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Contact the NJ State Archives
Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ
Contact Information
Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
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Ocean County - Clerk's Office, Courts & Miscellaneous
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Ocean County was formed from the southern portion of Monmouth County on 15 February 1850. Consult the Monmouth County page linked below for pre-1850 records.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines.
Consult the Organizational Chart for Pre-1948 Court System for information on court jurisdictions. |
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
1880 Census Report for Ocean County
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Control #:
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COCCL001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By municip., then alpha.
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Notes:
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Reel filed with census special schedules.
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Deeds, 1850-1901 and Indexes, 1850-1930
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Control #:
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COCCL002
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Format:
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158 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1850-1908
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Control #:
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COCCL003
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Mortgages, 1850-1885 and Indexes, 1850-1930
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Control #:
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COCCL004
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Format:
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28 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Ancient Deeds, 1874-1960
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Control #:
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COCCL005
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Road Records, 1852-1912
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Control #:
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COCCL006
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Miscellaneous Records, 1866-1937
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Control #:
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COCCL007
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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Includes Constable Bonds, Commissioner of Wrecks appointments, Surveyor of Highway oaths, and various court case files.
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Commitments, 1900s-1960s
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Control #:
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COCCL008
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Format:
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7 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Notes:
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Includes criminal and non-criminal commitments.
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Record of Registered Nurses, 1913-1949
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Control #:
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COCCL009
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Court of Common Pleas
Applications for Tavern Licenses, 1850-1895
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Control #:
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COCCP001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Card file index to names available in the Manuscript Room. Records on film span from 1850-1859.
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Series:
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Ocean County
Court of Common Pleas
Certificates of Lunacy/Non-Criminal Commitments, 1854-1923
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Control #:
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COCCP003
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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chronological
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Notes:
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Includes commitments to psychiatric institutions and other hospitals. Draft index included.
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Restrictions:
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Some records may be confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3
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Series:
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Ocean County
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Orders for the Destruction of Slot Machines, 1927-1940
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Control #:
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COCQU001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by defendant
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 14.7 c.f. of paper records and
192 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
Ocean County Clerk's Office, 118 Washington Street, PO Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191, tel. 732-929-2018, website: www.oceancountyclerk.com
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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