Births

Bury Register Office holds the records for Births, Deaths and Marriages within Bury District from 1837 to date.

A certified copy may be obtained by writing to the Register Office or calling in personally. There is a fee for each certificate issued, cheques and postal orders are made payable to Bury Council.

Our current fees are-

Birth Death or Marriage Certificate issued on the same day - £21.00

Birth Death or Marriage Certificate two day service-£10.00

Birth Death or Marriage Certificate by post -£10.00

Birth Death or Marriage Certificate ordered by telephone and posted out- £11.00 anywhere in the United Kingdom or £12.00 worldwide

To obtain a certificate you will need to provide us with the following information:
Birth Certificate - there are 2 types - short (which has the person's details only) - full (which is a complete copy of the register entry). Please note that a full birth certificate is required to obtain a passport, for anyone born after 31 December 1982.

• Date of birth,
• Place of birth,
• Full names at birth,
• Parents names (if known).

If you cannot provide some of the above information then please contact the General Register Office in Southport - Telephone: 0300-123-1837.

Applying on-line

You can apply for a birth certificate on-line. To do so you will need to fill in the on-line form, then print it off, sign it and send it to us, together with your payment and any other documentation requested. The details you supply on-line will be held until we receive your signed copy.

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