Official recording of deaths began in 1913 in North Carolina. The death index for
Tyrrell County, NC was copied at the courthouse and scanned into files by Grady
Gordon Brickhouse, who has generously shared them with us. Because of the size
of the entire death index, it has been broken into smaller files based on the
surname of the deceased. These files are further sorted by the year of death
for each surname. Parent's names, the deceased's township of residence, and the
book and page number for the full death certificate are also shown.
The parent's names in the original index include father and mother and are
separated by a dash. I have separated these at the dash into separate columns
for fathers and mothers. Where only one parent was listed, I placed that
parent in the appropriate column, based on given name. So, please be aware
that errors could exist where only one parent was given. Also be aware that
the given name of mothers was often all that is listed, although there
are some instances where the given name and maiden name are listed. If you also
wish to search the index for parents with a certain surname, you will have
to search each file using the EDIT - FIND feature of your web browser.
If you want to order a copy of a full death certificate, they may be obtained from
the Register of Deeds, Tyrrell County, P.O. Box 449, Columbia, NC 27925, telephone
(919) 796-2901. Please include the deceased's name, book number and page number.
The index may not include page numbers for more recent deaths because they are not
assigned a page number until a book is completed. Then they are copied to the
index.