Washington, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

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County birth registers from the state of Washington for the years 1873-1965. These records could also include delayed birth certificates and justifications. Some volumes include an index. The register and returns were created by the county auditor in each county. The birth records list name of the child, date of birth, place of birth, sex, race, the status of birth, name of mother, her age and race, name of the father, and his age, race, occupation, and state of birth, date of return and name of the person returning information. Microfilm of original records is located at the Washington State Archives in Olympia, Washington.

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