King Marriage Records - Joseph Jaeger - Maureen King

Introduction: King County Marriage Certificates (complete 1855 to 1989, incomplete 1990), filed with the County Auditor following the marriage ceremony, provide marriage license number, date, and county; place and date of marriage; names and county of residence of bride and groom; names of witnesses; and name, residence, and official station of the person performing the marriage. King County Marriage Returns (1891 to 1947, but kept infrequently after 1915), returned to the County Auditor from the person performing the marriage ceremony, contain more information than marriage certificates. Marriage returns generally provide the names and birthplaces of the bride and groom and their parents; residence, age, race, number of previous marriages, and occupation of both parties; place and date of marriage; name and official station of the person performing the marriage; and names of witnesses.

Database: King County Marriage Records. ONLINE. 2009. Transcribed and imaged by Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch staff, Eastern Washington University student interns, and Puget Sound Region Branch staff and volunteers. Available Online: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov.

Source: King County Marriage Certificates, 1855-1990; Marriage Returns, 1891-1947. King County Archives, Seattle, WA. All other original King County Marriage records held by the King County Archives. For further information on these and other records not included in this database, please contact the King Co. Archives at archives@kingcounty.gov.