Washington, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1802-1902

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1802-1902 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Liahona Research, comp.. Washington Marriages, 1802-1902. Index compiled from county marriage records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Liahona Research (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059). For specific source information see the source field listed for each entry.

About Washington, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1802-1902

This database contains information on individuals who were married in select areas of Washington between 1802 and 1902. A list of which counties are included in this index is provided below. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, marriage date and place, and source information. Marriage records are great sources for genealogists because they document an individual in a particular place and time as well as provide details about that person's marriage.

It is important that you use the information found in this database to locate your ancestor in the original records that this index references. Usually more information is available in the records themselves than is found in an index. For example, marriage records sometimes provide the birth dates and places of the bride and groom, their parents' names, their addresses, and witnesses' names, in addition to the information found in this index.

Washington's marriage records are kept locally by the County Auditor. A copy of a marriage record may be obtained by contacting the Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics.

Each county name is followed by the approximate years covered. Note that this index is not comprehensive and will not contain all marriages that occurred within these time periods and localities.

  • Adams County, 1880-1892
  • Asotin County, 1891-1902
  • Clallam County, 1876-1887
  • Columbia County, 1876-1878
  • Cowlitz County, 1866-1900
  • Douglas County, 1877-1900
  • Ferry County, 1899-1900
  • Franklin County, 1892-1900
  • Garfield County, 1892-1895
  • Grays Harbor County, 1876-1883
  • Island County, 1876-1887
  • King County, 1866-1883
  • Klickitat County, 1876-1881
  • Lewis County, 1876-1893
  • Lincoln County, 1884-1886
  • Mason County, 1876-1890
  • Okanogan County, 1888-1894
  • Pacific County, 1876-1885
  • San Juan County, 1876-1888
  • Skagit County, 1884-1888
  • Skamania County, 1876-1896
  • Snohomish County, 1864-1900
  • Spokane County, 1880-1882
  • Stevens County, 1876-1884
  • Wahkiakum County, 1876-1890
  • Whatcom County, 1870-1879
  • Whitman County, 1876-1887
  • Yakima County, 1876-1882