Vital Records Around the World

Access guides, links and databases of records of birth, marriage and death in countries around the world.

New Brunswick, Canada Vital Records
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in New Brunswick, Canada, including the dates for which civil registration records are available in New Brunswick, where they are located, and links to online New Brunswick vital records databases.

Vital Records Online by State
Search indexed vital records online or browse actual digitized images of certificates of birth, death and marriage online. This listing directs you to vital records online for the United States, organized by state. The majority of these online vital records can be accessed for free. Those that require a fee to search or view are clearly indicated.

Searching the Social Security Death Index
Learn how to search and use the free US Social Security Death Index to find information on your deceased ancestors. The Social Security Death Index is a database containing names, birth and death dates for over 72 million Americans. Learn how to use the Social Security Death Index and where to search the SSDI online for free.

Online Death Records & Indexes
Because death records are the least privacy-sensitive of the vital records of birth, marriage and death, you actually have a decent chance of finding death information for your ancestor online. Check this list for some of the best sites for death certificates and obituary notices online.

Minnesota Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Minnesota vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in Minnesota, including the dates for which Minnesota vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Minnesota vital records databases.

North Carolina Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
North Carolina vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in North Carolina, including the dates for which North Carolina vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online North Carolina vital records databases.

Michigan Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Michigan vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in Michigan, including the dates for which Michigan vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Michigan vital records databases.

Missouri Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Missouri vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in Missouri, including the dates for which Missouri vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Missouri vital records databases.

Maine Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Nebraska vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in Nebraska, including the dates for which Nebraska vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Nebraska vital records databases.

Maine Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Maine vital records - learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and other vital records in Maine, including the dates for which Maine vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Maine vital records databases.

Louisiana Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Louisiana, including the dates for which Louisiana vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Louisiana vital records databases.

Kentucky Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Kentucky, including the dates for which Kentucky vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Kentucky vital records databases.

Maryland Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Maryland, including the dates for which Maryland vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Maryland vital records databases.

Mississippi Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Kansas, including the dates for which Kansas vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Kansas vital records databases.

Kansas Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Kansas, including the dates for which Kansas vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Kansas vital records databases.

Oregon Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Massachusetts, including the dates for which Massachusetts vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Massachusetts vital records databases.

Massachusetts Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Massachusetts, including the dates for which Massachusetts vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Massachusetts vital records databases.

Indiana Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Indiana, including the dates for which Indiana vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Indiana vital records databases.

New Jersey Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in New Jersey, including the dates for which New Jersey vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online New Jersey vital records databases.

Iowa Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Iowa, including the dates for which Iowa vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Iowa vital records databases.

Illinois Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Illinois, including the dates for which Illinois vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Illinois vital records databases.

Idaho Vital Records - Births, Deaths & Marriages
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Idaho, including the dates for which Idaho vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Idaho vital records databases.

Alberta, Canada Vital Records
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Alberta, Canada, including the dates for which civil registration records are available in Alberta, where they are located, and links to online Alberta vital records databases.

America - U.S. Vital Records
State by state guide to locating records of birth, marriage and death in the United States, including information on availability of vital records for each state, dates for which births, marriages and deaths were recorded, and links to free online vital records databases.

Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Family Tree - Research in Vital Records
The lifeblood of the family tree, births, marriages and deaths can be found in civil and church records around the world. Learn what time periods these vital records cover, what information they contain, and where to find them (both online and off).

Australia - Vital Records
Research your Australian ancestors with this guide to accessing records of birth, marriage and death in Australia.

Germany - Vital Records
Research your German ancestors with this guide to accessing records of birth, marriage and death in Germany.

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