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Civil registration records are kept at the superintendent registrar’s district office. Duplicates are kept at the Office for National Statistics (formerly Registrar General). | Civil registration records are kept at the superintendent registrar’s district office. Duplicates are kept at the Office for National Statistics (formerly Registrar General). | ||
=== Ordering Certificates === | |||
Civil registration certificates are closed to the public. The only way to obtain one is to order a copy from the Register General Office for England and Wales. You may order through the Internet, mail or FAX. For more information, see their Web site at: | Civil registration certificates are closed to the public. The only way to obtain one is to order a copy from the Register General Office for England and Wales. You may order through the Internet, mail or FAX. For more information, see their Web site at: | ||
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*[http://www.gro.gov.uk/ http://www.gro.gov.uk] | *[http://www.gro.gov.uk/ http://www.gro.gov.uk] | ||
==== Order by phone: ==== | |||
Using Visa, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Solo, Delta or Maestro | Using Visa, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Solo, Delta or Maestro, call +44 (0)845 603 7788 and have your details to hand. | ||
Our lines are open: Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm (excluding Bank Holidays) Saturday 9am – 4pm Please also have your credit or debit card ready. | Our lines are open: Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm (excluding Bank Holidays) Saturday 9am – 4pm Please also have your credit or debit card ready. | ||
==== Order by mail: ==== | |||
GRO PO Box 2 Southport Merseyside PR8 2JD | GRO PO Box 2 Southport Merseyside PR8 2JD | ||
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Certificates from the Office for National Statistics are less expensive if you supply index reference numbers. | Certificates from the Office for National Statistics are less expensive if you supply index reference numbers. | ||
==== Superintendent Registrars ==== | |||
If you know the registration district, you may wish to order a certificate from the superintendent registrar, since search policies are often more liberal and mail order requests less expensive than through the Office for National Statistics (formerly Registrar General). The Office for National Statistics’ index reference numbers do not help the superintendent registrar locate records in his or her district. Registrars usually will not search marriage records because marriage registration procedures are so complex. | If you know the registration district, you may wish to order a certificate from the superintendent registrar, since search policies are often more liberal and mail order requests less expensive than through the Office for National Statistics (formerly Registrar General). The Office for National Statistics’ index reference numbers do not help the superintendent registrar locate records in his or her district. Registrars usually will not search marriage records because marriage registration procedures are so complex. | ||
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Addresses for superintendent registrars’ are found in: | Addresses for superintendent registrars’ are found in: | ||
''The Official List of Registration Offices.'' London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1993. (FHL book Q 942 X4g 1993.) | *''The Official List of Registration Offices.'' London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1993. (FHL book Q 942 X4g 1993.) | ||
*''District Register Offices in England and Wales''. Fourth Edition. Yorkshire, England: East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1989. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+E4ew+ 942 E4ew] 1989.) | |||
''District Register Offices in England and Wales''. Fourth Edition. Yorkshire, England: East Yorkshire Family History Society, 1989. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+E4ew+ 942 E4ew] 1989.) | |||
Addresses for the superintendent registrars can also be found on the Internet through the GENUKI Web site at: | Addresses for the superintendent registrars can also be found on the Internet through the GENUKI Web site at: | ||