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New London County Divorce Records Index 1857-1974

New London County Superior Court divorce record indexes, 1857-1974


Connecticut divorces are processed in the superior court in the county where the plaintiff resided.  The following are scanned images of the indexes to the New London County Superior Court divorce judgment volumes for the 1857-1974 time period that are part of the Connecticut State Archives, archival record group (RG) #003, Records of the Judicial Department.

If a record of divorce is found in any of the below New London Superior Court divorce indexes, and a reproduction of the original record is desired, you may submit a request via E-mail or by contacting the History & Genealogy Unit of the Connecticut State Library at (860) 757-6580.  Reproduction formats and fees available, are as follows:

The costs and choices for reproduction of archival items are as follows:

  • Photocopy: black & white copy, 8 1/2 X 11″ or  11 X 14″ sized paper, 25 cents; 11 X 17″, 50 cents per photocopied page, plus a $3.00 handling fee and first class postage charges.
  • Photocopy: color copy 8 1/2 X 11″ or 11 X 14″ sized paper, $1.00 per photocopied page, 11 X 17″, $1.25 per photocopied page plus a $3.00 handling fee and first class postage charges.
  • Digital images (low or high resolution): PDF, JPG, TIFF, or DNG images, 25 cents per image, plus a $3.00 handling fee.  Digital file may be delivered via internet for no additional cost.

Pre-payment is not needed as a bill will accompany the finished product, either in the mail with photocopies or with the digital images.

Additional information may also be available regarding divorces within the New London Superior  Court Civil Court case files which are also housed within the Connecticut State Archives for the years covering the 1857 to 1969 time period.  If a record of judgment is found you may also request the case file as well which may contain a great deal of information regarding the divorce case.  Please inform the librarian if you would like to have both the record of judgment and the civil case file copied when placing reproduction request.

Volume Date Range Link to Volume
Volume 1 1857-1869 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 1
Volume 2 1866-1870 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 2
Volume 3 1874-1878 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 3
Volume 4 1880-1890 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 4
Volume 5 1891-1899 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 5
Volume 6 1902-1911 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 6
Volume 7 1911-1917 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 7
Volume 8 1917-1922 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 8
Volume 9 1922-1925 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 9
Volume 10 1925-1929 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 10
Volume 11 1929-1932 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 11
Volume 12 1932-1936 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 12
Volume 13 1936-1938 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 13
Volume 14 1938-1941 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 14
Volume 15 1941-1943 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 15
Volume 16 1943-1945 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 16
Volume 17 1945-1946 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 17
Volume 18 1946-1947 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 18*
Volume 19 1947-1948 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 19
Volume 20 1948-1949 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 20
Volume 21 1949-1951 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 21
Volume 22 1951-1966 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 22
Volume 23 1953-1954 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 23
Volume 24 1954-1955 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 24
Volume 25 1955-1957 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 25
Volume 26 1957-1958 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 26
Volume 27 1959-1960 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 27
Volume 28 1960-1962 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 28
Volume 29 1962-1963 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 29
Volume 30 1963-1965 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 30
Volume 31 1965-1966 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 31
Volume 32 1966-1967 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 32
Volume 33 1967-1968 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 33
Volume 34 1968-1969 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 34
Volume 35 1969 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 35
Volume 36 1970-1971 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 36
Volume 37 1971 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 37
Volume 38 1970-1972 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 38
Volume 39 1972-1973 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 39
Volume 40 1973 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 40
Volume 41 1973-1974 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 41
Volume 42 1973-1974 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 42
Volume 43 1974 Index: New London Superior Court Divorces Volume 43

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