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Cecil County Vital Records & More

Last Updated: November 22,1997


Looking to obtain a marriage record, death certificate or will?  On these pages, we provide information on how to obtain vital records and other data of genealogical interest in Cecil County.
Record Type Source Comments
Marriage William L.Brueckman, Clerk of the Circuit Court 129 E. Main Street, Room 108 Elkton, MD.  21921-59721 Marriage records are available from 1777 to the present from this office. Click here for more information. The telephone number for the marriage records office is 410-996-5376
Birth Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Division of Vital Records 4210 Patterson Ave. Baltimore, MD.  21215 Birth records, excluding Baltimore City, have been recorded from January 1, 1898 (Baltimore records from 1875).   Birth records are restricted for 100 years and are available only to the person registered, a parent or guardian, to a legal representative of the registered person or to an individual who can provide proof of the death of the person registered. Proof can be provided by a death certificate or newspaper obituary. Write or call the office for more information.  Telephone: 410-764-5904
Death Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Division of Vital Records 4201 Patterson Ave. Baltimore, MD.  21215 Death records, excluding Baltimore City, have been recorded from January 1, 1898 (Baltimore records from 1875).   Birth records are restricted for 20 years except to a surviving relative or authorized representative of the deceased's estate. Telephone: 410-764-5904
Probate R. Sandra Tamargo Register of Wills Room 307 Cecil County Courthouse Elkton, MD  21921 The Register of Wills office at the courthouse in Elkton has the original files from 1851 to the present.  From 1850 to 1674, the files are on microfilm and copies must be obtained from the Maryland State Archives. Click here for more information. The phone number for the register of wills office is 410-996-5330



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