Certificates, register offices, changes of name or gender

Birth certificates, registering a death, marriage, family history and correcting certificates

Births

• Register a birth
• Register a birth abroad
• Register a stillbirth
• Correct a birth registration
• Adding a father's name to a birth certificate

Marriages and civil partnerships

• Marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales
• Correct a marriage or civil partnership registration
• Order a commemorative marriage certificate

Deaths

• What to do when someone dies: step by step
• Register a death
• Correct a death registration
• What to do after someone dies

Name and gender changes

• Change your name by deed poll
• Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate

Order certificates and records

• Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate
• Adoption records
• Get a copy of military records of service
• Research your family history using the General Register Office

Verify and legalise documents

• Certifying a document
• Get your document legalised
• Verify an Apostille

Find a Register Office

• Find a register office
• General Register Office
• National Records of Scotland
• General Register Office for Northern Ireland