New Jersey Genealogy Records

To begin, add a genealogy record or view a list of locations and resources for New Jersey genealogy records.

New Jersey genealogy records are kept by the New Jersey State Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration. The Bureau has a database of birth, death, and marriage records dating back to 1878. Certificates of Stillbirth are available from 1969 to the present. The Bureau of Vital Statistics does not keep records pertaining to divorce. Divorce information is kept by the Superior Court of New Jersey Records Center.

The Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration has specific rules governing the request of vital statistics as genealogy records. New Jersey law states that when requesting records for this purpose, the person named on the birth, death or marriage record must be deceased, and the event on the record must have happened: 1) birth, more than 80 years ago; 2) marriage, more than 50 years ago; 3)death, more than 40 years ago. In addition, only uncertified informational copies are available for genealogical research unless the person requesting the record can prove they are a blood relative of the person name in the record.