General Register Office (GRO)

The General Register Office (GRO) holds records for all births, deaths and marriages registered in England and Wales from 1 July 1837, and adoptions and still-births from 1 July 1927, up to approximately 12 months ago, and certain events registered abroad. You can only obtain information from the entries by purchasing a certificate. You can only apply for certificates by post, fax or e-mail to the production site at Southport. UK residents can order certificates online via the General Register Office.

Alternatively if you know in which district the event occurred you can buy certificates from the relevant local register office.

Find a fiche holder near you where you can access microfiche of the indexes. You can also look up the address and contact details for local record offices in the ARCHON directory.

Applying for a certificate via Southport

You do not need a GRO reference if you apply to Southport but the delivery time and cost is reduced if you do.

You can find information about fees on the General Register Office website. Many main libraries and public bodies hold copies of microfiche containing GRO index references that you can use to apply for certificates at Southport.

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