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From: "Robert S Baxter" <>
Subject: Re: [SOG] Marriages in the USA
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 14:52:51 -0600


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From: Mr Kenneth Wootton <>
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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 1:32 PM
Subject: [SOG] Marriages in the USA


> One gets to know the UK sytem of registering the events closely followed
by
> our government, (mainly Births, Marriages and Deaths) since July 1st 1837.
> Particulars of these events can of course be obtained from the Indexes at
> the Family Records Centre, or from Index copies held in some public
> libraries. A closer look into the lives of the people we are researching
> comes from the purchase of a certificate. This is invaluable regarding
> people who do not emigrate.
>
> But what about those who settle abroad, marry there, have children there
> and eventually die there? It is unlikely that other countries have set up
a
> system identical to the UK one, but the rule of civilised law demands that
> principal events are exposed to public and governmental scrutiny and
> regulation.
>
> I have a specific case of a great-uncle who emigrated to the USA after
> 1880. (I have his place setting card for the wedding breakfast of his
> sister-in-law, on 28 Apr 1880). The US Census of 1900 enumerates him as
> living in Santa Clara county, Ca, with wife and daughter aged 11, born Sep
> 1888 in California USA.
> A search amongst UK marriages in the UK GRO Indexes drew a blank.
Therefore
> it is to the equivalent US marrjage records that I have to go.
>
> Where do I start?
>
> There are also the UK/USA passenger lists that might yield fruit. Where do
> I start for them?
>
> Can any one or more of the SOG List subscribers tell us where we can go to
> find out?
>
> Ken Wootton
>
> [researching FLEMONS]
>
> Ken,

Each county usually has its own bureau of vital records or statistics. I
would write the recorder for the bureau of the county. Older records are
frequently centralized in a state bureau of vital records or statistics. A
good place to start is to go to Rootsweb.com, a site which gives addresses
for each state. Cyndi's list is also a good place to start with pointers to
many different sources. For ship lists you would need to know the year and
ship. US Immigration can help there, especially if you know the port of
entry.

Bob
New Orleans

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