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= England Marriages, 1837-1923 =

Marriages of people from England after 1837 may be found indexed, some with attached images for free. This is an alternative to purchasing the civil registration certificate.

Step 1: Search for the name of a person that may have married after 1 July 1837 at:
England, Marriages, 1538-1973

Step 2: Search for the couple in census records to link them to children
A marriage certificate will show:

What if you didn't find the marriage?


 * 1) Compare the locations where the family lived with the parishes included in the collection by looking at the collection coverage table. Be sure to look at the dates covered also. If you looked for a marriage in 1875 and the parish or collection date starts in 1880 then a different search will be needed.
 * 2) Nearly all marriages after 1 July 1837 should be part of the civil registration records. Start a search in these records at FreeBMD.org.uk
 * 3) The national registrar provides an easy method for ordering a copy of a certificate online.