- Introduced into England and Wales on 1st July 1837.
- Registration took place locally, information forwarded to London quarterly.
- Full birth certificate gives: when and where born, name, sex, name of father, name of mother and her maiden surname, occupation of father, signature, description and residence of informant.
- Marriage certificate gives : when and where married, names of both partners, their age, condition (e.g. spinster), occupation, residence at time of marriage, fathers’ names and occupations, witnesses’ names.
- Death certificate gives: when and where died, name, sex, age, occupation, cause of death, description and residence of informant.
- The original registers cannot be seen. Information is only available in the form of a certificate which has to be purchased.
Relevant Contacts and Literature:
Bradford Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages,
22 Manor Row,
Bradford,
BD1 4QR.
(Personal visit or by post)
Family Records Centre,
Myddelton Street,
Islington,
London,
EC1R 1UW
General Register Office,
Smedley Hydro,
Southport,
Merseyside,
R8 2HH
(By post)
Price, V.J.
Register Offices of births, deaths and marriages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2nd edition 1993. (H929.341).
The indexes from 1837 to 1980 have been microfilmed, and some indexes are available locally:
Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1837-1980
Leeds Central Library,
Caverley Street,
Leeds,
LS1 3AB
Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1837 - 1886
Calderdale Central Library,
Northgate,
Halifax,
HX1 1UN
Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1868 -1901.
Mormon Family History Centre,
Halifax Road,
Huddersfield
Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1837 - 1903
Mormon Family History Centre,
Vesper Road,
Leeds.
Gibson, J.S.W. - General Register Office and International Genealogical Indexes : where to find them. 1988. (H929.341).
