California, San Benito County Registrar, Burial Permits - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Burial permits, removal permits and transportation permits for interment or re-interment from the County Registrar in San Benito County, California for years 1874-1948. Records may be added as they become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Permit for removal and burial Coroner's Inquest
 * Full name
 * Place of death
 * Residence
 * If veteran
 * Sex
 * Color
 * Marital status
 * Spouse
 * Birth date, place and age
 * Occupation
 * Parents information
 * Cause of death
 * Burial information

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * 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?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to additional family members in census records
 * Search for death or burial information in BillionGraves Index
 * Search for the actual death record or certificate
 * Search for obituaries in local newspapers

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

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of California.
 * Cemeteries
 * Sexton Records
 * California Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1905-Present

Related Collections

 * Laura Jean Arballo, Linda Maureen Shattuck. San Benito County cemeteries. (1994). FHL 979.475 V3s
 * San Benito County Recorder Death Records, 1905-1993

Related FamilySearch HIstorical Record Collections

 * California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994.

Citing This Collection
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