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Washington Death Records
Birth and Death Registers 1891-1907
The Washington State Archives has Birth and Death Registers. Registers or returns of births and
deaths were recorded by each county auditor prior to 1907 when the functions were transferred
to the state.
With a few exceptions, before 1891 births and deaths were not recorded by any level
of government in Washington. Birth Registers record names of parents, name of child, date,
and birthplace. The Death Registers record name, place, date, and cause of death. Contact the State
Archives Regional Branch representing the appropriate county.
Please note that many births and deaths went unrecorded during this period and that the completeness
of these pre-1907 records varies from county to county.
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State Records Office:
Washington Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
(360) 236-4300 Info
(360) 236-4313 orders
Fax: (360) 352-2586
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