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This website is an extensive directory of links to online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices and registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery and burial records.
- How Can I Start Using The Records?
- Important Tips: Using Other Indexes
- Downloading Records
- Learning More About What’s Available
View by certificate number
If you know the certificate number and year, it is easy to search, view, and download the color copy.
Search by name
Search by name is also available if you know the exact name and year (please note, the site does not currently account for spelling variations in names). An important note: Some records are still in the process of digitization, so are not yet included in digitized access. For more details see the vital certificate coverage charts.
Browsing Records
To browse records, select "Browse All" from the main menu, and enter the record type (birth, marriage, or death), borough (Manhattan, (Kings) Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Richmond (Staten Island)), and year. The slider makes it easy for you to search for a year or a range of years:
If you are unable to find the materials you need using the name search, other indexes exist to help you identify the certificate number. The new New York City Historical Vital Records index is based on an index created by the Genealogical Federation of Long Island (GFLI) who used the microfilmed card file to create the indexes. The Germany Genealog...
As you download a record, the file name provides some key information for you. Files are named like this: M-K-1894-0005326 or B-M-1878-0235338. The first letter is the type of record: 1. B for birth 2. M for Marriage 3. D for death The second letter is the Borough: 1. B for Bronx 2. K for Kings (Brooklyn) 3. M for Manhattan 4. Q for Queens 5. R for...
To see if a record is digitized, use the site tab Digital Vital Records, and then select the tab for Birth, Deaths, or Marriages. Remember that marriage records between 1908 and 1937 come in two different record collections, certificates and licenses and you should check both series. The NYC DORIS website has an explanation of these materials, and ...
The NYC Historical Vital Records Project. The New York City Municipal Archives is undertaking a mass digitization project to provide online access to 13.3 million historical birth, death, and marriage records.
A search for an obituary requires three key pieces of information, and it becomes more difficult with each missing piece. You must know the name of the deceased, the date (or date range) of death, and the location where the person died. Each of these details provide another way to verify records or track them down to begin with.
Search New York death and burial records primarily from 1795 to 1952. Visit the FamilySearch Library or a FamilySearch Center to view microfilm.
Contact the Vital Records Call Center at (855) 322-1022. Requirements. Who is eligible to get a copy of a death certificate? The spouse, parent, child or sibling of the deceased. Other people who have a: documented lawful right or claim. documented medical need. New York State Court Order.
This index contains the vital record certificate number for death records held by the New York State - these certificate numbers can be used to order a full copy of the death certificate from the State Archives. This collection covers 1880 - 1956.
