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Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration was resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The following indexes may be helpful: | ||
Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library films 006424-30.) From 1861 to 1913. | Delaware. ''Bureau of Vital Statistics. Index Cards of Delaware . . . Births'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap++ films 006424-30].) From 1861 to 1913. | ||
Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library films 006323-59.) | Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Vital Records, Births, 1861-1913''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=294972&disp=Birth+records+%28certificates+and+return++ films 006323-59].) | ||
Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library film 006423.) From 1759 to 1890. | Delaware. Bureau of Vital Statistics. ''Index Cards of Delaware . . . Baptisms'' . . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=294868&disp=Index+cards+of+Delaware+marriages%2C+bap%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 006423].) From 1759 to 1890. | ||
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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For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives (see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|"Archives and Libraries"]] section). | For records of births that occurred more than 72 years ago, contact the Delaware Public Archives (see the [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|"Archives and Libraries"]] section). | ||
The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library book 973 V24wv) | The current fees for this service are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces'' (Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many Family History Centers. You can also contact the Vital Records Section (address given above) for current information. | ||
=== Death Records === | === Death Records === | ||