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Timeline of Marriage Records by Year

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The following is a list of available marriage records by the year of marriage. Not all series are complete, and so individual records may be missing.

1853-1855
Record of Marriage Certificates
1855-1865
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
1866-1890
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
License Affidavits (incomplete after 1879)
License Registers
1891-1894
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns
License Affidavits (very incomplete)
License Registers
1895
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns
License Applications (June to December only)
License Registers
1896-1915
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns
License Registers
1916-1917
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns (very incomplete)
License Registers
1918-1923
Marriage Certificates
Record of Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns (very incomplete)
1924-1947
Marriage Certificates
Marriage Returns (very incomplete)
1948-1967
Marriage Certificates
1968-1988
Marriage Certificates (county-level)
Marriage Certificates (state-level)
1989-2002
Marriage Certificates (county-issued)
Marriage Certificates (state-issued)
License Applications
2002-present
Marriage Certificates
License Applications

King County Archives

1215 E. Fir St.
Seattle, WA 98122

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206-263-2480

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Please note the Archives is closed Wednesdays.