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'''Introduction to Vital Records'''
= Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records =


[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[Adoption Research|adoptions]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], [[United States Divorce Records|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/florida.htm Florida State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
== Florida Vital Records Online Links  ==


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== Birth Records ==
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |'''Marriage Records'''
| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |'''Death/Will''' '''Records'''
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |[http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/Default.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8784 1822 - 1875 &amp; 1927 - 2001] $
| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1595003/uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1595003/uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1595003/?page=1&countryId=34&recordType=Vital 1877 -1939]
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'''Early to 1917'''


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'''1917 to Present'''  
 
==Online Resources==
 
===Birth===
*'''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674799|Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
===Marriage===
*'''1802-1998''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=florida US Marriages – Florida] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*'''1822-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4019 Florida Compiled Marriages, 1822-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1822-1875, 1927-2001''' {{RecordSearch|1949340|Florida Marriage Index}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8784 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1823-1982''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61369 Florida County Marriages Records, 1823-1982] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1823-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20623/florida-marriages?s=275764761 Florida Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1830-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2397260|Florida County Marriages, 1830-1957}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1830-1993''' {{RecordSearch|1803936|Florida Marriages, 1830-1993}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1837-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1674804|Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1905-1915''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/webflcomarriages/ Selected Florida County Marriages, 1905-1915] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1929-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2397260|Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1970-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10205/florida-marriages-1970-1999?s=275764761 Florida Marriages, 1970-1999] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20893/florida-county-marriages?s=275764761 Florida County Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)


===Death===
=== City and County Records of Births and Deaths ===
*'''1877-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1595003|Florida Deaths, 1877-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1946805|Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7338 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1900-1921''' {{RecordSearch|1674803|Florida Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1936-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry — index ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


===Divorce===
The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Portal:Florida|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910.
*'''1927-2001''': {{RecordSearch|1967745|Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8837 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1970-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10217/florida-divorces-1970-1999?s=275764761 Florida, Divorces, 1970-1999] at MyHeritage — index ($)


==Birth Records==
=== State Records of Births and Deaths  ===
 
'''early - 1899'''
 
The FamilySearch Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida, United States Genealogy|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1860s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910.
 
'''1899 - present'''


Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917.  
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917.  


A digital index at FamilySearch is:  
The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=513869&amp;disp=Florida+combined+death+index%2C+1877%2D1%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 6081769-817]. </ref>You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to:  


*'''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674799|Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
:Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics]


State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics.  
State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics.  


:Bureau of Vital Statistics<br>Attn:  Vital Records Section<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/ Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics]
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1595003;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search]  


<br>
==== Adoption Records  ====


{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
closed/open/state statutes
|+'''Information in Florida Birth Records'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Types of Information'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''early - 1899'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''1899 - present'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Name of Child'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Sex'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Race'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | X
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Parents' Names'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |  X
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Midwife/Doctor'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Residence'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |X
|}


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Adoption records are confidential.&nbsp; Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive faily at adoption.&nbsp; It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen&nbsp; from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies.&nbsp;


==Marriage Records==
== Marriage Records ==


Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927.
'''Early - 1927'''


Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The FamilySearch Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.
'''1927 - Present'''


*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=florida United States Marriages – Florida, 1802-1998] at Findmypast ($) index & images
Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61369 Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1830-1993''' {{RecordSearch|1803936|Florida Marriages, 1830-1993}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Florida Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1929-1954''' {{RecordSearch|2397260|Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Florida County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1970-1999:''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10205/florida-marriages-1970-1999?s=275764761 Florida, Marriages, 1970-1999] at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1837-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1674804|Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Florida Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>FS Library microfiche {{FSC|6081726|film}}film numbers 6081726-68. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics.''
Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=497719&amp;disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics.  


 
=== Divorce Records ===
{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|+'''Information in Florida Marriage Records'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Types of Information'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''early - 1927'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''1927 - present'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Name of Bride/Groom'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Date of Marriage'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Location of Marriage'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Presiding Official'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Date of Birth'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Place of Birth'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Residence at Time of Marriage'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|}
 
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==Divorce Records==


Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics.  
Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics.  


The FamilySearch Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>FS Library microfiche {{FSC|6081683}} film numbers 6081683-725.</ref>  
The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=493655&amp;disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref>
*'''1927-1950''' {{RecordSearch|4475257|Florida, Divorce, 1927-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Divorce - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


*'''1927-2001''' {{RecordSearch|1967745|Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
== Death Records ==


==Death Records==
'''Early to 1917'''  
 
'''early - 1917'''  
 
The FamilySearch Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Florida, United States Genealogy|Florida]].
 
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917 and incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917.


