Virginia Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1854-2014: Virginia Births and Delayed Births at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1580s-1910s: Virginia Births and Christening Collections at FamilySearch- (List of collections) Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
Virginia, Richmond City Birth Index, 1870-1912
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1730s-1950s: Virginia Marriage Collections
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1936-2014: Virginia Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1912-2014: Virginia Death Records at Ancestry ($)
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1850s-1910s: Virginia Death and Burial Collections at FamilySearch- (List of collections) Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009
Virginia, Winchester, Evening Star Obituaries, 1899-1909
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist