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July 2024)
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One of the main goals for genealogists is finding marriage information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage license, bond, and certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual marriage documents themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include marriage information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Marriage Information.
The lists below are specific marriage indexes and record collections available for free online for the state of Washington.
Note: Some links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
Washington Marriage Records
- Adams County, Marriage Certificates, 1937
- Adams County, Marriage Records, 1884-Present
- Adams County, Marriage Records, 1904-1995
- Adams County, Marriages
- Asotin County, Marriage Records, 1899-2003
- Asotin County, Marriages
- Benton County, Marriage Affidavits, 1909-1939
- Benton County, Marriage Certificates, 1905-1995
- Benton County, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1949, 1952-1953, 1977-1980
- Benton County, Marriage Records, 1905-1989
- Benton County, Marriage Records, 1987-2023
- Chelan County, Marriage Records, 1900-2004
- Chelan County, Marriage Records, 1900-2023
- Clallam County Courthouse Records Vital Statistics, 1891-1913; Index, 1891-1906, 1891-1913
- Clallam County Early Marriages
- Clallam County Marriage Records 1878-1890
- Clallam County, Marriage Book
- Clallam County, Marriage Records, 1878-2008
- Clallam County, Marriage Records, 1950-2014
- Clark County Marriage Records 1891-1950
- Clark County Marriages
- Clark County Marriages, 1852-1896
- Clark County, Marriage Indexes
- Clark County, Marriage Records, 1843-Present
- Clark County, Marriage Records, 1852-2000, 1867-1947
- Columbia County Clerk, Probate Marriage Records, 1878-1890
- Columbia County Marriage Licenses
- Columbia County, Marriage Affidavits, 1904-1939
- Columbia County, Marriage Certificate Volumes, 1888-1914
- Columbia County, Marriage Records, 1876-1996
- Columbia County, Marriage Records, 1876-2003
- Columbia County, Marriages
- Columbia County, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1910
- Columbia County, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1910
- Colville Agency, Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages, Divorces and Deaths, 1909-1943
- Colville, Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1939
- Cowlitz County, Marriage Records, 1854-2000
- Cowlitz County, Marriage Records, 1986-2023
- Cowlitz County, Marriages
- Cushman, Indian Census Rolls, 1910-1920
- Department of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1968-1998
- Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2022
- Douglas County Marriage Returns and Certificates 1894-1955
- Douglas County, Marriage Records, 1884-1975
- Douglas County, Marriage Records, 1884-1975
- Douglas County, Marriages
- Ferry County, Marriage Records, 1900-1948
- Ferry County, Marriage Records, 1900-1999
- Franklin County, Marriage Records, 1884-2003
- Franklin County, Marriage Records, 1889-2023
- Franklin County, Marriages
- Garfield County, Marriage Records, 1882-1979
- Garfield County, Marriages
- Grant County, Marriage Records, 1890-2002
- Grant County, Marriage Records, 1909-2003
- Grays Harbor County Marriage Affidavits 1855 to 1903
- Grays Harbor County Marriage Records 1910-1950
- Grays Harbor County Marriages 1855 to 1892
- Grays Harbor County, Marriage Records 1855-1890
- Grays Harbor County, Marriage Records, 1871-2007
- Grays Harbor County, Marriage Records, 1871-Present
- Grays Harbor County, Marriages, 1855-1894
- Island County, Marriage Indexes
- Island County, Marriage Records, 1855-1994, 2001-2023
- Island County, Marriage Records, 1858-2007
- Jefferson County, Marriage Records, 1853-1890
- Jefferson County, Marriage Records, 1872-2023
- King County Marriage Index
- King County Marriage Records, 1855-2017
- King County Marriages
- King County Recorder, Marriage Records, 2015
- King County, Birth, Marriage, and Death Returns, 1901-1944
- King County, Marriage License Registers, 1880-1894
- King County, Marriage Records, 1855-1946; Index, 1889-1946, 1889-1946
- King County, Marriages
- King County, Marriage Record, 1853-1884
- Kitsap County Marriages
- Kitsap County, dissolution of Marriage Index, 1910-1978
- Kitsap County, Marriage Index, 1986-2010
- Kitsap County, Marriage License Application Affidavits, 1905-1986
- Kitsap County, Marriage License Register, 1868-1890
- Kitsap County, Marriage Records, 1860-1986
- Kitsap County, Marriage Records, 1860-2014
- Kitsap County, Marriages
