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Marriage Authorisation Certificate Records - Updated June 2009

Search Notes

1. For a bridegroom please search by First and Last Name, however the entry of the first name is optional.
2. For a bride please search using a First Name and Maiden Name or Married Last Name. The entry of the First Name is Mandatory if using her Married Last Name rather than Maiden Name.
3. In some cases due to illegible handwriting, spellings of names cannot be 100% accurate. Consequently, to assist in searches a soundex search system is utilised to give alternative options to a required search.

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A collaborative project between The United Synagogue and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to order online copies of Marriage Authorisation Certificates for marriages which took place under the auspices of the Office of the Chief Rabbi before 1908.

Marriage Authorisations - granted by The United Synagogue (from c.1845) to give permission to a local Rabbi to conduct a marriage ceremony. The Authorisation is granted after the authorities are satisfied that both parties are halachically Jewish or that they have an acceptable Certificate of Conversion. The Marriage Authorisation gives amongst other information:-

- The proposed place and date of marriage
- The Hebrew and English names of the bride and groom
- Their addresses
- Their country of origin
- The Hebrew names of the bride's father and groom's father
- The Hebrew names of the groom's unmarried brothers and which ones intend to attend the marriage ceremony
- Other Miscellaneous information

The records (8,236) within this database are those from 17th February 1880 - 31st December 1891. They will be added to as each year's indexing is completed.

Records cost �15 for United Synagogue and JGSGB members and �20 for non-members

Many thanks to the JGSGB for the indexing these records. For further information about tracing Jewish ancestors please visit the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain or email the JGSGB Genealogical Enquiries Team quoting reference USCRMAC

Groom	Surname	Bride	Surname	Date of Marriage	Synagogue
Morris	MARCUS	Rosina	NURENBERG	29/02/1888	Brighton	order
Marx	MARCUS	Leah	MYEROWITZ	27/09/1891	Liverpool - New	order
Morris	MARKS	Sarah	HARRIS	12/05/1880	Great	order
Morris	MARKS	Hannah	FREEDMAN	03/01/1883	Glasgow	order
Morris	MARKS	Rebecca	MOSES	19/09/1883	Princes Str.	order
Morris	MARKS	Rosetta	MOSS	10/11/1885	Bayswater	order
Morris	MARKS	Sarah	MARKS	02/05/1886	Princes St.	order
Morris	MARKS	Sarah	GABRIEL	29/04/1888	Princes Street	order
Morris	MARKS	Sarah	ZACKLIN	01/01/1890	Leeds Great	order
Morris	MORRIS	Leah	MOSES	24/08/1881	Manchester Great Synagogue	order
Marks	MORRIS	Bluma	STEINER	03/01/1888	Great	order
Morris	MYERS	Jane	EDDLESTONE	17/09/1884	Liverpool Old	order
Morris	MYERS	Marie	DEFRIES	05/11/1884	East London	order
Mark	MYERS	Elizabeth	MENDOZA	07/08/1888	New	order
Marcus	MYERS	Mary Ann	CANDLISH	08/08/1888	Liverpool New	order
Marks	MYERS	Rachel	STEPHAN	15/03/1891	East London	order
Mark	MYERS	Clara	NATHAN	10/06/1891	Great	order
Morris	MYERS	Miriam	LEVY	29/12/1891	East London	order