Vital Records of Somerset County

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Vital Records of Somerset County

List of Registrars for Somerset County

Records for births occurring from May 1848--1923 are held at:
Division of Archives & Records Management
225 West State Street-Level 2 
Department of State Building 
P.O. Box 307 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
(609) 292-6260 (general information)

Records for births occurring from June 1878 forward can (and should) be accessed through:
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services -Vital Statistics 
Vital Statistics Registration
P. O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 
(609) 292-4087 (general info)

Marriage bonds prior to 1795 and between 1848--1940 are held at (but 1878 forward should see below):
Division of Archives & Records Management
225 West State Street-Level 2 
Department of State Building 
P.O. Box 307 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
(609) 292-6260 (general information)

Marriages from 1796--1848 are held by the individual counties (although many of the county records are also available at the Archives).
ACCESS A LIST OF THEM HERE: 
SOMERSET COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES--1795-1879
For Somerset County, these are directed to the County Clerk in writing at:
Somerset County Clerk
P.O. Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876-1262
(908) 231-7006 (general information)

Marriages 1878 forward can (and should) be accessed through:
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services -Vital Statistics 
Vital Statistics Registration
P. O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 
(609) 292-4087 (general info)

Death records follow the same pattern as birth records. Prior to May of 1848 they were not recorded by a government agency.

Records for deaths occurring from May 1848--1940 are held at:
Division of Archives & Records Management
225 West State Street-Level 2 
Department of State Building 
P.O. Box 307 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
(609) 292-6260 (general information)

Records for deaths occurring from June 1878 forward can (and should) be accessed through:
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services -Vital Statistics 
Vital Statistics Registration
P. O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 
(609) 292-4087 (general info)

 


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