Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 44
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83. BIRTHS. 1929--. 5 filing cabinet drawers, 15 cubic
feet.
Copies of actual birth certificates filed with the Bureau
of Vital Statistics in Austin, showing certificate number;
place of birth; usual residence of mother; name, date of
birth, and sex of child; whether single or multiple birth;
name, color or race, age, place of birth, usual occupation,
and kind of business or industry of father; maiden name,
color or race, age, and place of birth of mother; number of
children previously born to mother and whether now living,
dead, or born dead; name of informant; kind of attendant
at birth; signature and address of attendant; certification
of attendant; date signed; registrar's file number; date
received by local registrar; and signature of registrar.
Also shows whether or not legitimate, length of pregnancy,
weight at birth, whether or not eye prophylaxis used,
whether or not serologic test made, whether or not prenatal
care given and month of first visit for prenatal care, and
whether or not congenital defect or other abnormality exists.
Arranged chronologically by date filed. SPF-handwritten
and typed. Indexed in INDEX TO BIRTH RECORD (86.); also
partially indexed in INDEX TO BIRTH CERTIFICATE (84.).
Use of file is restricted. Birth certificates also filed
in MISCELLANEOUS (123.).
84. INDEX TO BIRTH CERTIFICATE. 1930-1942. 1 vol., 16 1/2"
x 12" x 2 1/2".
Partial index to BIRTHS (83.), showing file number, date
of birth, name of child, name of father, and maiden name
of mother. Arranged alphabetically by name of child.
SPF-handwritten. Use of file is restricted.
85. BIRTH RECORD/BIRTH REGISTER. 1903-1928. 2 vols., 16" x
12" x 2"; 1 vol., 17 1/2" x 16" x 2 1/2"; 1 vol., 17 1/2"
x 15" x 3"; 1 vol., 16 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 3".
Record of births in Washington County filed with clerk as
local registrar:
Vol. 1 (1903-1911). Register of births, showing
registration number; name, sex, and race of child; date
and place of birth; whether birth legitimate; whether
parents native or alien; whether child stillborn or alive;
names and residence of parents; name and residence of
physician or attendant; and date and by whom filed.
Vol. 2 (1911-1916). Register of births, showing
registration number; name, sex, and race of child; date
and place of birth; whether birth legitimate; whether child
stillborn or alive; name, address, and nationality of
each parent; occupation of father; name and residence
of physician or attendant; and date and by whom filed.
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/61/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.