Free Online Washington Marriage Records and Indexes

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.
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There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include marriage information that are 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 that are available for free online for the state of Washington.

Note: Some of the 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, please 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.

(Updated June 2022)

• Adams County, Marriage Records, 1904-1995
• Adams County, Marriages
• Asotin County, Marriages
• Benton County, Marriage Records, 1905-1989
• Chelan County, Marriage Records, 1900-2004
• 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 Records, 1878-2008
• Clark County Marriage Records 1891-1950
• Clark County Marriages
• Clark County Marriages, 1852-1896
• Clark County, Marriage Indexes
• Clark County, Marriage Records, 1852-2000, 1867-1947
• Columbia County Marriage Licenses
• Columbia County, Marriage Records, 1876-1996
• Columbia County, Marriages
• Cowlitz County, Marriage Records, 1854-2000
• Cowlitz County, Marriages
• Douglas County Marriage Returns and Certificates 1894-1955
• Douglas County, Marriage Records, 1884-1975
• Douglas County, Marriages
• Ferry County, Marriage Records, 1900-1948
• Franklin County, Marriage Records, 1884-2003
• Franklin County, Marriages
• Garfield County, Marriages
• Grant County, Marriage Records, 1890-2002
• 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, 1871-2007
• Island County, Marriage Indexes
• Island County, Marriage Records, 1858-2007
• Jefferson County, Marriage Records, 1853-1890
• King County Marriage Index
• King County Marriages
• King County, Birth, Marriage and Death Returns, 1901-1944
• King County, Marriage Records, 1855-1946; Index, 1889-1946, 1889-1946
• King County, Marriages
• Kitsap County Marriages
• Kitsap County, dissolution of Marriage Index, 1910-1978
• Kitsap County, Marriage Records, 1860-1986
• Kitsap County, Marriages
• Kittitas County, Marriage Records, 1882-2009
• Kitttitas County, Marriages
• Klickitat County, Marriage Records, 1867-1999
• Lewis County Marriage Records 1858-1950
• Lewis County Marriages
• Lewis County, Marriage Records, 1847-1991
• Lincoln County Marriage Indexes and Records
• Lincoln County, Marriages
• Mason County Marriage Records 1870-1950
• Mason County, Marriage Records, 1857-2008
• Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
• Okanagan County, Marriages
• Okanogan County, Marriage and Miscellaneous public and business Records, 1888-1985
• Pacific County, Marriage Records, 1857-1947
• Pend Oreille County, Marriage Records, 1911-2004
• Pierce County Marriage Returns, 1891-1938
• Pierce County Marriages
• Pierce County, Marriage Records, 1889-2002; Index, 1860-1947, 1860-1950
• San Juan County, Marriage Records, 1874-1971
• Skagit County, Birth, Marriage, Death, deed Records, 1891-1898
• Skagit County, Marriage Records, 1884-2006
• Skamania County, Marriage Records, 1874-2010
• Snohomish County, Marriage Records, 1866-1985
• Spokane County, Marriage Records, 1880-2000
• Stevens County Marriages 1859-1947
• Stevens County, Marriage Records, 1886-1939; Index, 1911-2002
• Thurston County, Marriage Records, 1853-2013
• United States Marriages, 1733-1990
• United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
• Wahkiakum County, Marriage Records, 1868-1939
• Walla Walla County, Marriage Records, 1836-1986; Index, 1856-1981, 1856-1986
• 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, 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
• Whitman County, Marriage Records, 1872-1943; Index, 1873-1947, 1872-2002
• Whitman County, Marriages
• Yakima County, Marriage Records and Divorce Index, 1877-1985
• Yakima County, Marriages