NOTE: If you have marriages you would like to have included..please E-Mail NancyL916@aol.com. BE SURE TO CHECK THE NEWSPAPER section for Marriage Licenses as listed in the Bklyn Paper. NY State mandated registration of vital events in 1880, but the law was widely ignored until well into the 20th century, when they started cracking down. The City Clerk Marriage License Bureaus were opened in the boroughs in 1908, when it became a requirement that a marriage license be obtained before the ceremony could take place.

MARRIAGE.. GUIDE to the (FHC) Family History Center

George M. Easter's Collection of Marriage Records

Marriage Index New York 1600s-1900A thru the letter Z.

1866 BROOKLYN MARRIAGE INDEX

Marriage Records
Brooklyn

Flatbush 1880 - 1894
Flatlands 1880 - 1895
Gravesend 1881 - 1894
New Lots 1881 - 1886
New Utrecht - 1880 - 1894

NEW YORK CITY GROOMS INDEX 
Kings County Grooms and Brides: 1895 to 1897
Manhattan Grooms: 1895 to 1897
New York City Grooms: 1908 to 1936
.."over 1,825,000 marriages recorded by the New York City Health department 
for the 5 Boroughs of New York City, from 1908 to 1936, 
and the period 1895 to 1897 for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. 
The marriage is listed only by the name of the groom. 
Unique to Kings County (Brooklyn), both the bride’s and groom’s names appear as 
separate entries in the index books from 1895 to 1897.

NEW YORK CITY BRIDES RECORD Index 
Bronx, Kings and Queens County Brides
Selected years of the Bronx, Kings and Queens County brides marriage records. 
This index was compiled from the 3 x 5 index cards provided by the Staff at the 
NYC Municipal Archives. The index includes the following years: 
Manhattan Grooms 1866-1907 to 1866-1936.
Bronx 1899 through 1937
Kings 1871 through 1910, 1931 through 1937 
Queens 1905 through 1937. 
Not all years are 100% complete.

St. Leonard’s of Port Maurice - Roman Catholic Church
199 Jefferson Street corner of Wilson Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

Founded in 1871 and the parishioners were primarily German immigrants. 
These early records are perhaps the only place you will find the town of origin for your ancestors. 
St. Leonard’s closed its doors in 1978 and the church was demolished in 2001.  
(Please check the site for other records)

Marriage Records - (5,763) - 1872-1978
Our Lady of Sorrows - Roman Catholic Church
Morgan Avenue & Harrison Place in Bushwick

This German parish founded in 1889 and the early parishioners were primarily German immigrants. 
The early records are perhaps the only place you will find a town of origin for your ancestors. 

Marriage Records - (1,398) - 1890-1942
The last marriage on February 15, 1942.
Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church
125 Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY. 
Founded in 1856 and is still in existence. 

These records are presently incomplete. As more books are transcribed and     
computerized, they will be made available on this web site.

Marriage records (6,303) from 1856 to 1969
German Evangelical Reformed Church Index
97 & 99 Suffolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan. 1852 to 1900.
Index of Brides and Grooms covering the years 1852-1860. 
It is a work in progress and more years will be added as the work is completed.

The Evening Post Newspaper 
Marriage Announcements : Brooklyn
6 February 1802 -- 8 December 1821
The Evening Post Newspaper 
Marriage Announcements : New York
11 March 1802 -- 8 August 1821

The Certificate & The License
A must in understanding the marriage process by Leslie Corn and the NYG&B
New York Marriage Record BookPRE 1784. (Selected Surnames D.L.M.W.
Very early Marriages 1600s thru 1800sFamily Search database
1828-1834 
St. Ann's Episcopal Church Marriages
FHC Film #017533
St. Leonard's of Port Maurice 
R.C.Church, Brooklyn
Records Index Baptism Record Index & Marriage Record Index
Marriages from the New York Herald1835-1855
1865 Census Marriages..Kings Co.At the end of every district, there was a special schedule.
1873-1874 
Brooklyn Marriage Certificates
Up to 31 March 1874
FHC Film #1543912
1875 Census Marriage SchedulesBrooklyn, Kings Co.
NYC Bride's Index From Jan Erik Neun's Genealogy Page
Rev/Pastor Francis J. Schneider MarriagesA Lutheran traveling minister who performed numerous marriages.

