California Death Record Index
Online California Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
California: County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes death records for San Francisco, 1853-1905 (with gaps): early years (to 1874) are from deaths reported in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin; later years are death registers or mortuary registers; not complete: 1875-1881 is missing and there may be other gaps; also has BMD records for some other CA counties (coverage varies)
https://www.deathindexes.com/california/
California Death Records | Enter a Name to View Death Records Online
California Death Records Search. In California, the California Department of Public Health is responsible for maintaining and issuing the official record of all deaths that occur in the state of California. The California Department of Public health maintains California Death Records of 1905-present. If you make a request for post 1970 death records, your request will take about three weeks to process.
https://www.searchquarry.com/california-death-records/
How to Find a Death Record in California? - State Records
California Department of Public Health Vital Records – MS 5103 P.O. Box 997410 Sacramento, CA 95899-7410 Send application to the address below if using a courier service that requires a physical address for delivery: California Department of Public Health Vital Records – MS 5103 1501 Capitol Avenue Sacramento, CA 95814
https://california.staterecords.org/deathrecords
Death Records Search - California (Death Certificates & Indexes)
California Death Records provide information relating to a person's death in California. Death Records include information from California and Federal death registries and indexes, including the National Death Index. California Vital Records Offices, County Clerks, and the California Health Department maintain Death Records. Find California Death Records, including: California Death Records online for free; Certified death certificates
https://www.countyoffice.org/ca-death-records/
Online California Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
California: County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes death records for San Francisco, 1853-1905 (with gaps): early years (to 1874) are from deaths reported in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin; later years are death registers or mortuary registers; not complete: 1875-1881 is missing and there may be other gaps; also has BMD records for some other CA counties (coverage varies)
https://www.deathindexes.com/california/index.html
California Death Index, 1940-1997 • FamilySearch
California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name index of death index created by the California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section in Sacramento. Index includes name, sex, date and place of birth, date and county of death, father's last name, and mother's maiden name.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2015582
How to Find California Death Records • FamilySearch
The Vital Records office of the California Department of Public Health has copies of deaths from 1905 to present day. STEP ONE: Find Death Information edit] For deaths that exist during this time period, try the following database. STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate] Restrictions for death certificates:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/How_to_Find_California_Death_Records
California Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records
The collection consists of the California Death Index for the years 1905 to 1939. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the deceased and includes: initials of spouse, social security number (if known), code number of county where death occurred, date of death, registrar number and state file number.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/California_Death_Index_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 - Ancestry
This index is the first step in your quest to locate your ancestor’s California death record, 1905–1939 (which can lead to your next step: birth and other records). California Birth Index, 1905-1995. This database is an index to over 24.5 million births occurring in California between 1905 and 1995. Information contained in this index includes: child's name (names may be truncated at 8 letters), gender, birth date, birth county, mother's maiden name (names may be truncated at 8 letters).
https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5180
Vital Records - California
The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) maintains birth, death, fetal death/still birth, marriage, and divorce records for California. Services provided by CDPH-VR include issuing certified copies of California vital records and registering and amending vital records as authorized by law.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/pages/vital-records.aspx
California, Death Index, 1940-1997 | California Records
This Death database is an index to over Millions of Records in California, Death Index, 1940-1997. This Death Collection also contains contents of Census & people, Death, Military, Marriage & Divorce, Land & property information.
https://www.californiarecords.info/free_search/california-death-index-1940-1997/
Vital Records Obtaining Certified Copies of Death Records - California
Obtaining Certified Copies of Death Certificates The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) maintains a permanent, public record of every death that has occurred in California since July 1905. Certified death records are $24 per copy. Processing Times for Death Certificates
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Vital-Records-Obtaining-Certified-Copies-of-Death-Records.aspx