How to Find New Hampshire Vital Records

New Hampshire vital records include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Find out how you can best get the NH vital records you want and approximately how much these records will cost you.

New Hampshire, known as the 'Granite State', has an estimated population of  1,309,940 (year 2005 estimates). Now that creates a lot of vital records doesn't it? If this figure is making you think that getting NH vital records is next to impossible, hold that thought. So long as you provide as much accurate as you can, your search will be easier than you think.

Vital records represent four main life events: birth, death marriage, and divorce. You can thus imagine that everyday, thousands of these records are created so if you are looking for a specific NH vital record, the chances of it being found fast depends on how much data you provide and how accurate these information are.

NH Vital Records - What You Should Provide

Before you set off in your search for that NH vital record, do you have the following information in hand?

• The complete name of the person whose vital record is being located.

• County, city or town where the birth, death, marriage or divorce took place.

• Exact (or approximate) birth, death , marriage or divorce dates.

• The requesters' relationship to the individuals whose records they're asking for.

• Your (requester) full name, signature and contact details.

• Your reason for requesting copies of the records.

How Much Will New Hampshire Vital Records Cost You?

Following is a quick rundown of approximately how much is required to get copies of pertinent vital records in New Hampshire from the resource mentioned below.

Copy of Birth Record - $10.00 (additional copies at $6.00 each).

Copy of Death Record - $10.00 (additional copies at $6.00 each)

New Hampshire birth and death records are on file from the date 1640 onwards.

Copy of State Marriage Record - $10.00 (records are available since 1640).

Copy of County Marriage Record - $10.00. Place your request for the marriage record with the Town Clerk in town where the license was granted.

Copy of State Divorce Record -  $10.00 (records are available since 1880).

Copy of County Divorce Record - $10.00. Place your request for the divorce record with the Clerk of Superior Court where the divorce was granted.

* Fees are quoted as of this writing. To check for any changes, pls. call the number cited below.

New Hampshire Vital Records Resource

Bureau of Vital Records
Health and Welfare Building
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301

Tel: (603) 271-4654

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