At OnGenealogy we share online birth records from websites and archives. There are many types of birth records in genealogy and we’ll include at a minimum, these birth records:

• church records of births, such as baptisms and christenings

• other religious records of births

• civil records of births

• birth certificates

• birth affidavits

• delayed registrations

• birth records from hospitals

• adoption records

• and any significant collection that appears to have been created around the time of a birth event. For example, if there’s a curated collection of birth notices in newspapers, it will be placed in both the Birth category and the Newspaper category.

Below is an image of a Birth Affidavit, one type of birth record included in this category.

If you’re looking for online birth records for a specific locale, try using the search window on the homepage.

Type “birth” in the Find window, and start typing the locale in the Near window and then choose from the autosuggested locations that match what you’ve typed in. Select the magnifiying glass in the Search window to start your search with these filters.

You’ll get a list of any listings for that location that include birth records.