Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912
This collection contains death certificates and registers from various counties in Virginia. The records range from 1853-1912. Records will be added if more become available.
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Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains death certificates and registers from various counties in Virginia from 1853 -1906 and the City of Richmond from 1853-1896; 1901 - 1912.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Full name of deceased
- Maiden name (if deceased is a married woman)
- Color
- Sex
- Race
- Occupation
- Age
- Name of father
- Birthplace of father
- Name of mother
- Birthplace of mother
- Birthplace of deceased
- Name of spouse
- Birth date of deceased
- Marital status of deceased
- Death date
- Residence of deceased
- Cause of death
- Place of death
- Duration of disease
- Was deceased a soldier or in the service of the United States
- Burial place
- Name of undertaker
- Date of certificate
- Number of burial permit
- Place of burial permit
- Other remarks
Collection Content
Sample Images
1902 Death
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records - Inventory
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Richmond (Virginia) Health Department; Virginia State Library and Archives
"Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 13 December 2024.
