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Birth
Charleston began keeping birth records in 1877 and can be obtained from the Charleston County Health Department.

State-wide birth registration began in 1915. You can contact the South Carolina Department of Health or the county the birth took place. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Some birth records can also be found on microfilm or book form.


 * [1877-1901] Ancestry.com. South Carolina Delayed Births, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina Births, 1877-1901 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Marriage

 * [1806] "Marriage and Death Notices From Charleston Courier for 1806," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 1928), pp. 258-263; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan. 1929):60-68; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr. 1929):117-124; Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul. 1929):185-191. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [1807] Hagy, James W. and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. "The French Refugee Newspapers of Charleston," [1790s-1810s] The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 139-148. Digital version at JSTOR ($). [The authors abstracted marriage notices from these newspapers.]
 * [1827-1845] Holcomb, Brent. Marriage and Death Notices from the Charleston Observer 1827-1845. Greenville, SC, USA: A Press, 1980. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [1828] Griffin, Inez H. "Marriages and Death Notices from the Charleston Gazette, 1828," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 75, No. 3 (Jul., 1974), pp. 184-186. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [1877-1887] Ancestry.com. Charleston, South Carolina, Marriage Records, 1877-1887 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Available at Ancestry ($). [Original data: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina.]

Death
The city of Charleston began keeping death records in 1821 and can be ordered from the Charleston County Health Department. State-wide death registration began in 1915. For deaths in 1915 and later, death certificates can also be obtained from the South Carolina Department of Health.


 * [1806] "Marriage and Death Notices From Charleston Courier for 1806," The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 1928), pp. 258-263; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan. 1929):60-68; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr. 1929):117-124; Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul. 1929):185-191. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [1807] Hagy, James W. and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. "The French Refugee Newspapers of Charleston," [1790s-1810s] The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 139-148. Digital version at JSTOR ($). [The authors abstracted death notices from these newspapers.]
 * [1821-1914] South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955, available online, courtesy: Ancestry.com ($). [Includes Charleston City death records, 1821-1914.]
 * [1827-1845] Holcomb, Brent. Marriage and Death Notices from the Charleston Observer 1827-1845. Greenville, SC, USA: A Press, 1980. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [1828] Griffin, Inez H. "Marriages and Death Notices from the Charleston Gazette, 1828," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 75, No. 3 (Jul., 1974), pp. 184-186. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [1871-1889]Cole, Jennifer, comp.. Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Black Deaths 1871-89 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

Original data: Index to Register of Black Deaths film # 2AG. Charleston, SC, USA: 1871-1889. Microfilm, Charleston South Carolina Library.

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Black Deaths 1871-1889

South Carolina Death Indexes, 1914-1960  There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Prof. Hagy made an informative study of Charleston's early death records, published as:


 * Hagy, James W. "The Death Records of Charleston," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 91, No. 1 (Jan., 1990), pp. 32-44. Digital version at JSTOR ($).