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Birth
Charleston began recording birth records in 1877. Copies can be obtained from the Charleston County Public Library. Requests can be made through email or mail. The only cost is for copies.

State-wide birth registration began in 1915. For a copy of a birth from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Charleston County Health Department also has copies but they provide only an abbreviated form with limited information. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Births - Indexes and Records


 * 1877-1901 - South Carolina Delayed Births, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina Births, 1877-1901. - Available at Ancestry ($) - Index and Images


 * 1877-1901 - Births, 1877-1901, by Charleston, South Carolina Board of Health. Microfilm,  - Index and Images How to order microfilm to a Family History Center.

Marriage
In South Carolina, marriage records were not required by local governments until 1 July 1911. However, in the 1700s, the Church of England parish churches were required to record all marriages - even if the couple were not members of the denomination. Not all churches recorded these marriages and some have not survived. See Charleston County Church Records for more information.

There are some marriage settlements which were "pre-marital agreements." These were used to protect property for a second marriage. Marriage settlements can be found at the South Carolina State Archives and at the Family History Library. How to order microfilm to a Family History Center.

The city of Charleston recorded marriage records for a short time from 1877 to 1887. Copies can be obtained from the Charleston County Public Library. Requests can be made through email or mail. The only cost is for copies.

Newspapers are used as a substitute to locate marriage information. See South Carolina Newspapers.

Marriages - Indexes and Records 


 * 1806 - "Marriage and Death Notices from Charleston Courier for 1806" in The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from the newspaper
 * 1807 - "The French Refugee Newspapers of Charleston" [1790s-1810s] in The South Carolina Historical Magazine.; Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from newspapers
 * 1827-1845 - Marriage and Death Notices from the Charleston Observer 1827-1845 by Brent Holcomb. Book ; digital version at Ancestry ($). Abstracts from the newspaper
 * 1828 - "Marriages and Death Notices from the Charleston Gazette, 1828," in The South Carolina Historical Magazine. Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from the newspaper
 * 1877-1887 - Charleston, South Carolina, Marriage Records, 1877-1887. Available at Ancestry ($) - Index and Images
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death
The city of Charleston began keeping death records in 1821. Copies can be obtained from the Charleston County Public Library. Requests can be made through email or mail. The only cost is for copies. State-wide death registration began in 1915. For a copy of the death certificates from 1915 or later, contact the South Carolina Department of Health. The Charleston County Health Department only has copies for deaths occurring in the last 5 years. For more information, see the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death - Indexes and Records


 * 1806 - "Marriage and Death Notices From Charleston Courier for 1806," in the The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from the newspaper
 * 1807 - "The French Refugee Newspapers of Charleston," [1790s-1810s] in The South Carolina Historical Magazine. Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from these newspapers.
 * 1821-1914 - South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955, Available at Ancestry ($). Includes Charleston City death records, 1821-1914.
 * 1827-1845 - Marriage and Death Notices from the Charleston Observer 1827-1845 by Brent Holcomb. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1828 - "Marriages and Death Notices from the Charleston Gazette, 1828," in The South Carolina Historical Magazine. Digital version at JSTOR ($). Abstracts from the newspaper
 * 1871-1889 - Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina Black Deaths 1871-1889 Available at Ancestry ($) Index only
 * 1914-1960 - State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

A study of Charleston's early death records was written by Professor James Hagy:


 * Hagy, James W. "The Death Records of Charleston," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 91, No. 1 (Jan., 1990), pp. 32-44. Digital version at JSTOR ($).