New York City Municipal Archives

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The New York City Municipal Archives has copies of:

Birth Records

  • Manhattan (New York County) Birth Records, July 1847-1848; July 1853-1909
  • Brooklyn (Kings County) Birth Records, 1866-1909
  • The Bronx (Bronx County) Birth Records, 1898-1909
  • Queens (Queens County) Birth Records, 1898-1909
  • Staten Island (Richmond County) Birth Records, 1898-1909

Death Records

  • Manhattan (New York County) Death Records, 1795; 1802-1804; 1808; 1812-1948
  • Brooklyn (Kings County) Death Records, 1847-1853; 1857-1948
  • The Bronx (Bronx County) Death Records, 1898-1948
  • Queens (Queens County) Death Records, 1898-1948
  • Staten Island (Richmond County) Death Records, 1898-1909

Marriage Records

  • Manhattan (New York County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
  • Manhattan (New York County), Marriage Certificates, June 1847-1848; July 1853-1937
  • Brooklyn (Kings County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
  • Brooklyn (Kings County), Marriage Certificates, 1866-1937
  • The Bronx (Bronx County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
  • The Bronx (Bronx County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937
  • Queens (Queens County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
  • Queens (Queens County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937
  • Staten Island (Richmond County), Marriage Licenses, 1908-1949
  • Staten Island (Richmond County), Marriage Certificates, 1898-1937

Due to privacy laws, all of these records are not currently available online. The records can be ordered from the New York City Municipal Archives for a fee. Restrictions apply to obtaining these records. Details about how to order the records can be found on the New York City Municipal Archives website.


For online and earlier vital records for New York, see the pages in our directory for:



The New York City Municipal Archives has vital records for:
    1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022