Hi Dori, There isn't any civil marriage records for 1854. If married in a Catholic Church in Delaware Co., PA it will be one of the following churches: Catholic Parishes in Delaware County, PA Year Town/City Name of Parish Phone Number Established 1729 Chester Heights St. Thomas The Apostle (610) 459-2224 "Ivy Mills" 1825 Havertown St. Denis (610) 446-0200 1842 Chester St. Michael closed 1848 Villanova St. Thomas Of Villanova (610) 525-4801 (earliest records) 1849 Drexel Hill St. Charles Borromeo (610) 623-3800 (Kellyville) You want to contact the Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, 100 E. Wynnewood Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096-3001, (610) 667-2125 http://www.rc.net/philadelphia/pahrc/index.html Helen M. Imburgia 396 Derry Drive Aston, PA 19014 (610) 358-1102 HMWEBBER@aol.com Volunteer Delaware County Archives Professional Genealogist Local Historian Founder of the --     Delaware County Genealogical Society (DCGS) LOOKS UPS: Index for Wills in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1915 Index for Administrations in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1915 Index for Naturalization Records in Delaware Co., PA 1795 - 1926 Index to Estate Case Files in Delaware Co., PA 1789 - 1870 (Orphans' Court.) Index to Criminal Cases 1791 - 1865 Chester School Attendance Records - 1897-98 Immaculate Heart of Mary - Marriages 1873-1933 (intermittent) Immaculate Heart of Mary - Baptism 7 Sep 1873 - 22 Jun 1884 Immaculate Heart of Mary - Cemetery 1903-1939 (intermittent) E. F. White Funeral Records May 1887 to 1896 (intermittent) E. F. White Funeral Records Dec 1900 to May 1902 E. F. White Funeral Records 1923-25 for:     Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery     The Delaware County Home Cemetery (Potter's Field) St. Martin's Cemetery 1693 - 1972 or later. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour