California, Oakland, Coroner Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains images and indexes of coroner index cards from the Alameda County coroner's office. The cards are alphabetical by name and includes date and cause of death.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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 * California Guided Research
 * California Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step California Research, 1850-1905, Step-by-Step California Research, 1905-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Alameda County. Recorder, Death certificates, 1870-1904 for the city of Oakland
 * Alameda County. Recorder, Mortuary records of the city of Oakland, 1870-1901
 * Alameda County, Oakland, obituaries, 1985-2011
 * Oakland Family History Center newspaper record collection, 1980-2011
 * Jacqueline Strobel Kelly, comp. Obituaries in the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, 1978-1979
 * Oakland Public Library, Oakland newspaper index, 1869-1883
 * Oakland Enquirer newspaper index, 1885-1900
 * Oakland Public Library local history index, ca. 1840-1930

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * California, Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011
 * California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973

FamilySearch Historical Images
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FamilySearch Digital Library

 * G.A. Cummings and E.S. Pladwell, Oakland : a history Oakland, California : Grant D. Miller Mortuaries, c1942

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