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''[[User:Batsondl/Sandbox Strategy 1|How to Find United States Birth Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''South Carolina Births''''' | |||
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Statewide registration of births began in 1915 in South Carolina. | Statewide registration of births began in 1915 in South Carolina. | ||
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:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Births_before_1915|Births before 1915]]'''</span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Births_before_1915|Births before 1915]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Births_after_1915|Births after 1915]]''' </span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Births_after_1915|Births after 1915]]''' </span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[ | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[User:HardestyPN/Sandbox Births Estimating|I don't know when the birth is]]'''</span> | ||
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== '''Births before 1915''' == | == '''Births before 1915''' == | ||
Before 1915, no births were recorded by the county or state | Before 1915, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | ||
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<center>[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | <center>[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||
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| {{RecordSearch|1675535|South Carolina Births | | {{RecordSearch|1675535|South Carolina Births, 1846-1935}} | ||
| FamilySearch - '''Free'''; incomplete; index only | | FamilySearch - '''Free'''; incomplete; index only | ||
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the index?''' | |||
| [[User:Batsondl/Sandbox 7|Tips for searching indexes]] | |||
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No birth record for your ancestor?''' | | align="left" colspan="2" | '''No birth record for your ancestor?''' | ||
| [[ | | [[User:Mcbridelw/Sandbox 5|Other records with birth information]] | ||
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==== '''Obtain the Certificate''' ==== | ==== '''Obtain the Certificate''' ==== | ||
With full names, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the [http://www. | With full names, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the [http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital_Records/documents/appform.pdf Virginia Division of Vital Records] (PDF file) or [https://www.vitalchek.com/birth-certificates/virginia VitalChek].<br> | ||
<br> '''''Restrictions for | <br> '''''Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be: | ||
:*The person on the certificate | :*The person on the certificate | ||
:*The parent of the person on the certificate | :*The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate | ||
:*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 | :*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 until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth. | |||
::'''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 [[ | '''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are [[User:Mcbridelw/Sandbox 5|other records with birth information]] you can search.<br>''' <br> | ||
<center>[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | <center>[[How to Find South Carolina Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||
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=== Related Wiki Articles === | === Related Wiki Articles === | ||
:*[[ | :*[[User:BatsonDL/Sandbox 5|Learn more about U.S. Birth Records]] | ||
:*[[United States Record | :*[[United States Record Selection Table|United States Record Selection Table ]] | ||
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] | :*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]] | ||
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | :*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | ||
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:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | :*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | ||
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[[Category:South_Carolina_Vital_Records | [[Category:South_Carolina_Vital_Records]] | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 26 April 2013
How to Find United States Birth Records 
South Carolina Births
Statewide registration of births began in 1915 in South Carolina.
Next Step: When did the birth occur? [edit | edit source] |
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Births before 1915[edit | edit source]
Before 1915, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.
| Records that give birth information: | ||
Births after 1915[edit | edit source]
In 1915, statewide registration of births began in South Carolina. Currently, no complete index of births from 1915 to the present is available online.
For births that exist during the time period, try the following database:
| Includes Index Only | ||||
| South Carolina Births, 1846-1935 | FamilySearch - Free; incomplete; index only | |||
| 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, dates and places of an event, you can order a copy of the birth certificate for a fee from the Virginia Division of Vital Records (PDF file) or VitalChek.
Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:
To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years, you must be:
- The person on the certificate
- The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate
- 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 until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
If you do not want to order the birth record, there are other records with birth information you can search.