Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate

Use this service to order:

birth certificates
death certificates
civil marriage or civil partnership certificates

These are fully certified copies which are suitable for most official purposes.

If you're researching your family tree, you can order historical registration certificates.

Payment and delivery

Standard Service

For the standard service:

certificates cost £11 including 2nd class postage
certificate will be dispatched within 15 working days of receiving your order, Monday to Friday (excluding bank and public holidays)

Priority service

For the priority service:

certificates cost £35 including 1st class postage
if ordered before 3pm, certificate will be dispatched within 1 working day of receiving your order Monday to Friday (excluding bank and public holidays)
if ordered after 3pm, certificate will be dispatched within 24 hours of receiving your order Monday to Friday (excluding bank and public holidays)

We are unable to offer the priority service for Marriages and Civil Partnerships that took place less than 21 days ago.

Delivery times

All certificates are sent by Royal Mail. We cannot guarantee Royal Mail's delivery times as these are subject to their own working practices.

Once the certificates leave this office, we cannot be held responsible for the time it takes to reach your address. For up-to-date postage times check the Royal Mail website.

Order online

Order your certificates online using a credit or debit card.

If the registration took place outside of Buckinghamshire, you should contact the register office in the local authority it took place.

Use our overseas service if you need to order a certificate if you're living abroad.

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Delivery

We'll dispatch your certificates within 15 working days of receiving your application.

If you need a copy of a certificate urgently, you can order a certificate using our priority service. This costs £35 and certificates are sent within 24 hours via first class post. You can also collect priority certificates from our offices.

Other ways of ordering

By telephone

To order a copy of a certificate by telephone, call the General Register Office on 0300 123 1837 between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

By post

To order by post, write to your local register office and include:

details of the type of certificate you need
payment by cheque made payable to Buckinghamshire Council
contact phone number for you
the specific information needed for each certificate

To order a birth certificate, you'll need to provide:

full name
date of birth
place of birth
parents' names, including mother's previous name if applicable

To order a death certificate, you'll need to provide:

full name
date of birth
address
occupation
date of death
place of death
name of husband, if applying for a certificate for a woman who was married

To order a marriage or civil partnership certificate, you'll need to provide:

parties' full names
date of ceremony
where the ceremony took place
any surname used before (marriages only)
address or addresses at the time of the ceremony (civil partnerships only)

Help ordering a certificate

For support or advice about ordering certificates, contact the registration service team.

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