NYC Historical Vital Records: Index to Digitized Marriage Certificates

j62e-7maaCity Government8 columns

The dataset is an index to digitized historical marriage certificates from 1866-1937 from all 5 NYC boroughs. Details about certificates in DORIS's collection and their digitization status can be found on our website (https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/digital-vital-records).

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Quality

A94.0 / 100

From a 500-row sample across 8 columns.

completeness100/ 25% weight

consistency81/ 20% weight

accuracy100/ 20% weight

timeliness92/ 15% weight

usability95/ 20% weight

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Sample rows

first_name	last_name	soundex	county	number	year	month	day
Harry	Adock	A320	KINGS	40	1866	MAY	24
Ellen D	Graves	A320	KINGS	40	1866	MAY	24
William H	Abbott	A130

Columns

8 queryable · 8 profiled

The machine field names SoQL needs, with the publisher's own description of each.

Field	Type	Description	Null	Values
`first_name`	text	First name and middle name/initial on the certificate	0%	`MaryJohnAnna`
`last_name`	text	Last name on the certificate	0%	`SmithCohenMiller`
`soundex`	text	A phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound	0%	`S530C500R200`
`county`	categorical	Borough in which the certificate was issued.	0%	`MANHATTANKINGSBRONX`of 5

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