Hello all
Unlike most of the countries of the world, the aid that I am after from you is not
financial. How on earth do I obtain certificates of births, marriages and deaths in the
US, please?
For some of the events I have dates, or in some instances just the year, and places. For
example, if I wanted a marriage certificate in the year 1919 in Bartlett, New York State,
how would I go about getting a copy? Also, if that was all the information (apart from
names) that I gave, would the Registrar search the Registers, as ours do, to find the
right one?
For events in more recent years (post WWII) how could I find where someone was born,
married, died - particularly the latter.
The only websites that I can find seem restricted to certain areas of certain States.
Isn't there something that is for, say, New York State operated by the State Registrar
(or whoever) to which I can refer and find the marriage I am looking for and then to whom
I can send for a copy of the certificate.
Or, do I just go without?
Help and advice, please.
David W Essex UK