Brunswick County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1853-1862

Bordering North Carolina in central Virginia, Brunswick County was formed in 1732 from three nearby counties. This database is a collection of birth records for nearly 5,500 children born in the county between 1853 and 1862. Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents, this database offers researchers information regarding the child's name, sex, race, birth date, and names of parents. The page numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were taken. To those seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a valuable source of information.

Two copies of a county's birth register may exist, one kept by the county and one kept by the state. The county assessor or county commissioner of revenue would make a list of all births in that year, create a second copy, and send it to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond. The records of this database were transcribed from the register sent to Richmond and now located in the Library of Virginia. This index may not contain all children born in the county. Illegible or difficult to read entries were not included to avoid the dissemination of incorrect or incomplete information.