| While it is not always easy to discover the maiden | | | | the marriage location and at least an approximate |
| name of a female ancestor, there are numerous | | | | marriage date - otherwise it can be quite difficult |
| approaches which can be successful, and will | | | | to find the right record. |
| perhaps lead to you discovering a completely new | | | | Another source of correspondence between |
| branch of your family tree. Or perhaps you want | | | | maiden names and other cues are cemetery |
| to know more about an ancestor or another | | | | records. Quite often, they will list women's maiden |
| person you just know the maiden name of. | | | | names along with the married name, or may also |
| Maybe you will even find living relatives you never | | | | include the maiden name as a middle name or |
| knew anything about! | | | | initial. |
| The most direct and straightforward method to | | | | Maiden name lookup is also possible via census, |
| locate maiden names, or find people by maiden | | | | land, church, birth death records. Land is often |
| name, is to search through marriage records. This | | | | inherited from father to daughter, with maiden |
| can be done at sites like [ or and is usually the | | | | names being included in the deeds. Church records |
| best and most reliable option. Marriage records do | | | | are a good source for christening records, which |
| not only include the marriage license, but also | | | | typically include the names of the parents along |
| documents like marriage certificate, bonds, and | | | | with the maiden name of the mother. |
| announcements. It is of course helpful to know | | | | |