Connecticut, Tolland County
Where Ellington's records are kept. Ellington's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court.
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In Connecticut, town clerks keep land records and copies of birth and death certificates, so Ellington relies on its town clerk for those. The cards below are the Connecticut state offices, and the Tolland County offices are on our Tolland County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
The State Vital Records Office holds birth, marriage and death records from July 1, 1897 on, and each of the 169 towns keeps its own; anyone over 18 may buy a death certificate.
Open official site Connecticut Department of Public Health Vital RecordsState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit offers genealogy indexes, probate estate and district guides, census and church records help and FamilySearch affiliate access; reference staff answer by phone or email.
Open official site Connecticut State Library History and GenealogyCounty court
Divisional clerk's offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court's links reach PACER, electronic filing, electronic claims and Pay.gov payments.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ConnecticutCounty court
The Connecticut Judicial Branch lets you look up Supreme and Appellate Court cases and Superior Court civil, family, housing, small claims, criminal and motor vehicle cases.
Open official site Connecticut Judicial Branch Case Look-upEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
What we hold on Ellington, and who keeps its records.
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Ellington is in Tolland County, whose county seat is Rockville. Ellington's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. Our Tolland County page lists each county office.
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Other places in Tolland County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Tolland County records are on the county page.