Texas Marriage Records Free List Online

by Ben Kingsley

Looking for Texas marriage records can be difficult. You may have to search among seven million records that have taken place in Texas just from the years 1966 to 2008. The records contain information of the marriage such as the names of the spouses, when the marriage took place and where it happened. You'll also find on the same page the marriage license with one portion done by the officiator of the marriage.

A record can be used for many purposes. Recently married women may need it to officially change their last name that of their partners. It can also be used in case if there are problems to the legitimacy of a child. The records can also be used during divorce proceedings. However, most people just use the records to make up their genealogical history and tracing ancestors.

Searching for your record among seven million marriages that have taken place in Texas can be a problem. If you just got married and would like to be certified, you would have to consult with a Texas county clerk. It would be advisable to consult with a Texas County clerk first so you'll know the steps in certifying your record. If you're not sure of the location of the nearest County Clerk, you can find the information online or look them up via phonebooks.

If you're looking for records of previous marriages or a marriage that took place a long time, you have better chances getting the information online. The website of the Department of State Health Services Vital statistics offers free access to marriage application indices. They will have records for search online for marriages starting 1966 to present. For records before that, you need to approach your local county clerk. If you are able to find the information via their website, the records you get are not certified records. This means that you still need to find the Country Clerk office to get them certified for legal use.

The difficulty in getting information from the department is the records size. You have to download the records for the whole year as you can't do a specific search such as specific day or the couple in the record. Once you've downloaded the whole record, you can then approximate the date of marriage and search for the name manually. It is still time consuming as you have to browse through the whole record. The record can contain a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand entries. Their online database is also limited; it only contains records from the year 1966 to present. For older records, you need to approach your local County clerk.

A better way is to access websites that offer online searches for records. Such websites offer the service for a small sum per year. Their records are up to date which means you'll be able to search for records for marriages occurred a few days ago. Instead of downloading a whole batch of records, you will be able to do specific searches of information found in a marriage license. There are even websites that offer certified records and mail them.



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