Torrance Genealogy (in Los Angeles County, CA)

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Torrance Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth cards, 1894-1905 FamilySearch Library

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to record of births, 1866-1920, and delayed certificates of births, 1866 on, requested from 1944-1968 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Torrance Cemetery Records

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

First Lutheran Church and School Find a Grave online

Torrance Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Torrance, California LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Torrance Church Records

Record of members, 1931-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1931- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Torrance Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library

Torrance City Directories

Torrance City Directory 1949 MyHeritage online

Torrance, California, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Torrance, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Torrance Death Records

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1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry online

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

Funeral records, 1950-1980 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County death certificates 1889-1960 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County death index 1905-1925, 1934-1978 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County deaths 1874-1905, 1918-1932 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County, California, deaths, 1873-1899 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, index to deaths, 1905-1979 and death records 1889-1960 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles, California, Coroner's Inquest Index, 1992-2016 Ancestry online

Mission Mortuary records (formerly LeCheminant Mortuary), 1924-1947 FamilySearch Library

Register of deaths, 1877-1905 for Los Angeles County : and indexes to records of deaths, 1873-1920 FamilySearch Library

Torrance Histories and Genealogies

Surname register, South Bay Cities Genealogical Society, Torrance, California FamilySearch Library

Torrance, a city for today FamilySearch Library

Torrance Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1927-1948 FamilySearch Library

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 Ancestry online

Naturalization Index of the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 Ancestry online

Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3 online

Naturalization index, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Naturalizations, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Torrance Land Records

Nevada County, California, deeds, 1856-1921 ; indexes, 1856-1921 FamilySearch Library

Torrance Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1929 Library of Congress online

Torrance Marriage Records

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1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to marriages 1951-1957 and marriage records 1951-1957, Los Angeles County, California FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County California marriages 1876-1890, vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Marriage application records, 1850-1905 FamilySearch Library

Marriage certificates, 1851-1924; index, 1851-1920 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1856-1944 ; indexes, 1856-1950 (Los Angeles County, California) FamilySearch Library

Marriages in Los Angeles County (04 Aug 1851 - 24 Oct 1935 ) Western States Marriage Index online

Torrance Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Torrance Newspapers and Obituaries

Daily Breeze 08/03/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Daily Breeze 1974-1985 Newspapers.com online

Daily Breeze 1985-1998 Newspapers.com online

More San Pedro 02/18/2006 to 01/19/2008 Genealogy Bank online

Torrance Historical Newspaper Archives (1913-1969) Torrance Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Torrance

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Carson Star. (Torrance, Calif.) 1960s-1970

Daily Breeze. (Torrance, Calif.) 1974-Current

News Advertiser-Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1969-1970

Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1950-1951

Torrance Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1954-1964

Torrance Press-Herald and Advertiser. (Torrance, Calif.) 1970-1971

Torrance Press-Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1964-1969

Torrance Press-Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1971-1983

Torrance Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1951-1964

Torrance Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Torrance School Records

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Bishop Montgomery High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1980, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bishop Montgomery High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bishop Montgomery High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Classmates online

North High School - Valiant Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1974 E Yearbook online

North High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

North High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005 Classmates online

South High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1960, 1974 E Yearbook online

South High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

South High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002 Classmates online

Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 E Yearbook online

Torrance High School yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Torrance High School yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 Classmates online

West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1972, 1975, 1988 E Yearbook online

West High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

West High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2003 Classmates online



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