District of Columbia, Birth Returns, 1874-1897
Images of birth returns and birth index registers from the Health Department in Washington, D.C. The birth returns name the parents but do not name the child.
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District of Columbia, Birth Returns
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of birth returns and birth index registers from the Health Department in Washington, D.C. for the years 1874 to 1897. Also included in the collection are supplemental reports of birth records which later adds the official name given to a child.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for District of Columbia, Birth Returns, 1874-1897. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Birth date of child
- Birthplace of child
- Number of children born to the mother
- Race or Color
- Gender
- Mother's maiden name
- Mother's residence
- Mother's birthplace
- Full name of father
- Father's occupation
- Father's birthplace
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Health Department. Records Office, Washington D.C.
"District of Columbia, Birth Returns, 1874-1897." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 22 January 2025. Citing Health Department. Records Office, Washington D.C.
