Marriage
| Document | Type | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage | Photocopy / Scan | €50.00 | Order Offline | Order Online |
Marriage (Posadh)
Price Info
The system of civil registration of marriages began in Ireland in April 1845, but did not include Roman Catholic marriages until 1864. We can search for your ancestor's marriage record at the General Register Office in Dublin if the marriage took place after the relevant date (if it took place before the relevant date Church records provide a possible alternative information source).
An Irish Marriage record provides the following details on the event and the parties involved:
- The date of the marriage
- The name and location of the Church, Chapel or Cathedral where the marriage took place together with the details of the officiating clergyman.
- The names and ages of the bride and groom and an indication as to whether they had previously been married.
- The occupations of the bride and groom and their respective places of residence at the time of the marriage.
- The names of the fathers of the bride and groom, and the occupation of each gentleman
- The names of the witnesses to the marriage.
Additional Information and Advice
Irish marriage records can be found in the General Register Office (GRO) which is located in Dublin. An annual index is available in the GRO which allows us to search for a particular marriage record on the basis of the information you can supply. The index includes the name of each individual married and the District in which the ceremony took place. Up to 1956, civil marriage records neglected to list the names of the mothers of the bride and groom. A search of church marriage records can sometimes reveal this detail. The church record also sometimes includes the addresses of the parents of the married couple.
