Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in England and Wales in 1837.
You can order and pay for copies of ßÙßÇÂþ» birth, marriage and death certificates online using our . Please see copy certificates for information about other ways to order ßÙßÇÂþ» certificates, the information included on certificates and the fees.
To order certificates outside the county of ßÙßÇÂþ», please see the website and for information about the GRO indexes.
.
ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre holds microfiche copies of the General Register Office indexes for births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales for the years 1880-1930 only. We recommend that you book a microfiche reader in advance.
GRO indexes can also be searched on and websites which are free to use at ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre and ßÙßÇÂþ» Libraries.
is an ongoing project to transcribe the civil registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records.
If you are looking for information about births, marriages and deaths before 1837, please see our Guide to the Parish Registers, which lists the ßÙßÇÂþ» Parish Records held by ßÙßÇÂþ» History Centre.