General Register Office

The General Register Office holds records of births, deaths, marriages, civil partnerships, stillbirths and adoptions in England and Wales.

General Register Office
certificate.services@gro.gov.uk (for general enquiries)
Online form (for enquiries after you’ve applied for a certificate)
Telephone: 0300 123 1837
Textphone: 18001 0300 123 1837
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
Saturday, 9am to 1pm
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You can order certificates online or write to the following address.

General Register Office
PO Box 2
Southport
PR8 2JD

For records in Scotland, contact the National Records of Scotland.

For records in Northern Ireland, contact the General Register Office for Northern Ireland.