New York Marriage Records Genealogy

In addition to vital records our genealogical resources include census records city directories office of the chief medical examiner records the new amsterdam collection 1647 1862 old town records.

New york marriage records genealogy. Name index to marriage records from the state of new york. Statewide registration of marriages in new york began in 1881. New york statewide online genealogy records. The year range represents most of the records.

A few cities began keeping marriage records before 1881. A few records may be earlier or later. This chart shows links to statewide collections. To obtain information about genealogy services available for new york city records please visit the new york city municipal archives web page.

Copies of recent marriage certificates can be obtained from the local town or city clerk or from the new york state department of health. The new york state department of health does not file records of birth death and marriage from the cities of albany buffalo and yonkers prior to january 1 1914. Birth marriage and death records military service records census records real property transfer records real property tax records court records. Due to privacy laws recent records may not be displayed.