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

Known Issues
NOTE: Most missing records are available on microfilm. See Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche for instructions on ordering microfilm as well as finding a local FamilySearch Center where you can view the films.

Question #1: Some records are missing. Where can they be viewed? Answer #1: See answers below for information about known missing records and their respective film numbers, if available, or alternate online location:


 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1926-1929 v. 13-14, A-Z can be found on Film 1358156 Items 1–4
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1930-1931 v. 15, A-L can be found on Film 1358156 Item 5
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1930-1931 v. 15, M-Z can be found on Film 1358157 Item 1
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1934 v. 17, A-L can be found on Film 1358157 Item 4
 * Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death Certificates 1935 no 710-2500 can be found on Film 2370231
 * San Benito &gt; Deaths 1978-1982 vol 20 can also be viewed on the Film 1908733

Question #2: The Event Type and Year Range (browse point) title does not properly reflect the actual digital record content. Is there a way to determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection? Answer #2: The following list of known browse point discrepancies describes the event type or year range that actually exist in this collection:


 * Glenn &gt; Death registers 1916-1924 vol 2 and Death Registers 1924-1928 Vol 3 contain birth records. These Death Registers can be found on Film 1786660 Items 2 and 3. See NOTE.
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death certificates 1951 no 15600-3399 should read as Death certificates 1951 no 1600-3399. The catalog notes that images 3400-3499 are missing and not available.
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death certificates 1954 no 6300-8399 contains records for Death certificates 1953 no 20800-22655. You can view the correct images on Film 2283572. The browse point Los Angeles &gt; Death certificates 1953 no 20800-22655 does not exist currently.
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death certificates 1956 no 10500-22599 should read as Death Certificates 1956 no 20500-22599, instead of 10500.
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1921-1923 vol 11, M-Z should read as Death index 1976 K-T. Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1921-1923 vol 11, M-Z can be viewed on Film 1358155 Item 2.
 * Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1924-1925 vol 12, A-Z should read as Death index 1976 T - 1977 J. The missing browse points are located on Film 1358155 Item 3-4.
 * Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death Certificates 1943, no 7540-9600 are located out of order and further down in the browse point titled Death certificates 1943, no 7540-9600.
 * Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1932-1933 vol 16, A-Z only covers A-L. The missing images from M-Z can be found on Film 1358157 Item 3.
 * Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death index 1935 no 710-2500 should read as Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death certificates 1935 no 710-2500
 * Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death Index 1957 Vol 28 A-Z, and Los Angeles, Los Angeles &gt; Death Index 1958 Vol 52 A-Z contain death certificates for 1894-1895. The death certificates for 1957-1958 can be found on Film 1358315. Items 2 and 3. See NOTE.
 * Orange, Santa Ana &gt; Births 1918-1920 vol 2 contains death records. The birth records can be found on Film 1290118.

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