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How to Find United States Birth Records 
New Mexico Births
Statewide registration of births began in 1920 in New Mexico with general compliance by 1930.
Next Step: When did the birth occur? [edit | edit source] |
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Births before 1907[edit | edit source]
Before 1907, no births were recorded by the state or county. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.
| Records that give birth information: | ||
Births from 1907 thru 1920[edit | edit source]
In 1920, statewide registration of births began in New Mexico. If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.
For births that exist during this time period, try the following databases:
| Includes Index and Digital Images | ||||
| Try 1st: | ||||
| At FamilySearch Centers/Libraries: | ||||
| Kentucky Births, 1852-1910 | Ancestry Library edition - free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries; Find your local FamilySearch Center includes digital images | |||
| Use Your Ancestry Subscription: | ||||
| Kentucky Births, 1852-1910 | Ancestry subscription - $, To obtain a subscription to Ancestry | |||
| Next try: | ||||
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| Kentucky, Births, 1839-1960 | FamilySearch - Free; incomplete index, no images | |||
| Can't find your ancestor in the index? | Tips for searching indexes | |||
| No birth record for your ancestor? | Other records with birth information | |||
Obtain the Record[edit | edit source]
With approximate birth years and places, you can locate birth records from 1852-1910 on microfilms available through the Family History Library (films 1533971-1533979 and films 174932-174943), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort (films 994027-994058), Filson Club, Louisville (film 929.3 K37v, 32 reels), and other Kentucky repositories.
Delayed records of births before 1911 can be obtained for a fee from the Office of Vital Statistics.
There are no restrictions on these records.
Births after 1920[edit | edit source]
Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky.
For births that exist during this time period, try the following databases:
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| Try 1st: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | FamilyTreeLegends - Free; index only | |||
| Try 2nd: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-2007 | Archives subscription - $; index only; extended years | |||
| Try 3rd: | ||||
| At FamilySearch Centers/Libraries: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | Ancestry Library edition - free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries; Find your local FamilySearch Center | |||
| Use Your Ancestry subscription: | ||||
| Kentucky Births Index, 1911-1999 | Ancestry subscription version - $, to sign up for a subscription; Obtain a subscription to Ancestry | |||
| Can't find your ancestor in the index? | Tips for searching indexes | |||
| No birth record for your ancestor? | Other records with birth information | |||
Obtain the Certificate[edit | edit source]
With full names, exact dates and places (from your records or the index above) of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from VitalChek.
Restrictions for New Mexico birth certificates:
To obtain a copy of the birth certificate, you must be:
- The person on the certificate
- The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate (paternal grandparent is eligible if father is listed on the vital record)
- The spouse of the person on the certificate
- The child of the person on the certificate
- The sibling of the person on the certificate
- The legal guardian of the person on the certificate
- Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
- NOTE: A copy of the birth certificate cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above.
If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search.