Torrance Genealogy (in Los Angeles County, CA)

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Torrance Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

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

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 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry 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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1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1905-1939 Ancestry 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, California, Coroner's Inquest Index, 1992-2016 Ancestry online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Torrance Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

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

Torrance, a city for today FamilySearch Library

Torrance Immigration Records

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

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

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

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

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 Daily Breeze 1923-1923 Newspapers.com online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage 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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