Marriage Record Request

Civil registration of marriages officially began in Allegheny County in 1885. Prior to 1885, we have scattered marriage records that we can search for documentation of a marriage.

CLP holds the following records on microfilm:

Marriage Notice Index (1786-1910, based on notices published in local newspapers)
Minister’s Returns, City of Pittsburgh (Feb. 1875-June 1886, miscellaneous months)
Index to Allegheny County Marriage Licenses Volumes 1-14 (1885-1925)
Marriage License Docket Volumes 1-70 (1885-1905)

Marriage Record Request

Your Name*
First Last
Your Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Your Phone*
Your Email*
What are the names of the bride or groom that you’d like us to research?*
What town did this person probably live in when they married?*
What is the best information you have about the date of the marriage?*
Do you know the religion the family may have practiced?
When civil records don’t exist, church records are the substitute we recommend. We do not hold church records, but we can try to make a referral.
Do you have any additional information that may help us find records or make a referral?
Reason for record request:*
- General Research
- Dual citizenship application
Are you requesting these documents to be mailed to a non-US address or by a method other than domestic first-class mail?*
- Yes
- No
Documents mailed to a non-US address or by a method other than domestic first-class mail will incur mailing charges based on the shipping costs.*
I understand and will pay shipping costs prior to the documents being sent.

For certified copies of licenses, or records outside of the dates held by the Library, please refer to the Allegheny County Department of Court Records’ website.

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