Ghana, Accra, Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes marriage records from Accra, Ghana, covering the years 1929-1983. The records were acquired from the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAA) and are both typed and handwritten in printed forms.

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Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections. Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in Marriage Records may contain the following information:




 * Name of Husband and wife
 * Age of Husband and wife
 * Date and Place of Marriage
 * Place of Residence
 * Other existing marriage (husband)
 * Condition - Spinster of Divorcee (wife)
 * Names of witnesses

How to Use the Record
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Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Wiki Articles

 * Accra Ghana Adenta Family History Centre
 * Ghana

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Ghana, Accra, Marriages, 1863-2003” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 14 May 2012), Divorce Records &gt; Dates and Volumes &gt; 1979-1987 (no 2, 149-1-141) &gt; image 32 of 99 images, Edward Frimpong and Linda Nyonko Frimpong, Divorce Records, 1883; citing Ghana, Accra, Marriages. Accra, Ghana.

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