MARRIAGE WITNESS INDEXES: "The late Ted Wildy was a member of the New Zealand Genealogical Society and envisioned the creation of indexes to witnesses at marriages, which he believed would help family historians.
There are three databases, co-ordinated by Marianne Philson in New Zealand:
UK Witnesses to Marriages (about 80,000 entries)
Australian Witnesses to Marriages (22,000 entries)
New Zealand Marriage Indexes (24,000 entries)
The witnesses to a marriage may be a vital clue in locating ancestors and tracing their movements from one place to another.
The databases only hold a fraction of the number of marriages which took place since records began. If a search of a database is unsuccessful, you should consult the parish registers or civil registration to view the marriage certificate. The dates of commencement of these vary from country to country, and state to state. "
There are three databases, co-ordinated by Marianne Philson in New Zealand:
UK Witnesses to Marriages (about 80,000 entries)
Australian Witnesses to Marriages (22,000 entries)
New Zealand Marriage Indexes (24,000 entries)
The witnesses to a marriage may be a vital clue in locating ancestors and tracing their movements from one place to another.
The databases only hold a fraction of the number of marriages which took place since records began. If a search of a database is unsuccessful, you should consult the parish registers or civil registration to view the marriage certificate. The dates of commencement of these vary from country to country, and state to state. "
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