How to Find Delaware Birth Records

How to Find United States Births Delaware Births

Statewide registration of births began in 1861 but was discontinued in 1863. Registration resumed in 1881 and was generally complied with by 1921. The Delaware Bureau of Vital Statistics has birth records from the past 72 years. You can obtain copies by writing:

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Births before 1861
West Virginia did not exist at this time and was known as the state of Virginia. Before 1853, no births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.

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Births from 1861 - 1863
If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.

For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases.

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Births from 1864 - 1880
If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for birth information in other records.

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Requesting a Birth Certificate?
The Delaware Public Archives houses birth certificates created since 1913 that are 72 years or older. This means the archives only has birth certificates up through and including 1940.

The Office of Vital Statistics holds Delaware birth certificates from 1939 to the present

To order a birth certificate for an individual select the proper agency below:

Jesse S. Cooper Building 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901 Phone: (302) 744-4549

Chopin Building 258 Chapman Rd. Newark, DE 19702 Phone: (302) 283-7130

Thurman Adams State Service Center 546 S. Bedford Street Georgetown, DE 19947 Phone: (302) 856-5495

To request a death record for an individual who was born prior to 1904 contact the Delaware Archives.

Delaware Public Archives 121 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. North Dover, DE 19901

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