Series 11802

Davis County (Utah). County Clerk Birth register

Dates: 1898-1905.

1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

These records contain birth registers recorded for the years 1898 through 1905. Each entry includes the date and place of birth, sex, race, color, parent's names, residence, name of informant, and an assigned number.

Beginning in 1898, physicians and midwives were required to keep record of each birth for which they assisted professionally. In their absence, parents were required to complete a report. They then filed the reports quarterly to the county clerk or in the case of incorporated cities, to the local board of health and they would in turn report to the county clerk (Revised Statutes of Utah 1898, Title 57, p. 474-475).

In 1905, the state passed a law requiring each county to file a uniform certificate with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Images Available

This series is available on microfilm.

This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

Copies of these records are located at Ancestry.com View Online.

Access Restrictions

This series is designated as Public.

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Finding Aids

Indexes: An electronic index has been created which indexes the parents' names, date of birth, and gender of child, covering from 1898 thru 1905. View index.

Related Records

Birth certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81443, This series contains birth certificates filed at the Bureau of Vital Records beginning in 1904.

Indexing Terms

Registers of births, etc.--Davis County (Utah).

Davis County (Utah)--Statistics, Vital.

REEL	DESCRIPTION
1	Register of Births (1966 microfilming)
none	Register of Births (2019 microfilming)