Birth Certificate Manhattan
Birth records are also available from the local registrar of vital statistics where the event occurred.
Birth certificate manhattan. Records from this time period have been microfilm by familysearch and the original records are held by the new york municipal archives. Vital records has birth records since 1881 for all of new york state except new york city. A spouse child or other person who has an order from a new york state court to obtain a copy of a birth certificate. Who is eligible to obtain a birth certificate copy.
Find birth information edit edit source. Manhattan new york county july 1847 1848. A parent of the person named on the birth certificate whose name appears on the birth certificate. A birth certificate is often needed to obtain such documents as a passport a property or vehicle title a copy of your social security card and a drivers license.
July 1853 1909 brooklyn kings county 1866 1909 the bronx bronx county 1898 1909. To order this type of certificate you must submit a pre adoption birth certificate application pdf by mail. In 1866 a more complete law was passed requiring that all births be recorded. Birth certificate a certified copy of a birth certificate that can typically be used for travel passport proof of citizenship social security drivers license school registration personal identification and other legal purposes.
It does not have these records for new york city the boroughs of manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island. Finding a new york city birth marriage or death record can be complicated due to the different territorial and record keeping histories of each of the 5 boroughs. If you are lucky you had meticulous parents who locked your birth certificate away in a fireproof box years ago and it is still safe in your files. The person named on the birth certificate.
These orders are processed within 24 hours. The easiest and fastest way to order a birth certificate is on line at our website external. The office of vital records issues birth certificates for individuals who were born in one of the five boroughs of new york city brooklyn the bronx manhattan queens or staten island since 1910. Manhattan started keeping some birth records in 1853.
Online and in person orders are not yet available for pre adoption birth certificates. You can now request a copy of a pre adoption long form birth certificate for an adopted person who was born in nyc.