Bethel Census Area Alaska Marriage Records

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NameAddressCityStateZip CodePhone Number
Bethel Census Area Marriage & Divorce Records Offices
Bethel Court Marriage License204 Chief Eddie Hoffman HighwayBethelAK99559907-543-2298
Aniak Court Marriage License2 Birch RoadAniakAK99557907-675-4325
Bethel Census Area Marriage & Divorce Records Databases
Bethel Census Area Divorce Certificates
Bethel Census Area Marriage Certificates & Records

Statistics

Married Couples1,945 (43.0%)
Unmarried Couples508 (3.0%)
Never Married Men3,495 (52.7%)
Never Married Women2,533 (42.6%)
Separated Men191 (2.9%)
Separated Women239 (4.0%)
Widowed Men141 (2.1%)
Widowed Women432 (7.3%)
Divorced Men474 (7.1%)
Divorced Women317 (5.3%)

How to Access Bethel Census Area Marriage Records

You will find Marriage Records in Bethel available for inspection in the vital statistics office of the City of Anchorage. In case you are looking for information about someone who is already married or if you are interested in learning more about your family history, then you may access these records at the Anchorage Alaska Statewide vital statistics office. Marriage Records in Bethel is quite comprehensive and covers almost all related aspects of marriage such as the names of the bride and groom, witnesses and parents of the bride and groom, and the names of their surviving children. The information about children is also available in the database. You may retrieve information about the children in the following ways. First, you may use the search option provided by the Anchorage AL Permanent Records Office to locate your desired information.

The retrieval may be either direct or via proxy. If you make a search using the direct method, then you may have to submit an application fee depending on the details submitted. On the other hand, if you use the proxy method, then you may obtain the information at no cost. However, you may have to wait for a certain period of time for retrieving the records after paying the proxy charge.

There are some important points which you may check while searching for marriage records in Bethel. Firstly, verify the information provided by the source. Check whether all the details provided by the resource is true and accurate. For example, you may receive the information after spending days at the Anchorage AL Public Health Office. But, there are chances that you may receive wrong information because there is no system which keeps track of records of international travel.

Also, there are some people who change their names often in order to evade detection. If you receive such information after spending a few days in the Anchorage AL Public Health Office, you may ask the person to provide you with updated information. However, this may not always work out as you may be able to retrieve the records of the new name holder.

Also, you may be able to get the records of your ancestor, from whom you have inherited the property. However, if the ancestor was not born in Alaska, then you should check whether he/she was really born in Alaska or not. If yes, then you may proceed to search for the marriage record of the ancestor who was born in Alaska. Marriage records are maintained and updated from the year when the marriage was solemnized in Alaska. In this case, you will have to provide information like the names of both the husband and the wife, the date of the wedding, the location of the place of marriage and the names of the witnesses.

The process of searching for the marriage records of an individual may take several hours. However, it may also take few days if you are trying to obtain multiple records of an individual. In such cases, it is recommended that you approach a professional agency that has online access to the records of all individuals having similar names. You can approach such agencies at any time of the day and obtain the information you need within a few minutes.