San Francisco County is one of the original 27 counties. The sixth mission in California was established here by Padre Junipero Serra on October 9, 1776, and was named Mission San Francisco de Asis a la Laguna de los Dolores (Saint Francis of Assisi at the Lagoon of Sorrows). The mission is now known as "Mission Dolores." Territory which at one time was in San Francisco County is now in San Mateo County. Some of the water of San Francisco Bay which at one time was in San Francisco County is now in Marin County.

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San Francisco files are divided here by date.

To search for names on the pages below you will need to use the Edit/Find command in your browser (by pressing the Ctrl key and the F key simultaneously) or you can use the search box on the home page.

NOTE:  It has come to our attention that the date on the San Francisco records is NOT the date of death, but the date the entry was made to the record.

SOURCES:

These volumes normally include the following information for each individual:*Date of Entry, Name, Sex, Age, Occupation, Place of Birth*, Previous Residence, Particular Place of Death, Date of Death, Cause of Death, Place of Burial, and Remarks.

• 08 Nov 1865 - 30 Sep 1869, Volume 1

• 01 Oct 1869 - 30 Apr 1873, Volume 2

• 01 Apr 1882 - 30 Jun 1889, Volume 3 (Coroner Cases Only) and Index

• 01 Aug 1894 - 30 Jun 1896, Book "M" and Index

• 01 Jul 1898 - 16 Mar 1900, Book "O", no records, Index only

• 17 Mar 1900 - 22 Oct 1901, Book "P" and Index

• 23 Oct 1901 - 30 Jun 1903, Book "Q" and Index

• 01 Jul 1903 - 30 Jun 1904, Book "R" and Index

The originals are located at the S.F. Dept. of Public Health (Book "O" was never microfilmed).

*The following records only have the information that is bolded and between the asterisks ** above. The records will be updated with the rest of the info as soon as we are able to do so. In the meantime, we offer what we have in the hope it may at least further your research.