One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see:
- 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
- 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
- 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information
The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Florida.
Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)
Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
General U.S.
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
Florida
- Alachua County Marriage Licenses 1837-1973
- Alachua County Marriages 1869-1887
- Alachua County Online Marriage Certificate Books
- Alachua County Marriage Records and Licenses, 1837-1930
- Baker County Delayed Birth Certificates
- Baker County Marriage Licenses, 1877-1927, 1897-1943; Marriage Record Books, 1927-1951
- Bay County Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes
- Bay County Births and Marriages
- Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930
- Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930
- Bay County Marriages 1913 to 1930
- Bay County Marriage Records, 1913-1952
- Bradford County Marriage Licenses and Applications, 1891-1950
- Bradford County Marriage Records, 1875-1927
- Brevard County Marriage Licenses
- Brevard County Marriage Records 1879-1896
- Brevard County Marriage Records, 1868-1954
- Broward County Marriage Licenses
- Broward County Marriages
- Broward County Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1915-1951; Indexes, 1915-1959
- Calhoun County Marriages 1862-1900
- Calhoun County Marriage Records, 1862-1963
- Charlotte County Marriages
- Charlotte County Marriages
- Charlotte County Marriage Records, 1921-1945
- Citrus County Marriage and Probate Records
- Clay County Marriages
- Clay County Marriage License Records, 1872-1958; Index 1872-1945
- Clay County Register of Marriage Licenses 1912-1926
- Collier County Death Index
- Collier County Death Search
- Collier County Marriages
- Collier County Marriage Record, Vol. 1, 1923-1945
- Columbia County Marriages
- Columbia County Marriage Records, 1874-1955; Index, 1884-1976
- Columbia county Marriage Records, 1886-1938
- Columbia County Petitions for Certificates and Certificates of Delayed Births, 1943-1962
- Dade County Marriage Records 1905-1911
- Dade County Marriage License Applications, 1887-1892; Index 1889-1911
- Dade County Marriage Records, 1905-1911
- Dade County Marriages, Liens, Deeds and Misc., 1840-1891: Index from Beginning until 1900
- DeSoto County Marriages
- DeSoto County Marriage Applications, 1919-1950
- DeSoto County Marriage Records, 1887-1953
- Dixie County Marriage Records 1921-1953
- Duval County Marriage Records, 1823-1901
- Duval County Marriages
- Duval County Marriage Licence Applications, 1915-1952
- Duval County Marriage Records 1823-1951 ; Index 1845-1963
- Duval County Marriage License Index
- Duval County Records of Licenses and Marriage, 1889-1931
- Escambia County Marriages
- Escambia County Marriages 1901
- Escambia County Marriage Records, 1822-1927
- Escambia County Pensacola Births and Deaths, 1891-1910
- Fernandina Deaths 1896-1916
- Flagler County Deaths
- Flagler County Marriage Records, 1917-1928
- Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935
- Florida Death and Marriage Search by County
- Florida Death Certificates, 1877-1939
- Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
- Florida Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
- Florida Deaths, 1877-1939
- Florida Federal and State Census Mortality Schedules 1850-1885
- Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
- Florida Marriage Records of Alachua County, Marion County, Polk County, Escambia County
- Florida Marriage Records of Marion, Nassau, Polk, Wadulla Counties, 1854-1902
- Florida Marriages, 1830-1993
- Florida Marriages, 1837-1974
- Florida Master Marriage Index
- Florida Pioneers Births and Deaths
- Florida State Archives Marriage Licenses, 1887-1927
- Florida Marriage Licenses and Certificates 1928-1950
- Florida Miscellaneous Records
- Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957
- Florida, Reports of Divorce Granted and Reports of Marriage Annulled, 1927-1950
- Franklin County Marriages 1871-1884
