Pre 1837 Marriage- How To Find?

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Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hilary	Report	4 Feb 2007 18:25
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Please can someone advise me how to find a marriage that took place before 1837. Thanks, Hilary
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,458 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	4 Feb 2007 19:19
	I assume you've checked the IGI......... You need Parish records for the appropriate church.............these can often be ordered at your nearest LDS centre. Reg
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 446 Send Message	Jane Gateshead Girl	Report	4 Feb 2007 19:19
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 446 Send Message	Hilary Have you tried the latter day saints web site www(.)familysearch(.)org - remove brackets. this site has quite a lot of info prior to 1837. Failing that I think your next step is trying to find out where the parish records would be kept and having a look.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hilary	Report	4 Feb 2007 19:20
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks for your replies. I have tried Family Search/IGI, I guess now I will have to try the county records office for Essex. Thanks, Hilary