Wakefield Death Records

Wakefield (Massachusetts) Death Record Search

This online database includes basic death record information for people whose deaths were registered in Wakefield. Data is taken from published town annual reports. The database currently includes more than 23,300 deaths from Jan 1873 – Dec 1875, and Jan 1913 – Dec 2009. Additional records will be added gradually until there is a single searchable run from 1873 to the present.

Information in published death records varies depending on the era. Nineteenth century records tended to include more information, including the cause of death, parents’ names and birthplace, marital status, and occupation. More recent listings tend to include only name, age, and date of death. For explanations of unusual 19th century terms for causes of death, check out the online dictionary from West Chester University.

For more information on vital records in Massachusetts and how to obtain them, visit the
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics or Mass-Doc.Com.

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SEARCH EXAMPLES:

Searching the name SMI will find “Smith”, “Smithson”, “Smiley”, etc.
Searching the name REY will find “Reynolds”, “Carey”, “Jeffreys”, etc.
Searching the date 1998 will find all deaths for that year
Searching the date 2002-09 will find all deaths in September 2002.
Searching the date 199 will find all deaths in the 1990s.
Searching the name JONES with the date 199 will find all Jones deaths during the 1990s.