California Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

 Record Description This Collection will include records from 1905 to 1995. The collection consists of a name index to birth records created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Citation for This Collection The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Records collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.  Record Content The index includes the following: Name Date and place of birth Sex Mother's surname  How to Use the Record To search this collection using the index: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. The event locations in this collection are listed by county and state and not by city and state. For example, Los Angeles, Kern, San Diego, etc. refer to counties not cities or towns. Burbank, California, is in Los Angeles County as an example. Related Websites &lt;a href="http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/pages/default.aspx"&gt;California Department of Public Health&lt;/a&gt; Related Wiki Articles &lt;a href="California Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)"&gt;California Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)&lt;/a&gt; </li>&lt;a href="California, County Birth and Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)"&gt;California, County Birth and Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)&lt;/a&gt; </li>&lt;a href="California Vital Records"&gt;California Vital Records&lt;/a&gt; </li>&lt;a href="California"&gt;California&lt;/a&gt; </li></ul> Contributions to This Article <span class="fck_mw_template"><span class="fck_mw_template"> Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections"&gt;Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections&lt;/a&gt;.