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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 141
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (13th Circuit : Hillsborough County)
Title, Dates: Marriage records, 1846-1980.
Amount: 131.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Hillsborough County was created by an act (No. 25, Laws) of the Legislative Council on January 25, 1834.  Originally a part of Alachua and Monroe counties, Hillsborough county underwent several boundary changes.  During the 1850s and 1860s Hillsborough and Orange counties were adjoined.  How they were adjoined and subsequently separated is unresolved due to confused statutes. Several counties were created from Hillsborough; Manatee on January 9, 1855 (No. 19, Laws), Polk on December 13, 1861 (No. 50, Laws) and Pinellas on May 23, 1911 (No. 128, Laws).  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of a microfilm copy of the marriage record of Hillsborough County, Florida from 1846 to 1980.  The series contains marriage record books (1849-1928), a register of marriage licenses (1909-1927), loose marriage licenses (1872-1951), miscellaneous marriage records (1876-1950), and a general index to marriages (1846-1980).
    Record books document when the couple applied for the marriage license, when they were married, and who performed the ceremony. Marriage licenses are printed documents which the couple took to the individual who performed the wedding ceremony.  That person filled out the portion of the license certifying that the marriage took place and the loose license was returned to the clerk of the court. Licenses were also recorded in registers and bound volumes.  The miscellaneous marriage records include out of state marriage licenses and parental consents as well as affidavits.  Affidavits for marriage licenses state the couples age at the time of application.  If either of the couple were underage, the affidavits contain the parent or guardians consent for the marriage to take place.  There is one index for brides and one for grooms.  The indexes refer to Books 1-46 as N1-N46.

Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County. Office of the Clerk, Tampa, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Marriage records Florida --Hillsborough County
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Hillsborough County (Fla.)
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