Click on the links below to search free birth, death, marriage, and divorce record databases in Delaware.
Visit the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics for information on how to obtain birth, death and marriage certificates. To place an order, write to:
Office of Vital Statistics
Jesse S. Cooper Bldg
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-4549
Fax: (302) 736-1862
Birth Records since 1930. Death Records since 1962. Marriage Records since 1962.
Divorce Records from 1935-1975. Inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate office. Fee for search and verification of essential facts of divorce is $5.00 for each 5-year period searched. Certified copies are not available from the State office but should be available from the county where the divorce was granted.
Records for birth, death and marriages from additional years are available here:
Delaware Public Archives
121 Duke of York Street
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-5000
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| Births | 1861-1922 Delaware birth records filed between 1861 and 1922 and view document images. |
| Births | Births & Christenings 1710-1896 Delaware births, baptisms, and christenings recorded between 1710 and 1896. |
| Deaths | Deaths & Burials 1815-1955 Delaware Deaths & Burials recorded between 1815 and 1955. |
| Deaths | New Castle County Wills Use this New Castle County service to search for the status of Wills on file. Search by name, file number, and/or date of death. |
| Deaths | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration records of deaths in Delaware. |
| Marriages | 1713-1953 Delaware marriage records filed between 1713 and 1953. |
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