LEDGER Manhattan Marriages
A lot of Marriages were NEVER given certificate #'s but entered into Ledgers. There is information on the roll #'s from the FHC (Family History Center) along with actual marriages that the subscriber was generous enough to include.

George M. Easter's Collection of Marriage Records Long Island (Including Brooklyn)

1893
New York City BRIDE INDEX
From Jan Erik Neun's Genealogy Page
Brooklyn Standard UnionMarriages..1888
Brooklyn Standard UnionMarriages...1889
1889 Manhattan MarriagesCertificates #12501- 12525
1890 Manhattan MarriagesCertificates #820-1850
1892-1893 
Brooklyn Eagle Index to Marriages
LONGWOOD GENEALOGY GROUP
1894 Brooklyn MarriagesFHC Film #:1561954
Brooklyn Daily Eagle MarriagesApril...1914
Brooklyn Daily Eagle MarriagesSeptember...1915
Marriages & Liscenses
Various years 
Brooklyn Daily Standard
BROOKLYN BLUE BOOK..1929Mostly Society/Well-To-Do Names
1957 Marriage Licenses..Brooklyn DailyJanuary thru June
PAPER TRAILS MARRIAGESHundreds of marriages submitted by subscribers to the NYBROOKLYN list
Marriage announcementsNew York Herald
SHIELDS Surname
(All variations of name) Groom Index
Brooklyn 1866 - 1909

SUFFOLK County Long Island Marriage Index
The index includes the year 1908 through 1936.

Westchester County Archives Indexes to 
On line Series Marriage Records, 1908-1928  [Updated 7/29/2002] 
Marriages of the South Salem Church Westchester County, N.Y. 1752 - 1823

City Clerk's OfficeHistory, what's available & Address

(FHC)Family History Center..Marriage Index.File #sBklyn. 1866-1937 / Manhattan
Chambers Street.. MarriageWhat they have and where to send
Chambers.. Marriage FormJust print it out
New York State Vital RecordsMarriage Information
New York State Marriage FormJust print out form
Vital RecordsWhere on Long Island to Write
Archdiocese of New YorkThere are 2 diocese..Know which one to write to
Roman Catholic AnnulmentWhere to write
ElopementTry Maryland
For the Municipal Archives City Clerk's Marriage indexes for 1908-1951 and City Clerk's Marriage licenses for 1908-1929
City Clerk The Manhattan office of the City Clerk's Office has Marriage indexes for all boroughs 1908 to the present & licenses for all boroughs from 1930 to the present.
Department Of Health..What is available

DIVORCE in New York..NYGBS
Divorce Records..Where to write

A LITLE HELP FROM THE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES..

Not all marriages were reported to the appropriate civil office. 

(This is most frequently the case with marriages performed in Roman Catholic churches.) 

Marriage records prior to 1866 for Manhattan are not indexed. 

Please provide the month, day and year of marriage. 

Note that pre-1866 Manhattan marriages were recorded in ledger book format; 
the following information was recorded: 
date of marriage, 
groom's and bride's names, 
ages, 
nativities,
residences and by whom marriage performed.

If you send to the Municipal Archives for a marriage record, you will get the 
Dept of Health's marriage certificate NOT the City Clerk's license.

If you want the license, be sure to specify that in your request. 

Marriage certificates after 1930:

CITY CLERK MARRIAGE LICENSE INDEXES, 1930-1951, NOW AVAILABLE AT NYC MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES

Marriage records from 1996 to present can be obtained in person from any of our offices. 

Marriage records from 1930 to 1995 can be obtained solely in the Manhattan Office.  

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