What can these records tell me?

You can view transcripts of the original marriage registers from the Archdiocese of New York. Within this collection are 164 parishes. There is a 100-year cut-off for marriages in this collection.

From each transcript, you can discover all or some of the following details:

  • First name(s)
  • Last name
  • Birth year
  • Age
  • Denomination
  • Occupation
  • Residence
  • Marriage date
  • Marriage place
  • Spouse’s first name(s)
  • Spouse’s last name
  • Spouse’s birth year
  • Spouse’s age
  • Spouse’s denomination
  • Spouse’s occupation
  • Spouse’s residence
  • Father’s name
  • Mother’s name
  • Spouse’s father’s name
  • Spouse’s mother’s name
  • Language
  • County
  • Archdiocese
  • State