Florida Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes and index to death records from the Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, for the years 1877 to 1998. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

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

Death
 * Age at Death
 * Estimated Birth Year
 * Date of Death
 * Certificate Number or page number
 * Name of Deceased
 * Page Number

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person at the time of death
 * The place where the death occurred
 * The approximate death date
 * The names of family members and their relationships

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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor in the death index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search for the actual death record or certificate
 * Continue to search the index to identify other relatives
 * Search for an obituary or cemetery record

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Florida.
 * Florida Guided Research
 * Florida Record Finder
 * Florida Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Florida Research, 1880-Present

Family History Library Holdings

 * Department of Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Florida death certificates, 1877-1939

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Florida Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
 * Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
 * Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Florida Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Florida. Jacksonville, Florida : Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941.
 * prepared by the Florida Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to supplementary vital statistics from church records in Florida (preliminary).Jacksonville, Florida : Florida Historical Records Survey, 1942-

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Florida índice de defunciones (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)