Source Information

Fridley, Beth. Chesterfield County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1860-1872 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Taken from a microfilm copy of Bureau of Vital Statistics - Birth Register for Chesterfield County, 1860-1872 located in the Library of Virginia at Richmond.

About Chesterfield County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1860-1872

Located less than five miles south of Richmond, in east central Virginia, Chesterfield County was home to about 18,500 residents in 1880. This database is a collection of birth records from the county between 1860 and 1872. Taken from microfilm copies of the county birth register, it provides the name, race, sex, birth date, and parents' names. Page numbers refer to the original county register from which these records were taken. It contains the names of over 2,200 persons. For researchers of Virginian ancestors, this database can be a helpful source of information.

Records for the years 1868-69 were unavailable for this collection.

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 persons born in the county. Illegible or difficult to read entries were not included to avoid the dissemination of incorrect or incomplete information.