'''1917 to Present'''  
'''1917 to Present'''  


State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/ Bureau of Vital Statistics].
== Guide to Vital Records  ==
 
*'''1877-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1946805|Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1877-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1595003|Florida Deaths, 1877-1939}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Florida Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1896-1916''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62440/ Fernandina, Florida, US, Death and Burial Records, 1896-1916] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1900-1921''' {{RecordSearch|1674803|Florida Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921}} at FamilySearch — [[Florida Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 
The FamilySearch Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>FS Library microfiche {{FSC|6081769}}</ref> You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to:
 
:Bureau of Vital Statistics<br>Attn:  Vital Records Section<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/birth/ Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics]
 
An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''.<ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; FS Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref>
 
'''Fetal Deaths'''<br>
Parents, legal representative or court order may request a copy of a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in a Stillbirth." Anyone may apply for a copy of a "Fetal Death Certificate," however, only cause of death will be issued after 50 years unless you are the parent.<ref>“United States Fetal Death Records,” ''Lake Superior Roots, v 29, no 2.''  (Marquette, Michigan:  Marquette County Genealogical Society, 2016), 11.</ref>
 
 
{| width="507" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" style="width: 507px; height: 389px;"
|+'''Information in Florida Death Records'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Types of Information<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''before - 1917<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''1917 - present<br>'''
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Name of Deceased<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Date of Death'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Place of Death'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Date of Birth/Age'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Place of Birth'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Place of Burial'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |'''<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Parents' Names/Maiden'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |'''Occupation of Deceased'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |'''<br>'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" |
'''Marital''' '''Status'''
 
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X<br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |X
|}


=== Cause of Death ===
An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref>
*[[Historical Causes of Death|Causes of Death]] - use this resource when trying to interpret a disease or medical condition listed on a death record or certificate


==Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records==
== Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records ==


When there is record loss, usually there is an attempt to reconstruct some of the records. For losses in county records, check if state records have a copy. For losses in the state records, check if the appropriate county has a copy. If neither have a copy, check the Substitute Records below.<br>
When there is record loss usually there is an attempt to reconstruct some of the records; land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title, and for tax purposes.  


'''Counties with record loss:'''  
'''Counties with record loss:'''  


Santa Rosa (1869) and Wakulla (1896)  
Santa Rosa (1869) and &nbsp;Wakulla (1896)  


==Substitute Records==
== Substitute Records ==


*[[Florida Church Records|Florida Church Records]]
*[[Florida Church Records|Florida Church Records]]  
*[[Florida Cemeteries|Florida Cemetery Records]]
*[[Florida Cemeteries|Florida Cemetery Records]]  
*[[Florida Census|Florida Census Records]]
*[[Florida Census|Florida Census Records]]  
*[[Florida History|Florida History]]
*[[Florida History|Florida History]]  
*[[Florida Military Records|Florida Military Records]]
*[[Florida Military Records|Florida Military Records]]  
*[[Florida Newspapers|Florida Newspapers]]
*[[Florida Newspapers|Florida Newspapers]]  
*[[Florida Obituaries|Florida Obituaries]]
*[[Florida Periodicals|Florida Periodicals]]
*[[Florida Periodicals|Florida Periodicals]]


==Tips==
== Tips ==


*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 ot the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.
*Information listed on vital records is 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 to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time ot 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 for christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and death.
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by govenments, search for church records&nbsp;for christening, marriage, death or burial.&nbsp; A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and death.  
*Records for African Americans are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes.
*Records fro African Americans are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes.  
*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.
*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.  
*Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a '''Place Search'''. Search for Florida to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county.
*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records.&nbsp;''' Search for Florida to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.


==Archives, Libraries and Societies==
== Analyzing Records  ==


*[[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida Archives and Libraries]]
== Archives, Libraries and Societies ==
*[[Florida Societies|Florida Societies]]


==References==
*[[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida Archives and Libraries]]
*Florida Societies


<references />
== References ==


{{Florida|Florida}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}
<references />


[[Category:Florida_Vital_Records]]
[[Category:Florida]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]

Revision as of 09:59, 3 September 2009

United States > United States Vital Records > Florida > Florida Vital Records

Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records[edit | edit source]

Florida Vital Records Online Links[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Early to 1917

1917 to Present

City and County Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of Florida as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910.

State Records of Births and Deaths[edit | edit source]

Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917.

The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. [1]You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to:

Office of Vital Statistics
1217 Pearl Street
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
Telephone: 904-359-6900
Fax: 904-359-6931
Internet: Florida Office of Vital Statistics

State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics.

Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 are available online at FamilySearch Record Search

Adoption Records[edit | edit source]

closed/open/state statutes

Adoption records are confidential.  Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive faily at adoption.  It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen  from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. 

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Early - 1927

1927 - Present

Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980.

Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the Florida Combined Marriage Index,1927-1969. [2]These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics.

Divorce Records[edit | edit source]

Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics.

The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969. [3]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Early to 1917

1917 to Present

Guide to Vital Records[edit | edit source]

An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida. [4]

Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records[edit | edit source]

When there is record loss usually there is an attempt to reconstruct some of the records; land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title, and for tax purposes.

Counties with record loss:

Santa Rosa (1869) and  Wakulla (1896)

Substitute Records[edit | edit source]

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • 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 ot the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.
  • If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by govenments, search for church records for christening, marriage, death or burial.  A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and death.
  • Records fro African Americans are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes.
  • 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 Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search and then choosing Vital Records.  Search for Florida to locate records filed by the state and then search the name of the county to locate records kept by the county.

Analyzing Records[edit | edit source]

Archives, Libraries and Societies[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Family History Library microfiche 6081769-817.
  2. ↑ Family History Library microfiche 6081726-68.
  3. ↑ Family History Library microfiche 6081683-725.
  4. ↑ Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962.
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