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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
'''Before 1881'''<br> | '''Before 1881'''<br> | ||
No births were recorded by government agencies. See Substitute Records below.<br> | No births were recorded by government agencies. See Substitute Records below.<br> | ||
'''1881 to 1908''' | '''1881 to 1908''' | ||
Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required individual counties to register the birth of children. Because most counties were slow to comply, not all births were recorded. In addition, many records from this time period are missing or were destroyed. Birth registers from this time period usually <u>do</u> <u>not</u> list the name of the child. <br> | Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required individual counties to register the birth of children. Because most counties were slow to comply, not all births were recorded. In addition, many records from this time period are missing or were destroyed. Birth registers from this time period usually <u>do</u> <u>not</u> list the name of the child. <br> | ||
'''1908 to Present ''' | '''1908 to Present ''' | ||
The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally do not contain the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It is more common to find the child's name by the 1920's. | The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally do not contain the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It is more common to find the child's name by the 1920's. Birth Certificates are kept confidential for 125 years following the date of birth.<br> | ||
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|+ '''Information Found on Alabama Birth Records''' | |+ '''Information Found on Alabama Birth Records''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="50" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''1881 - 1908''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''1908 - present''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Name of Child''' | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#ffff00" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | seldom | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Sex''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Race'''<br> | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''<br> | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Date and Place of Birth''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Parents' Names''' '''& Ages''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Midwife or Doctor''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
| | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width=" | | height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Occupation of Father'''<br> | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x''' | | height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |||
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Number of Birth for Mother''' | |||
| height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | |||
| height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | |||
|- | |||
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Residence of Family''' | |||
| height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | |||
| height="25" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x''' | |||
|} | |} | ||
'''Resources for Alabama Birth Records''' | |||
*For indexes and other records available online, check [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]]. | |||
*The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Department of Public Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates. | |||
=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate after a legal adoption has taken place. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are then placed in a sealed file and the new certificate is substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. Starting August 1, 2000, original birth records (as well as all documents in the sealed file) became available to adoptees once they reached the age of 19. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information about obtaining copies of sealed birth records. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information. | Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate after a legal adoption has taken place. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are then placed in a sealed file and the new certificate is substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. Starting August 1, 2000, original birth records (as well as all documents in the sealed file) became available to adoptees once they reached the age of 19. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information about obtaining copies of sealed birth records. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||