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The Vital Records office has a series of indexes to state birth and death records from 1907 to the present. Copies of the indexes to death records from 1907 to 1979 are also at the Washington State Library. | The Vital Records office has a series of indexes to state birth and death records from 1907 to the present. Copies of the indexes to death records from 1907 to 1979 are also at the Washington State Library. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of | The Family History Library has copies of many of the state records from 1907 to 1952. Although the files are incomplete, these records include: | ||
*Birth certificates, 1907-1960, and five soundex indexes, 1907-1954 (on 1,432 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=436866&disp=Birth+index%2C+1907%2D1954%3B+births%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1711751]). | *Birth certificates, 1907-1960, and five soundex indexes, 1907-1954 (on 1,432 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=436866&disp=Birth+index%2C+1907%2D1954%3B+births%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1711751]). | ||
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Individuals who were born prior to 1907, or who did not have a birth certificate, may have applied for a delayed birth certificate at a superior court or at the State Department of Health. Washington began keeping delayed birth records in 1907. Many unrecorded births were finally registered during World War II or as people applied for Social Security. | Individuals who were born prior to 1907, or who did not have a birth certificate, may have applied for a delayed birth certificate at a superior court or at the State Department of Health. Washington began keeping delayed birth records in 1907. Many unrecorded births were finally registered during World War II or as people applied for Social Security. | ||
Delayed birth records are available from the Vital Records office (see address above). The Family History Library has copies and accompanying soundex indexes of the delayed birth records issued from 1936 to 1953 (65 films). | Delayed birth records are available from the Vital Records office (see address above). The Family History Library has copies and accompanying soundex indexes of the delayed birth records issued from 1936 to 1953 (65 films '''beginning with film: ) .''' | ||
The [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington Digital Archives] has added a database containing Washington State Death Records 1907-1960, Birth Records and Marriage Records for some Counties. <br> | The [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington Digital Archives] has added a database containing Washington State Death Records 1907-1960, Birth Records and Marriage Records for some Counties. <br> | ||
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http://www.vitalrec.com | http://www.vitalrec.com | ||
[[Washington State Digital Archives]] | [[Washington State Digital Archives|Washington State Digital Archives]] | ||
[[Category:Washington]] | [[Category:Washington|Washington]] | ||