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Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Contact information for the General Register Office
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Birth certificates, registering a death, marriage, family history and correcting certificates
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Contact details for the General Register Office for Northern Ireland
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.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
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
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
Find registered designs in the UK
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can 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...
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
These guides explain how to use the General Register Office when researching your family tree and family history.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
Address details for HM Land Registry offices.
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
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