Saturday, September 21, 2013

New York Marriage Records Free List Online

By Ben Kingsley


Marriage Records in New York can now be easily tracked; however, there will be steps in getting one. Just be reminded there are several types of marriage records. Records in marriage is a lot useful as it gives vital information most specially if you want to make a genealogy.

One significant use of this record is you will be able to know the maiden name of the groom's wife. Such information is usually kept away from public access. Moreover, you can trace the family history of the married couple. A scenario would be if you are trying to find family records, one can realize the complete name of both wife and husband. Another privilege is that you would know how old they were when they tied knots and said their "I do's". Aside from their ages at that time, another data that you will find useful is the date when they applied for their marriage license. You will also be able to see in the records their home addresses, where their marriage took place and what jobs they have during that time of application. Thus, indeed important information can be traced in these valid documents.

History says that records can already be requested in the state of New York and it started even way before 1914 except in Buffalo, Yonkers and Albany. One just had to send request to the city clerk and specify which town the marriage took place. However, of course every request has its charges. Requesting for a copy of a marriage certificate in the state of New York would cost $30.00 per copy. But just be ready for additional charges which depend on the type of record being requested. Check info from Marriage Certificate - Department of Health, New York.

Just be aware of the restrictions. Only the bride, groom or those people with judicial New York State Court Order documentation can request for a certified copy. Just be ready with the following documents once you need to request one: complete names of the bride and the groom, birth details of the couple, residence address, date and place of the marriage, a valid reason for obtaining such document along with the relationship of the one who filed the request. Without such information, request may be denied.

Such requests can then be sent to the "Certification Unit, Vital Records Section. Sending a priority request can also be done and it has to be sent to the office address of the Department of Health Vital Records Section.

But in these modern days where we observe it's like a flat world already, if you want faster and if you want to save time and money, there are also several agencies online wherein you will be able to request records of marriage. This is all thanks to the development of the Internet. Just make sure they have refund agreement just in case there are errors or issues encountered during the search. Thus, we are very fortunate nowadays that there are a lot of online tools for us to simplify the search. Online research can also be of help if you cannot spare time to get the document at the office itself.




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