Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of an index & images to county marriages from the state of Florida and some miscellaneous county collections. To see the miscellaneous collections see the coverage table below. You can locate theses collections by browsing the images by county.

These records include licenses, marriage applications, marriage certificates, and marriage packets. The records are arranged by county, date, and record type. Information on marriages is generally handwritten on pre-printed forms. Some eighteenth century bonds were written out by hand. During later years the information was typed. The actual forms differ from one county to another, but include the same basic information.

Marriages were recorded by the clerk of the district court for each county from the time the county was formed. Persons desiring to marry obtained a license that they presented to the minister or other person authorized to marry, such as a justice of the peace. Once the marriage was performed, the officiator sent a return to the clerk confirming that the marriage had occurred.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1919 Marriage Affidavit

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  1935 Marriage Application

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  1877 Marriage License

Coverage Table

This coverage table contains miscellaneous records found in the Florida Marriage Records. You can locate theses collections by browsing the images by county.