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Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.

Application form to order a copy of a birth certificate registered in England and Wales.

Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers

Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates

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

• Updated: 24 June 2015

Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates

Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like

Guidance notes and application forms for birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificates.

Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office

• Updated: 13 September 2025