Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Utah Salt Lake County

What Is in the Collection?
This collection consists of a name index and images to Salt Lake County Birth records from 1890 to 1915. The records are arranged in volumes chronologically. Before 1908, entries were made in registers that were divided into columns and rows. Beginning in 1908, entries were made on printed certificates, with four per page. Separate books were kept for Salt Lake City and the rest of the county, although many county entries were recorded in the city books and vice versa. It is not known if these are duplicate entries. Salt Lake County began registering births in 1890. Separate books for kept for deaths in Salt Lake City and for the rest of the county. Beginning in 1905, the Utah State Board of Health required county Board of Health registrars to record all births occurring in their county. Physicians, midwives, and birthing facilities were all responsible to supply this information. County officials sent certificates each month to the state registrar at the Department of Vital Statistics.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Birth records of Salt Lake County contain some or all of the following information, depending on the time period:
 * Child's name and gender
 * Child's date and place of birth
 * Race or nativity
 * Father's name and age
 * Father’s birthplace and occupation
 * Mother's maiden name and age
 * Mother’s birthplace and occupation
 * Parents' residence
 * Whether a single or multiple birth
 * Birth order of child
 * Number of children born to this mother who are still living

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