Findmypast’s indexed civil birth, marriage and death records contain the information you need to order a copy of an original certificate from the relevant General Register Office (GRO) or archive. Most repositories offer online ordering services. These certificate ordering services are not connected to Findmypast and should be contacted directly with questions.
To help you find the right place to look, we’ve put together a list of British and Irish offices and archives that offer ordering services for their civil records.
Name |
Coverage |
Findmypast Indexes |
Order/view records |
General Register Office (GRO) |
England and Wales 1837-today |
England & Wales Births 1837-2006
England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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Order online: |
National Records of Scotland (NRS) |
Scotland 1855-today |
Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950
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Order and view online: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/certificates-and-copies |
General Register Office (GRO) |
All of Ireland 1864-1921
Republic of Ireland 1921-today
Non-Catholic marriages are registered from 1845 onwards |
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View online: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
Order online: https://www.hse.ie/eng/births-deaths-and-marriages/get-certificates-online/ |
General Register Office Northern Ireland (GRONI) |
Northern Ireland 1864-today
Non-Catholic marriages are registered from 1845 onwards |
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View online: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
Order online: https://www.hse.ie/eng/births-deaths-and-marriages/get-certificates-online/
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/ordering-life-event-certificates |