vital record
record of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates
common-law marriage
type of marriage with no formal ceremony
Imperial Register
List of Holy Roman Imperial Estates
common-law marriage in Quebec
recognized civil status in Quebec, Canada similar to common-law marriage in the United States
death certificate
vital record that documents a death
register of deaths
registry to record deaths
birth registry
registry to record births
marriage registry
registry to record marriages retained by a church or an administrative entity
parish register
paper register of births, marriages and deaths in various offices
marriage certificate
official declaration of two married persons by law