Delaware Birth Records

The holdings of the Office of Vital Statistics contain birth records more recent than 72 years and marriage records more recent than 40 years. Information on how to obtain these records can be found at
Delaware Birth Records

Any extant birth, death, and marriage records older than these dates can be found in the Delaware Publich Archives

Hall of Records
121 Duke of York Street
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-5318
Fax (302) 739-2578

The Public Archives of Delaware has staff that will search early births, marriage, and death records that have been compiled from family Bibles, newspapers, church records, tombstones, and similar sources in their holdings.

Prior to 1913 the state of Delaware did not strictly enforce any law to require the registration of births, deaths, or marriages. Vital records prior to this date are incomplete.

New Castle County:

Limestone Building - (302) 995-8586

Kent County:

Jesse S. Cooper Building - (302) 744-4549

Sussex County:

Georgetown State Service Center - (302) 856-5495

Delaware Birth Records
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