How to Find Out When a Marriage Took Place
- 1). Provide a clear and concise written request to receive information on an individual with the vital statistics office. Include all relevant names, including nicknames and alternate spellings. Provide a span of years you wish to research or list the date when the marriage may have been registered. Provide a self-addressed stamped envelope, along with any associated fees. Include as many of the following details as possible: full name of spouse and place of marriage (city or town, county and state). End with the purpose for which the record is needed, as well as your name and address, driver's license number and signature.
- 2). Contact the county courthouse. Request a copy of the marriage license from the specific county where the marriage was registered and approved. Narrow the search by providing as much key information as possible. Be sure to include the names of all interested parties, dates and county where the marriage is believed to have taken place.
- 3). Contact the CDC's National Center For Health Statistics to obtain a record of the marriage as well as other vital records. Provide a profile of the interested parties. Include the following information: name (first, middle, last, maiden, married and nicknames), date of birth and residential history.
- 4). Put quotation marks around each person's name (including alternate spellings and nicknames) and enter it into a major search engine. Try multiple variations to search for announcements concerning a marriage or divorce order or published material on each person Find a complete nine-digit ZIP code for the individual, which will allow you to track the exact block wthin a city or town where the address is located. Based on this information, search a local directory or call directory assistance. Use this information to aid your search or to contact the person or spouse of the person you wish to investigate.
