lived sonoma calif.many years ago.had sibling died young age how can look 4 death crtificate online.?

Question

without paying fees and filling out applications. want to view online as a matter of public record. send a link if possible. thanks 4 any help you can give........p.s i live in ohio.

Answer 1

I think your problem is that you consider these records to be public domain and that they're digitized and readily available on the internet. The disconnect is that the records actually belong to the State and the State makes A LOT of money selling copies of them. They have no interest in putting copies of their files online because a) the risk of misuse by identity thieves is huge, b) putting originals online takes away their profit margin, and c) the cost of copying them all and putting them online would be more than most states could afford.

I realize the cost of the death certificate may seem excessive, but the upside is that the Sonoma County Clerk's office does have limited access terminals in their offices where you can look up records. You may try that and see if a visit there will give you the information you want without paying for a certified copy. While there you can also ask if they print "genealogy copies" of records that are not certified but are still actual copies. If so, then they usually cost a fraction of the cost of the certified copies.

Here's a link that you may or may not have seen, but there's a lot of great information on it so it bears posting:
http://www.sonoma-county.org/Clerk/HTML_Documents/BDMCerts/Frameset_BDMCerts.htm

Answer 2

Sorry to disagree with the consultant...
the indexes are a form of a record, but the certificate is the original document. In many cases, you will already have the other supporting evidence, but when possible, an original source is preferable.
None of the indexes will show the full information, on a death cert, that will include place of burial, names of parents (ages and birthplaces), the name of the mortuary. For your sister, that may not be critical information. For a grandparent, etc, those clues may be the open door to further info. For instance, finding the burial place of a grandparent, and looking then at the cemetery.. is very likely to turn up other relatives, some of whom might have died before death certs were used.
I understand not wanting to pay for documents, but this is one time when it does matter. People expect "free" research.. unfortunately, that is not the best expectation. Certain vital records are not, and SHOULD not be online, for security reasons.

Answer 3

Hey Pedro,

You may get the date and information about the death, but not likely to get the certificate for free. Here are some sites to help you. Where did the Sibling die? The records will be inexpensive for the Death Certificate in the municipal location (Town, County, or City) Vital Records office. About $4.00 to $12.00. If you get the record from the STATE, it will cost 4 to 10 times that.

Maybe all you need is an Obituary - I don't know if an infant would have much of an obit.

Answer 4

pedro...
Unfortunately, in order to view the actual death certificate, you must pay the fee and order it. Rootsweb does have a free California death index online that gives some basic information, but the cause of death isn't listed. It is taken directly from the California death records You can view the California Death index at the following link
http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi
I hope this helps.

Answer 5

If you just want to see the death record, then rootsweb or social security death index are the place to go. If you want a copy of the actual certificate, then you need to go to vital records and pay the appropriate fee. I use the death index regularly to verify a persons information for family history purposes, but I don't need to look at the actual certificate. The recorded evidence is sufficient. Ancestry.com has links to those death indexes but they have their own fee for signing up for their services. Go to the local LDS Family History Library and you can look them up for free.

Answer 6

No freebies online for most public records. You have to either visit and pay for copies, or call and then send funds and receive by return mail the documents.

Answer 7

Death Records Search Database : http://DeathRecordsInfo.com/Official

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