Talk:California, County Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

I'm confused as to how to search for a death certificate in the California births/deaths after I have found the individual in the CADI where there is a state file number. Shouldn't the state file number found in the index be used to search for the actual certificate? There doesn't seem to be any order by date or name and therefore can take hours to search for a certificate. Am I doing something wrong?

ANSWER: These are two different types of records, not tied together. The State number is not listed on the county records. The California, County Birth and Death Records, 1849-1994 collection is a browse collection. To search the certificates, you search by county and then by year, name, etc. It is a work in progress, and not all counties have records at this time.

Lbgodfrey 20:02, 2 April 2013 (UTC)