- Franklin County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1943-1960
- Franklin County Marriage Records 1927-1957
- Franklin County Marriage Records, 1887-1938
- Freedmen's Bureau - Marriages
- Gadsden County Marriages 1998
- Gadsden County Marriage Records, 1849-1931
- Gadsden County Marriage Records, 1849-1960
- Gilchrist County Deaths
- Gilchrist County Delayed Birth Certificates
- Gilchrist County Marriages
- Gilchrist County Delayed Birth Certificates
- Gilchrist County Marriage License Records 1927-1967, 1978
- Gilchrist County Petitions for Delayed Birth Certificate 1953-1998
- Glades County Marriages
- Glades County Marriage Records, 1921-1951
- Gulf County Marriage Records, 1925-1952
- Hamilton County Death and Marriage Indexes
- Hamilton County Applications for Marriage License, 1896-1950
- Hamilton County General Index to Marriages and Estates, 1828-1922
- Hamilton County Marriage Licenses, 1927-1956
- Hamilton County Marriage Records, 1824-1939; Index to Marriages, 1830-1934
- Hardee County Marriage Records, 1921-1957; Index 1921-1963
- Hendry County Marriage Records, 1923-1951
- Hernando County Applications for Marriage License and Affidavits of Application for Marriage License, 1919-1950
- Hernando County Marriage Records, 1887-1961
- Highlands County Death Index
- Highlands County Marriage Indexes
- Highlands County Marriage Applications, 1921-1951; Marriage Licenses, 1921-1951; Index, 1921-1957
- Hillsborough County Marriage Record Search
- Hillsborough County Marriage Records 1878-1912
- Hillsborough County Marriage Licenses, 1853-1927, 1940-1956
- Hillsborough County Marriage Records, 1849-1951; Index, 1846-1980
- Hillsborough County Register of Marriage Licenses issued, 1909-1927
- Hillsborough Marriages, 1846-1887
- Holmes County Births and Marriages
- Holmes County Marriage Records, 1902-1950
- Indian River County Marriage Records, 1925-1958
- Jackson County Marriages
- Jackson County Marriage Records 1848-1955; Index, 1848-1972
- Jackson County Marriage Records 1849-1929
- Jacksonville Record of Death Certificates, August 1945-July 1950
- Jefferson County Marriage Records and Licenses, 1827-1954
- Key West Key West Deaths, October 1880-October 1913
- Lafayette County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1883-1941
- Lafayette County Marriage Records, 1857-1950
- Lake County Death reports, Death Certificates and Inquests, 1915-1971
- Lake County Marriage Licenses, 1887-1954
- Lee County Death Notices
- Lee County Marriage Records, 1887-1951
- Leon County Marriage Licenses
- Leon County Marriages
- Leon County Applications for Marriage License, 1850-1950
- Leon County Genealogical Records
- Leon County Marriage Licenses, 1830-1932
- Leon County Marriage Licenses, 1929-1951
- Leon County Marriage Records 1858-1887
- Leon County Marriage Records 1866-1900
- Leon County Marriage Records June 11, 1877 - March 8, 1936
- Leon County Marriages, 1825-1929; Index, 1825-1959
- Levy County Death Index
- Levy County Delayed Births
- Levy County Delayed Birth Certificates 1943-1980
- Levy County Marriage Licenses, 1854-1927
- Levy County Marriage Records 1864-1959
- Liberty County Marriage Index 1857-1965
- Liberty County Marriage Records, 1889-1966, Index, 1857-1966
- Liberty County Record of Marriages, 1857-1876
- Madison County Deaths
- Madison County Marriages
- Madison County Registers of Marriage Licenses issued, 1881-1890, 1914-1937
- Madison County Applications for Marriage License, 1919-1944
- Madison County Marriages, 1831-1950 ; Index 1831-1972
- Manatee County Marriage Licenses
- Manatee County Marriage Licenses, 1856-1952
- Manatee County Miscellaneous Record, 1859-1878
- Marion County Marriage License Records 1885-1886
- Marion County Marriage Licenses 1868-1928
- Marion County Marriage Records 1844-1950 ; Index, 1844-1975
- Marriage Records of Baker, Brevard, Dade and Marion Counties
- Marriage Records of Escambia and Polk Counties
- Marriage Records of Escambia, Lake, Marion and Nassau Counties
- Marriage Records of Nassau and Taylor Counties
- Martin County Marriage Records 1925-1977
- Miami-Dade County Online Marriage Licenses
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Monroe County Marriage Records, 1829-1931; Indexes, 1826-1945
