Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
On 1 July 1837 the British government established civil registration, a system of recording all births, marriages and deaths in registers kept by the Registrar General of England and Wales.
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Despite the fact that these registers have been the primary source of genealogical information in this country for almost 170 years, they are not public records and are not available to be viewed by the general public.
In order to obtain information from the registers it is first necessary to search the General Register Office indexes and then apply for a birth, marriage or death certificate.
Certificates provide the following information:
Birth
- Registration District
- Sub-district
- County
- When Born
- Where Born
- Name
- Sex
- Name and Surname of Father - (In the case of illegitimacy this information is usually not given)
- Name, Surname and Maiden Surname of Mother
- Occupation of Father
- Description and Residence of Informant
- When Registered
Marriage
- Registration District
- Place of Marriage
- When Married
and the following information for both bride and groom:
- Name and Surname
- Age - (Sometimes given merely as "full", meaning at least age 21)
- Condition
- Rank or Profession
- Residence at Time of Marriage
- Father's Name and Surname - (The names of the mothers are not given)
- Rank or Profession of Father
Death
- Registration District
- Sub-district
- County
- When and Where Died
- Name and Surname
- Sex
- Age
- Occupation
- Cause of Death
- Description and Residence of Informant
- When Registered
Please note that English death certificates do not provide any information on parents or other family members.
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If you have the complete GRO reference
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If you do not have the complete GRO reference
Click Here to request a free e-mail consultation. Our British-based researchers can search the General Register Office indexes and obtain a certificate for you if the correct entry is found.
