation as we take necessary measures to prevent the spread of covid19. Indices prepared by the italian genealogical group and the german genealogy group, and used. Records from 1907 to 1951 represent indexes of marriage licenses issued by the new york city clerk and are accompanied by images. New york city grooms index kings county grooms and brides. New york vital records and genealogy indexes on the internet new york birth, marriage, death records and more. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Collection of early new york marriages prior to 1784.
This record set is only the index to new york state marriage records. If you find a name of a relative or other person of interest in this index, you can then place an order for a copy of the original marriage. New york county marriage demographics and statistics. Pursuant to the new york state freedom of information law 1977 n. New york city, compiled marriage index, 1600s1800s. Welcome to the first searchable database of the 4,757,588 marriage licenses filed in new york city between 19502017. Index to marriage records from new york city including manhattan, brooklyn, bronx, queens, and richmond boroughs. About new york, county marriage records, 18471849, 19071936. Updates will be posted here, on our website, when available. Cyndis list united states new york birth, marriage. An exciting update to the new york city marriage license index. Birth, marriage, and death records new york state archives.
Effective march 20, 2020, all offices of the city clerk nyc marriage bureau will be closed until further notice. Vital records has marriage records since 1880 for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city. For marriage licenses issued in new york city, do not apply to the new york state department of health. This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. About new york state, marriage index, 18811967 this collection consists of indexes of marriages from the state of new york between the years 1881 and 1967. Index to marriages and deaths in the new york world, 1860.
The collection contains only indexes to records, but the certificate number can be used to order a copy of the original certificate. This database is an index to approximately 410,000 individuals who were married in or near new york city in the united states between 1622 and. This database is an index of deaths that occurred in new york city, new york, u. An index entry states only the name of the person, date and place of event, and state certificate number. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. After 1937, there was no longer a requirement to register the marriage with the health department. This collection is an index of marriages for the years 1686 to 1980 taken from church and vital statistical records. For an application, current fees and ordering information contact the. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
This is the 1914 index for the borough of the bronx bronx county in new york city for marriage affidavits, applications, and licenses. Grooms nyc grooms record index italian genealogical group. New york marriage records search, new york state marriage. A marriage upended, a life destroyed the new york times. Marriagebook makes it easy to connect with individuals looking for marriage.
New york city is considered to be an entirely separate vital records jurisdiction from the rest of new york state, and. New york, new york, marriage license indexes, 19072018. Find marriage records of your new york ancestors and relatives using this easy to use genealogy research guide. In the early 20th century there were two different sets of marriage records kept in new york city, and they each had their own index. The municipal archives maintains historical birth, death and marriage records for the five boroughs of new york city manhattan, brooklyn, bronx, queens and staten island. To access the marriage license index data for new york city, please visit, which compiles the 19082017 data obtained by reclaim the records in three previous successful freedom of information lawsuits against the new york city municipal archives and the new york city clerks office. Places to find new york vital records indexes and genealogy resources on the internet. New york city marriages groom index brooklyn 18641907. Lawrence county, new york ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records this page describes sources of genealogical data about st. Vital recordsrecords of births, deaths, and marriagesare invaluable genealogical and family history information sources. It does not have records for marriage licenses purchased in new. This site does not support the current version of your web browser. The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom.
Additional indexes 19301995 to the new york city clerks marriage license and affidavits will become freely accessible online in the future. The american community survey acs, conducted by the. Indices prepared by the italian genealogical group and the german genealogy group, and used with permission of the new york city department. Birth indexes are made available after 75 years, marriage and death indexes after 50 years. New york, new york city marriage records, 18291940 attention. It would be interesting to read the other story to this marriage, to know more of. New york marriage records free new york databases and. The original books from which the accompanying record was copied are on file in the office of the county clerk for new york county, hall of records, new york city and as the title of this manuscript indicates. New york, new york, extracted marriage index, 18661937. New york, county marriage records, 18471849, 19071936.
For better or worse, this is not so much a book about their marriage. Accessing the new york city marriage indexes in one step. In addition to providing the name of the deceased, this database also provides the date of death, persons age at the time of death, and a death certificate number. This is a database of an index to 3,124,595 marriage licenses filed in new york city between 19501995. Currently, most dating relationships entered into come with undefined long term expectations.
Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. New york marriages familysearch historical records. Reclaim the records first foil request, our pilot project, was an attempt to get access under the new york state freedom of information law foil to the index. Index to marriages and deaths in the new york world, 18601865 maher, james p. New york, new york, extracted marriage index, 18661937 ancestry.
Accessing the new york city marriage indexes in one step stephen p. Index to new york state marriages outside of new york. This database is an index of births reported in new york city. Birth indexes are made available after 75 years, marriage and death indexes. A few cities began keeping marriage records before 1881. New york, new york city marriage records, 18291940. Note that this index does not contain lists of marriages from new york city.
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