Series 11802

Davis County (Utah). County Clerk Birth register, 1898-1905.

1 microfilm reel

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

These records contain birth registers recorded during the years 1898 through 1905 by the Davis County Clerk.

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.

Arrangement

These records are chronological by year but not by month. Entries were recorded in order of report, not by date of birth.

Additional Forms

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 classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by M. Call in September 1998.

Other 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 Material

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

Container List

ReelDescription
1Register of Births (1966 microfilming)
noneRegister of Births (2019 microfilming)