Seattle Genealogy (in King County, WA)

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Seattle Birth Records

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry online

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

Birth notices from Seattle newspapers 1853-1890 WorldCat

Birth records : Seattle WorldCat

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Seattle Cemetery Records (64)


Seattle Census Records

1856, 1871, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1892 State Census of King County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry 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

West Seattle census of 1907 FamilySearch Library

Seattle Church Records

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Abundance of grace: the history of the archdiocese of Seattle, 1850-2000 FamilySearch Library

Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1943-1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. South Seattle Ward (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Bethany Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethel Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Brown Church records, 1878-1886, Seattle, Wash. Archive Grid

Denny Park Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Emmaus Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Faith church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Methodist Church, Fourth & Marion sts., Seattle, Washington : baptisms and marriages performed by Rev. J. Ralph Magee,1921-1926 FamilySearch Library

Friends Memorial Church records, 1893-1962, 1983-1986 FamilySearch Library

Gethsemane Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Immanuel Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Japanese Baptist Church records, 1899-1949, Seattle, Wash. Archive Grid

Rainier Heights Friends Church records, 1836-1926 FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1938-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Queen Anne Ward (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1938-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. University Ward (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1938-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. West Seattle Ward (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Records, 1912-1942 (microform), Saint Peter's Episcopal Church (Seattle, Wash.). Archive Grid

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Seattle Branch records, 1897-1919 FamilySearch Library

Seattle First Baptist Church records, Seattle, Wash. Archive Grid

Seattle City Directories (120)


Seattle Court Records

Foresters of America, Court Enterprise No. 3 records, 1911. WorldCat

Seattle Death Records

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1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry online

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage online

1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry online

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry online

Death notices from Seattle newspapers 1853-1890 WorldCat

Death records : Seattle WorldCat

Defunct funeral homes in Seattle and King County WorldCat

Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park and Funeral Home Find a Grave online

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Seattle Death Registers Index, 1881-1907 Washington State Archives online

Seattle death records, 1881-1907 FamilySearch Library

Seattle death records, 1881-1907 WorldCat

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Seattle Histories and Genealogies

A History of the Puget Sound Country : its Resources, its Commerce and its People Ancestry online

A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away LDS Genealogy online

A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away Internet Archive online

An index to early King County pioneers : (includes Seattle) WorldCat

Arctic Club, 1908-1958 : 50th anniversary FamilySearch Library

History of Seattle from the earliest settlement to the present time, vol. 3 Genealogy Gophers online

History of Seattle, Washington : With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Ancestry online

History of Seattle, Washington, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers FamilySearch Library

Index to Clarence B. Bagley's History of Seattle : from the earliest settlement to the present time, 1916 FamilySearch Library

Seattle Memories Ancestry online

Seattle: deluxe suppl. to the history of Seattle Genealogy Gophers online

Souvenir guide of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition : held at Seattle, Washingtion, June 1st to October 16th, 1909 Genealogy Gophers online

Seattle Immigration Records

Customs records of passenger manifests inbound, 1894-1909 : Port Townsend, Tacoma, and Seattle FamilySearch Library

Indexes to Naturalization Records of King County Territorial and Superior Courts, 1864-1889 and 1906-1928 Ancestry online

Indexes to naturalization and citizenships, 1865-1928; declarations of intention, 1854-1924; naturalization, 1889-1906; petitions, 1906-1921 FamilySearch Library

King County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1928 Washington State Archives online

Lists of Chinese passengers arriving at Seattle (Port Townsend), Wash., 1882-1916 WorldCat

Naturalization records - adult, 1890-1906, United States District Court (Washington : Northern Division) Archive Grid

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington, 1890-1957 FamilySearch Library

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle from U. S. insular possessions, 1908-1917 : Port Townsend, Seattle, and Tacoma FamilySearch Library

Passenger lists of vessels arriving at Seattle, Washington : NARA M1398, 1949-1954 FamilySearch Library

Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957 Ancestry online

Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957 Ancestry online

Seattle naturalization records, 1890-1952; indexes, 1890-1952 FamilySearch Library

Seattle, Washington Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 MyHeritage online

Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1961 Ancestry online

Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 Family Search online

Washington, Seattle, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes, 1947-1954 Family Search online

Seattle Land Records

1850-1954 Washington County Land Records Ancestry online

Dat Moi = New Land, 1 August 1975 - 1 January 1987 Washington Digital Newspapers online

Seattle Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1878. Library of Congress online

Bird's eye view map of the city of Seattle, W.T., Puget Sound, county seat of King County 1884. Library of Congress online

Birds-eye-view map of Seattle and environs King County, Wash., 1891. Library of Congress online

Main business district periscopic map of Seattle, 1903 Library of Congress online

Map of Seattle birdseye view of portion of city and vicinity, 1925 Library of Congress online

New guide map of the city of Seattle and environs, Washington, 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1904-1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1905-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, 1951 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Seattle, King County, Washington, July 1884 Library of Congress online

Seattle, 1878 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Seattle Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

First Methodist Church, Fourth & Marion sts., Seattle, Washington : baptisms and marriages performed by Rev. J. Ralph Magee,1921-1926 FamilySearch Library

King County marriages, 1866-1883 (included in Washington, Compiled Marriage Index) Ancestry online

Marriage records of King County, Washington, 1853-1884 FamilySearch Library

Seattle Minority Records

Anti-Chinese Riots At Seattle [Sic], Wn., February 8Th, 1886 Ancestry online

Jewish Transcript. (Seattle, Wash.) 1924-1942 US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Transcript. (Seattle, Wash.) 1924-1942 US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Transcript. (Seattle, Wash.) 1967-Current US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Transcript. (Seattle, Wash.) 1967-Current US Newspaper Directory

Lists of Chinese passengers arriving at Seattle (Port Townsend), Wash., 1882-1916 WorldCat

Records, 1892-2003, Jewish Family Service (Seattle, Wash.). Archive Grid

Seattle Miscellaneous Records

Records, 1892-2003, Jewish Family Service (Seattle, Wash.). Archive Grid

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes Seattle, Washington) Ancestry online

Seattle Newspapers and Obituaries (136)


Seattle Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Washington, King County Probate Records, 1854-1927 Family Search online

Seattle School Records (111)


Seattle Tax Records

Tax lists for the city of Seattle, 1874-1878, Seattle (Wash.). Office of the Treasurer Archive Grid



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