There is no statewide registry of NYS marriages. There is a statewide INDEX (on microfiche) at NARA NY (and other places) which covers upstate (i.e., non- NYC) marriages, but you have to go through it painstakingly (it's been a while since I used them, but I think it's by year, then alphabetical), and the start dates vary. GermanGenealogyGroup.com and ItalianGen.org are transcribing the indexes from the NYC Municipal Archives -- so those indexes are only for the five boroughs of NYC, and do not include Long Island. Keep in mind the various dates that the boroughs were annexed to NYC, as records for pre-annexation years will not be found here. Your best bet is to try first to figure out in which borough / county the families lived at the time your Gparents married, as it will greatly simplify your search. HTH Claire K seekay@comcast.net On Jun 24, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Dr. Farrell wrote: > Does anyone know where a central New York State (for all counties) > registry of marriages from the 1880s might be located? I don't know if my grandparents were married in NYC, Nassau or Suffolk on Long Island ...
On 6/25/2010 10:56 AM, Claire K wrote: > There is no statewide registry of NYS marriages. There is a statewide INDEX (on microfiche) at NARA NY (and other places) which covers upstate (i.e., non- NYC) marriages, but you have to go through it painstakingly (it's been a while since I used them, but I think it's by year, then alphabetical), and the start dates vary. > > GermanGenealogyGroup.com and ItalianGen.org are transcribing the indexes from the NYC Municipal Archives -- so those indexes are only for the five boroughs of NYC, and do not include Long Island. Keep in mind the various dates that the boroughs were annexed to NYC, as records for pre-annexation years will not be found here. > > Your best bet is to try first to figure out in which borough / county the families lived at the time your Gparents married, as it will greatly simplify your search. > > HTH > > Claire K > seekay@comcast.net > > > On Jun 24, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Dr. Farrell wrote: > >> Does anyone know where a central New York State (for all counties) >> registry of marriages from the 1880s might be located? I don't know if > my grandparents were married in NYC, Nassau or Suffolk on Long Island ... > > > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > I've got four choices; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Nassau or Suffolk. Lot of work to do there. Part of Suffolk, I think, in the 1880 was in Nassau and the towns shifted their records around, I know. What a Gordian Knot this has turned out to be.