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For more information on ordering records, please contact the responsible agencies directly.

Record   Agency Responsible

 

 

 

Adoption Records

 

Family Court Services
King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Room W-280
Seattle , WA 98104
206- 296-9400

Bankruptcy Files

 

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Western Washington District
700 Stewart Street, Room 6301
Seattle, WA 98101-1290
206- 370-5200

     

Birth Certificates

   

Washington State, all counties
1927 to present

 

Public Health - Vital Statistics
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 214
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-4768

Washington State all counties, 1907 to present

 

Washington State Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
360- 236-4300
360- 236-4313 (ordering birth certificates)

     

Census Records

   

Prior to 1930

 

National Archives & Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region, Seattle
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-7999
206- 336-5115
seattle.archives@nara.gov

1930 to present

 

U.S. Census Bureau
Seattle Regional Office
Partnership and Data Services
601 Union Street, Suite 3800
Seattle, WA  98101-1074
206- 381-6200
1-800-233-3308
seattle.regional.office@census.gov
 

     

Community Property Agreements

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-1570

     

DD214
(military discharge papers)

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-1570

     

Death Certificates

   

For all persons who died in:

  • Seattle city limits (all years)
  • King County (1944 to present)
 

Public Health - Vital Statistics
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 214
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-4768

Death register (not certificates) of persons dying in:

  • Seattle city limits (1881-1907)
  • King County (1891-1907)
 

Washington State Archives
Puget Sound Region
425- 564-3940
archives@bcc.ctc.edu
By appointment only

Washington State (all counties), 1907 to present

 

Washington State Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
360- 236-4300
360- 236-4313 (ordering death certificates)

     

Divorce Records

   

King County

 

Judicial Administration
King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Room E-609
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-9300

Washington State (all counties),
1968 to present

 

Washington State Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
360- 236-4300

     

Immigration & Naturalization Records

   

Selected regions of Washington, 1900s to 1980

 

National Archives & Records Administration
Pacific Alaska Region, Seattle
6125 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-7999
206- 336-5115

Historical naturalization records in King County, 1854-1928

 

Washington State Archives
Puget Sound Region
425- 564-3940
archives@bcc.ctc.edu
By appointment only

1906 to present

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
12500 Tukwila International Blvd
Seattle, WA 98168
(800) 375-5283

     

Marriage Certificates
(certified copies)

   

King County

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-1570

 

Washington state (all counties),
1968 to present

 

Washington State Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
360- 236-4300
360- 236-4313 (ordering certificates)

 

Marriage Licenses and Domestic Partner Registrations

 

Licensing
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 401
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-4000
206- 296-1844 (confirming availability of a marriage license)

     

Marriage License Applications, 1989-1997

 

King County Archives
206- 296-1538
archives@kingcounty.gov
By appointment only -- please call first.

     

Name Changes

   

Filing

 

District Court - Seattle Division
King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Room E-327
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 205-9200

 

Accessing recorded name changes

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-1570

     

Power of Attorney Records

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206- 296-1570

     

Wills

   

Wills filed with the clerk of the court by the executor or administrator of the will after the
death of the individual who made the will

 

Judicial Administration
King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Room E-609
Seattle, WA 98104

206- 296-9300

 

Recorded wills

 

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206-296-1570

Power of Attorney Records    
Wills    
Recorded Wills  

Recorder's Office
King County Administration Building
500 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
206-296-1570

Wills filed with the clerk of the court by the executor or administrator of the will after the death of the individual who made the will  

Judicial Administration
King County Courthouse
516 3rd Avenue, Room E-609
Seattle, WA 98104

206- 296-9300

     

 

   

Updated: Aug. 31, 2007


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