- Naples Death Index
- Nassau County Area Deaths
- Nassau County Marriages 1867-1894
- Nassau County Marriage Records, 1867-1953
- Ocala Record of Deaths 1890-1903
- Okaloosa County Death Index
- Okaloosa County Marriage Records, v. 1-2, 1915-1935
- Okeechobee County Marriage Records January 1927 through December 1937
- Okeechobee County Marriage Records, 1917-1955
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Orange County Affidavits for Marriage Licenses, 1920-1926
- Orange County Applications for Marriage License, 1907-1920
- Orange County Marriage Licenses, 1869-1927
- Orange County Marriage Records 1869-1900
- Orange County Marriage Records 1881-1883
- Orange County Marriage Records, 1869-1934; Index, 1882-1941
- Orange County Marriage Records, 1927-1951; Index, 1941-1950
- Orlando Register of Deaths, 1922-1929
- Osceola County Marriages, 1887-1909
- Osceola County Marriage Records 1887-1953
- Palm Beach County Death Index 1968-1971
- Palm Beach County Death Notices
- Palm Beach County Marriage License Records, 1909-1928
- Palm Beach County Marriage Records
- Pasco County Death Index
- Pasco County Marriage Records, 1889-1926
- Pinellas County Death Index
- Pinellas County Marriage Index
- Pinellas County Marriage Records 1911-1986
- Pinellas County Pinellas County Records, vol. 2 : (Church, Marriage, Bible, Cemetery, etc.)
- Polk County Death Index
- Polk County Marriages 1862-1881
- Polk County Marriage License Applications, 1928-1950
- Polk County Marriage Licenses, 1900-1927
- Polk County Marriage Records, 1862-1951
- Putnam County Early Marriages
- Putnam County Marriage License Applications, ca. 1866-1974
- Putnam County Marriage Records 1849-1954
- Santa Rosa County Death Indexes
- Santa Rosa County Marriages 1907-1935
- Santa Rosa County Marriages Bride Index 1869-1899
- Santa Rosa County Marriage Licenses and Records, 1869-1952
- Sarasota County Birth and Death Index
- Sarasota County Death and Obituary Index
- Sarasota County Marriage Records, 1921-1953; Index 1922-1982
- Seminole County Marriage Licenses, 1913-1927
- Seminole County Marriage Records 1913 through 1914
- Seminole County Marriages, 1913-1926
- St Johns County Marriage and Death Indexes
- St. Augustine Record of Deaths, 1888-1920
- St. Johns County Deaths and/or Burials 1800-1899
- St. Johns County List of deaths and/or burials, 1800-1899
- St. John's County Marriage Licenses, 1927-1953
- St. John's County Marriage Records 1823-1880
- St. Johns County Marriage Records, 1823-1943 and Applications, 1915-1927
- St. Johns County Marriage Records, 1824-1840
- St. Lucie County Marriage License Index
- St. Lucie County Marriage Records, 1905-1948
- St. Petersburg Times Death and Obituary Index
- Sumter County Marriage Index 1853 - 1875
- Sumter County Applications for Marriage License, 1928-1950
- Sumter County General Index to Records, 1856-1933
- Sumter County Marriage Licenses, 1909-1927
- Sumter County Marriage Records, 1853-1953
- Suwanee County Delayed Birth Indexes
- Suwanee County Marriage Indexes
- Suwanee County Marriage Licenses, 1859-1931
- Suwanee County Marriage Records, 1859-1951
- Suwannee County Marriages 1859-1867
- Suwannee County Marriage Applications, 1920-1950
- Tampa Death and Cemetery Records, 1896-1921; Index, 1896-1958
- Taylor County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1913-1945
- Taylor County Marriage Records, 1857-1955
- Union County Death Certificate Index
- Union County Marriage Records 1921-1952
- Volusia County Births and Deaths 1888-1893
- Volusia County Marriages 1856-1926
- Volusia County Marriage Licenses 1856-1889
- Wakulla County Marriage Index
- Wakulla County Marriage Records, 1892-1927
- Wakulla County Marriage Records, 1892-1961
- Walton County Marriage Records, 1885-1929; Record of Marriage Licenses 1885-1972
- Walton County Marriage Records, 1929-1952
- Walton County Marriages 1885-1915
- Washington County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1913-1940
- Washington County Marriage Records, 1877-1950; General Index, 1875-1972
Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.
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