Utah, Weber County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Index and images of marriage applications, licenses, and certificates for the years 1887 to 1941. All indexes and images are located at the Weber County Courthouse in Ogden, Utah and are courtesy of Weber County.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Groom's name and place of residence
 * Bride's name and place of residence
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of officiator

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members
 * Utah Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. You could get a copy of the original record from the Weber County Clerk. You can also find post 1941 records here
 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Milton R. Hunter, comp. and ed. Beneath Ben Lomond's peak : a history of Weber County, 1824-1900. Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret News Press, 1944 FHL 979.228 H2d
 * Weber County Marriages. 1887-1939
 * Weber County. Applications for licenses to marry, and original marriage certificates, 1888-1947
 * Weber County. Marriage licenses, 1887-1946
 * Weber County. Civil divorces, 1859-1887
 * Weber County. Civil register of divorces, 1859-1886

Related FamilySearch Historical

 * Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941
 * Utah Marriages, 1887-1935

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Utah Historical Records Survey project, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Inventory of the county archives of Utah, no. 29, Weber County (Ogden) Ogden, Utah : Historical Records Survey, 1940
 * Historical Records Survey. Division of Women's and Professional Projects. Works Progress Administration. Census of Weber County, excluding Green River Precinct : provisional state of Deseret 1850Typescript (photocopy).

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