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Marriage Bonds Number 1, 1780-1805, records the bonds of marriage between a bride and groom within the county. This volume also contains an internal index, A-Y, which includes the names of both the groom and the bride. The names are arranged in the index according to the order in which they appear in the book.

Albemarle County (Va.) Marriage Register No. 1, 1854-1903, records marriages in the county from the mid-nineteenth century until early twentieth century. The original volume is found in the Albemarle County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. A copy of the volume is found on Reel 62. The register contains information such as a consecutive line number for each entry, the date and place of marriage, the full names of both parties, age and condition of parties before marriage, birth places of parties, places of residences of parties, names of their parents, occupation of husband, the name of the person performing the ceremony. By 1866, the remarks section contains the race of the parties (white or colored). The volume has 205 leaves. Some pages of the volume include the dates and names of marriage bonds and certificates, for various years, not recorded in the register.

Marriage Register, 1806-1868, is divided into two sections. The first section covering pages 1-128, 1806-1861, records the names of both parties, the date when the marriage license was issued, the minister by whom the parties were married and the date when the marriage ceremony took place. In 1813, another category is added--to whom the marriage license fee was issued by or paid to. From 1816-1821, an additional category was recorded--to whom the marriage license fee was repaid. The second section covering pages 130-146, 1865-1868, records only the names of both parties, the date when the marriage license was issued and to whom the fee for the license was paid. On pages 145-146, there are additional entries for the year 1867. There is a gap in the entries for the marriage register from 1862-1864 due to the Civil War. From 1865-1868, the marriages of African Americans are recorded in this volume.

Albemarle County (Va.) Register of Marriages and Convicts, 1888-1928, is divided into two separate sections. The first section, pages 1-6, covers a register of marriages recorded in the county from 1888-1899. These pages include the date of the marriage license, the date of the marriage, the names and ages of the bride and groom and the name of the person giving consent. The second section, pages 7-17 and 40-49, is a register of convicts from 1894-1928. This list is comprehensive and includes the convict's name and/or alias, place of residence, color (race), height, weight, eye color, hair color, age, distinguishing marks, occupation, crime committed, date of crime, court and term of court, order book and page number of conviction, punishment and whether pardoned for crime. Individuals with prior convictions are found on pages 40-46. In addition, there is a list of persons convicted in 1907 pasted on the inside of the front cover of the volume.