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'''Introduction to Vital Records''' {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/delaware.htm Delaware State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Delaware+Indexes&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Delaware Statewide Indexes] at the Family History Library.  
'''Introduction to Vital Records''' {{Adoption DEGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/delaware.htm Delaware State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Delaware+Indexes&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Delaware Statewide Indexes] at the Family History Library.  


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=== Vital Records Reference Dates  ===
=== Vital Records Reference Dates  ===


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== Quicklinks to Online&nbsp;Delaware Birth, Marriage and Death Records  ==
== Quicklinks to Online Delaware Birth, Marriage and Death Records  ==


The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Delaware Vital Records which consist of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Check [[Delaware_Vital_Records|Delaware Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Delaware Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''  
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Delaware Vital Records which consist of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Check [[Delaware_Vital_Records|Delaware Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Delaware Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''  
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*Search for Delaware Collections at FamilySearch.org for birth records. While not complete the {{RecordSearch|1534607|Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922}} is a good place to start.  
*Search for Delaware Collections at FamilySearch.org for birth records. While not complete the {{RecordSearch|1534607|Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922}} is a good place to start.  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-DE-NDX.html Delaware] - Free/$  
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-DE-NDX.html Delaware] - Free/$  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=10&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Delaware Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry ($).&nbsp; Ancestry has images to Delaware births 1800-1908, Marriages 1744-1933, and deaths 1811-1933.  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=10&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Delaware Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry ($). Ancestry has images to Delaware births 1800-1908, Marriages 1744-1933, and deaths 1811-1933.  
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online&nbsp;$ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates.
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Delaware.htm Delaware Certificates] online $ The site from the Center for Disease Control has addresses of where to write for birth, marriage, death, and divorce certificates.


=== Birth Records  ===
=== Birth Records  ===
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Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics, ''Index to Delaware marriages, baptisms, births, and deaths ca. 1680-ca. 1934. ''Added author:Thomas Holcomb (Manuscript on microfilm.) (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949). {{FHL|294868|item|disp=FHL films 6416-6433}}  
Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics, ''Index to Delaware marriages, baptisms, births, and deaths ca. 1680-ca. 1934. ''Added author:Thomas Holcomb (Manuscript on microfilm.) (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949). {{FHL|294868|item|disp=FHL films 6416-6433}}  


''Marriage index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia'', Hiawatha, Iowa&nbsp;: The Learning Company. (CD ROM no. 9 pt 339. "...contains information on approximately 250,000 individuals who were married between 1740 and 1920 in select Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia." Includes individual's name, name of spouse, marriage date, and city/county where marriage took place.  
''Marriage index: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia'', Hiawatha, Iowa : The Learning Company. (CD ROM no. 9 pt 339. "...contains information on approximately 250,000 individuals who were married between 1740 and 1920 in select Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia." Includes individual's name, name of spouse, marriage date, and city/county where marriage took place.  


The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing:  
The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing:  
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|+ '''Information&nbsp;in&nbsp;Delaware Birth Records'''  
|+ '''Information in Delaware Birth Records'''  
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| height="50" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| height="50" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1881'''&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1881'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881&nbsp;- present'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - present'''
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | X&nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | X  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;x  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; date range  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |   date range  
| height="25" width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
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includes nativity of parents&nbsp;
includes nativity of parents


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== Marriage Records&nbsp;  ==
== Marriage Records   ==


State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives.  
State registration of marriages began in 1847 and was generally complied with by 1913. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the marriage bonds for 1744-1836 and 1855-1861, and licenses for 1889-1894. You can obtain marriage records for the most recent 40 years by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. For marriages recorded more than 40 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives.  
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|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Delaware Marriage Records'''  
|+ '''Information in Delaware Marriage Records'''  
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| height="50" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| height="50" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early&nbsp;-&nbsp;1847'''&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1847'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1847 - present'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1847 - present'''
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;city
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | city
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''&nbsp;x'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | ''' x'''
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county<br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | county<br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''x&nbsp;'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''x '''
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|+ '''Information in Delaware&nbsp;Death Records'''  
|+ '''Information in Delaware Death Records'''  
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| height="40" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>'''  
| height="40" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''before&nbsp;- 1881<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''before - 1881<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - present<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - present<br>'''
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''x  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Death  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Death  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>&nbsp; x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br> x
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Death  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Death  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | city<br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | city<br>  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Birth/Age  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Date of Birth/Age  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | age<br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | age<br>  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Birth  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Birth  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | nativity<br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | nativity<br>  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Burial  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Place of Burial  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Parents' Names/Maiden  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Parents' Names/Maiden  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br>  
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| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Occupation of Deceased  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | Occupation of Deceased  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br>&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x<br>  
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These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.  
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.  


[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records&nbsp;may contain information about birth, marriage and death.  
[[Delaware Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death.  


[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information.&nbsp; These records may also reveal family relationships.  
[[Delaware Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships.  


[[Delaware Census|Census]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.  
[[Delaware Census|Census]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.  


[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.&nbsp; Also check newspaper social columns for&nbsp;additional information.&nbsp;
[[Delaware Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.


[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]: Obituaries found in newspapers can list the age of the deceased, birth date and place, death date and place, and names of living relatives and their residences.
[[Delaware Obituaries|Obituaries]]: Obituaries found in newspapers can list the age of the deceased, birth date and place, death date and place, and names of living relatives and their residences.
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[[Delaware Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.  
[[Delaware Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.  


[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information,&nbsp; In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information.  
[[Delaware Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information.  


[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records&nbsp;may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century&nbsp;often contain the exact death date.  
[[Delaware Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  


[[Delaware History|History]]: Local histories, family&nbsp;histories&nbsp;and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.
[[Delaware History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.


== Tips  ==
== Tips  ==


*Information listed on vital records is&nbsp;given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relationship of the informant&nbsp;to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.  
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.  
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial.&nbsp; A family Bible may have been used to records births, marriages and deaths.  
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to records births, marriages and deaths.  
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records.&nbsp; Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.  
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.  
*Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a '''Place Search '''then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for&nbsp;Delaware to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.<br>
*Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a '''Place Search '''then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for Delaware to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.<br>


== Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections  ==
== Family History Library Delaware Vital Records Collections  ==
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