GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Yukon Marriages

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find marriage information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the marriage section of the Yukon Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1800s:  Canada Marriages, 1661-1949  at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1919:  Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919  at FamilySearch

How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Territory-wide marriage registration began in 1899. General compliance did not begin until 1930. To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Yukon Vital Records.

To order marriage records after 1899, contact:


 * Yukon Health and Social Services - Vital Statistics Government of the Yukon Vital Statistics Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Phone: 867-667-5207 Email: [mailto:vital.statistics@gov.yk.ca vital.statistics@gov.yk.ca] Website

NOTE: Marriage certificates are confidential. Only those named on the certificate or someone with written permission can order a marriage certificate.

Additional Records with Marriage Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for marriage events may not have been created at the time of the marriage. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Tips for finding marriages
Successfully finding marriage records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Search given name. Search by given name by leaving out the last name.
 * Search for bride. Search by the bride’s name rather than the groom’s name.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate year of marriage or the county the marriage took place in.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search state. Search using the state name only instead of by county.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start The Yukon started keeping marriages in 1899. They were systematically kept in 1925 with complete compliance by 1930.