- Kittitas County, Marriage Records, 1882-2009
- Kittitas County, Marriage Records, 1891-2005
- Kittitas County, Marriages
- Kittitas County, Early Marriage Records, 1883-1910
- Klickitat County, Marriage Records, 1867-1999
- Klickitat County, Marriage Records, 1867-2023
- Lewis County Marriage Records 1858-1950
- Lewis County Marriages
- Lewis County, Marriage Records, 1847-1991
- Lewis County, Marriage Records, 1847-2023
- Lewis County, Territorial Marriages, 1847-1889
- Lincoln County Marriage Indexes and Records
- Lincoln County, Marriage Records, 1883-2004
- Lincoln County, Marriages
- Mason County Marriage Records 1870-1950
- Mason County, Marriage Records, 1857-2008
- Mason County, Marriage Records, 1857-2023
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Okanagan County, Marriages
- Okanogan County, Marriage and Miscellaneous Public and Business Records, 1888-1985
- Okanogan County, Marriage Records, 1998-2023
- Pacific County, Marriage Records, 1857-1947
- Pacific County, Marriage Records, 1872-1947; 1996-2023
- Pacific County, Marriage Applications, 1890-1939,
- Pacific County, Marriage Records, 1858-1947
- Pend Oreille County, Marriage Affidavits, 1911-1948
- Pend Oreille County, Marriage Records, 1911-2004
- Pend Oreille County, Marriage Records, 1911-2005; 2010
- Pend Oreille County, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1911-1947
- Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938
- Pierce County Marriages
- Pierce County, Marriage Records, 1876-1947; 1984-2023
- Pierce County, Marriage Records, 1889-2002; Index, 1860-1947, 1860-1950
- Pierce County, Marriage Returns, 1891-1938
- San Juan County, Marriage Records, 1864-1939
- San Juan County, Marriage Records, 1874-1971
- Skagit County, Birth, Marriage, Death, Deed Records, 1891-1898
- Skagit County, Marriage Records, 1884-2000
- Skagit County, Marriage Records, 1884-2006
- Skamania County, Marriage Records, 1874-2010
- Skamania County, Marriage Records, 1905-2013
- Snohomish County, Marriage Records, 1866-1985
- Snohomish County, Marriage Records, 1867-1999; 2004-2005
- Spokane County Territory, Early Marriages, 1880-1891
- Spokane County Territory, Marriage Records, May 23, 1888 to Nov. 9, 1891
- Spokane County, Marriage Applications, 1939-2010
- Spokane County, Marriage Records, 1880-2000
- Spokane County, Marriage Records, 1880-2023
- Spokane County, Register of Marriage Licenses, 1882-1897
- Stevens County Marriages 1859-1947
- Stevens County, Marriage Records, 1859-2008
- Stevens County, Marriage Records, 1886-1939; Index, 1911-2002
- Taholah Agency, Miscellaneous Records, 1883-1946
- Thurston County, Marriage Certificates, 1927-1950
- Thurston County, Marriage Records, 1853-2013
- Thurston County, Marriage Records, 1891-1898, 1970-2023
- Thurston County, Marriage Records, 1891-1950
- Tulalip Agency, Vital Statistics, 1897-1949
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Wahkiakum County, Marriage Records, 1868-1939
- Wahkiakum County, Marriage Records, 1907-1947
- Walla Walla County Territory and State, Early Marriages, 1862 thru 1899
- Walla Walla County, Marriage Affidavits, 1891-1899, 1917-1939
- Walla Walla County, Marriage Certificates, 1922-1926
- Walla Walla County, Marriage Records, 1836-1986; Index, 1856-1981, 1856-1986
- Walla Walla County, Marriage Records, 1865-2023
- Walla Walla County, Register of Marriage Statistics, 1891-1913
- Washington Archives, Marriage Records by County
- Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014
- Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008
- Washington, County Records, 1803-2010
- Washington, County Records, 1856-2009
- Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
- Washington, Marriage Records, 1940-1959
- Western States Marriage Index
- Whatcom County, Marriage and Miscellaneous Business Licenses, 1879-1917
- Whatcom County, Marriage and Probate Records, 1869-1877
- Whatcom County, Marriage Records, 1877-2001
- Whatcom County, Marriage Records, 1891-2023
- Whitman County, Marriage Certificates, 1962-2023
- Whitman County, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1947
- Whitman County, Marriage Records, 1872-1943; Index, 1873-1947, 1872-2002
- Whitman County, Marriage Records, 1872-2002
- Whitman County, Marriage Records, 1987-Present
- Whitman County, Marriage Returns, 1890-1939
- Whitman County, Marriages
- Yakima Agency, Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1895-1950
- Yakima County, Marriage Records and Divorce Index, 1877-1985
- Yakima County, Marriage Records, 1896-2008
- Yakima County, Marriages
- Yakima County, Records, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Records, 1905-1907
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!