Birth, Marriage and Death records have been kept by the State California since 1 July 1905, but some earlier vital
records are available for Santa Clara County.
Vital events were recorded beginning in 1777 by the Mission Santa Clara de Asis. The Family History Library and the
Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley have large collections of early vital records. The
California Room at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose also maintains early vital records collections.
The following marriage records are available FREE online:
Early California Population Project - California
Mission birth, marriage, death records
California Marriage Records, 1949 - 1986 -
free with guest pass
Trinity Church, San Jose -
(baptisms, marriages) USGenWeb CA Archives
Santa Clara Co. Marriage Records -
USGenWeb Marriage Project
FamilySearch.org - LDS Genealogy, records, family trees
There are also records available by paid subscriptions through Ancestry.com.
Marriage Records:
Certified Marriage Certificates may be purchased for PUBLIC marriages for which the license was purchased and recorded in
Santa Clara County after the year 1851. Any person may purchase any public marriage license. To order a copy of a marriage
record:
Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder
East Wing, First Floor
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose CA 95110
Order a Certified Copy of a Marriage Record (pdf file - fill out form then print)
To order a copy of a marriage record online use VitalChek
The Santa Clara Family History Center has the following microfilms on site:
Santa Clara Family History Center
875 Quince Ave
Santa Clara, California
Phone: (408) 241-1449
Hours: T-F 9am-4pm, 7pm-9:30pm; Sat 12pm-4pm
California (Santa Clara Co.) Early Marriage Rec., 1859-1862
California (Santa Clara Co.) Index to Marriage Lic., ca. 1846-1946
California (Santa Clara Co.) Marriage Records, 1850-1905
California (Santa Clara Co.) Marriage Records, 1904-1917
The following microfilms are available through any Family History Center:
Early Marriage Records of Santa Clara County from first book of marriage records, 1859-1862 (book on file in Hall
of Records, North First and Rosa Street, San Jose California).
Daughters of the American Revolution. Santa Clara Chapter (California) (Added Author)
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996 - FHL US/CAN Film 2055164
NOTE: Photocopy of typescript. Shows date of marriage, location, names and ages of grooms and brides, name of officiator.
Also includes: Book "A" register of deaths, 1873-1896, of Santa Clara County, California (shows date of death, name,
age and marital status); and Registery [sic] of births of Santa Clara County, Calif. (shows date of birth, name of child,
names of parents), 1873-1887. [only eight births listed].
Marriage licenses and certificates, 1849-1919
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)
Marriage certificates, 1849-1862 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468526
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1863-June 1870 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468527
Marriage licenses and certificates, July 1870-Dec. 1875 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468528
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1875-Dec. 1876 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468529
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1877-June 1879 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468530
Marriage licenses and certificates, July 1879-Dec. 1882 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468531
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1883-Nov. 1886 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468532
Marriage licenses and certificates, Nov. 1886-Nov. 1889 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468533
Marriage licenses and certificates, Nov. 1889-Oct. 1891 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468534
Marriage licenses and certificates, Oct. 1891-Apr. 1893 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468535
Marriage licenses and certificates, Apr. 1893-Dec. 1894 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468536
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1895-Dec. 1896 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468537
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1897-Oct. 1898 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468538
Marriage licenses and certificates, Oct. 1898-Dec. 1900 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468539
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1901-Dec. 1902 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468540
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1903-June 1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468541
Marriage licenses and certificates, July 1905-Dec. 1907 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468542
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1908-Dec. 1910 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468543
Marriage licenses and certificates, Jan. 1911-Aug. 1915 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468544
Marriage licenses and certificates, Aug. 1915-Dec. 1919 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468545
NOTE: Microfilm of records located in the San Jose Historical Museum, San Jose, California.
Marriage records, 1850-1905
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)
Indexes to marriage records, 1850-1893 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302021
Index to marriage records, 1893-1897 (A-F) - FHL US/CAN Film 1302021
Marriage records v. B (p.550-640) - E (p.1-343) 1858-1878 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302023
Marriage records v. E (p.342-604) - F 1878-1881 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302024
Marriage records v. G-I (p.1-117) 1881-1887 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302025
Marriage records v. I (p.116-403) - K (p.1-467) 1887-1893 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302026
Marriage records v. K (p.466-598) - M 1893-1899 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302027
Marriage records v. N-P (p.1-127) 1899-1903 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302028
Marriage records v. P (p.126-638) - Q 1903-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302029
Index to marriage records, 1893-1897 (F-Z). Index to marriage records, 1897-1905. Marriage records v. A
1850-1858. Register of marriages 1858-1862. Marriage records v. B (p.1-551) 1862-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film 1302022
NOTE: Microfilm of original records in the County Recorder's Office, San Jose, California.
Record of marriages of Santa Clara, County, 1904-1917, and index 1904-1918
Santa Clara County (California). Recorder (Main Author)
Index of marriages, arranged chronologically by certificate nos., 1904-1917 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468515
Record of marriages, v. Q, (page 280), 1904- 1906 Record of marriages, v. R, 1906-1907 (page 485) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468517
Record of marriages, v. R. 1906-1907 (from page 485) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468518
Record of marriages, v. S, 1907-1908 Record of marriages, v. T. 1909 (to page 310) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468519
Record of marriages, v. T, 1909 (from page 310) Record of marriages, v. U, 1910-1911 (to page 420) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468520
Record of marriages, v. U. 1910-1911 (from page 420) Record of marriages, v. V, 1911-1912 (to page 860) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468521
Record of marriages, v. V, 1911-1912 (from page 860) Record of marriages, v. W, 1912-1913 - FHL US/CAN Film 1468522
Record of marriages, v. X, 1913-1914 Record of marriages, v. Y, 1914-1915 (to page 371) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468523
Record of marriages, v. Y, 1915-1916 (from page 371) Record of marriages, v. Z, 1916-1917 (to page 700) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468524
Record of marriages, v. Z, 1916-1917 (from page 700) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468525
Index of marriages, arranged chronologically by certificate nos., 1916-1918.
Index of marriages, arranged alphabetically by grooms, 1904-1918. Index of marriages, arranged alphabetically by brides,
1904-1918. Record of marriages, v. Q, 1904-1906 (page 281) - FHL US/CAN Film 1468516
NOTE: Microfilm of records located in the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office, San Jose, California.
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