Certificates
Copies of Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates are available from the Register Office.
These have many day-to-day uses including:
- applying for a passport.
- seeking a student loan.
- attaching to a CV.
- making an insurance claim.
- proving probate.
They are also much in demand by genealogists, probate solicitors and family history researchers.
Since June 2003 over 1,200,000 Liverpool Marriage Indexes (1875 - 1935) have been released on the LancashireBMD web-site. To achieve this we have worked in partnership with the Manchesterand Lancashire, and with the Liverpooland South West Lancashire family history societies.
Access LancashireBMD for full details of all available on-line Liverpoolindexes.
How do I get a copy certificate?
You need to complete the relevant application form (which can be downloaded below), or you can send us a letter containing the following information for each certificate for which you are applying:
- name of the person (and the name of their partner in the case of a marriage/civil partnership)
- date of the event
- place of birth or death
- name of the church, or registration district, for a marriage/civil partnership
Download an application form
The below forms are available in PDF format for downloading. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents.
Download the birth certificate form![(PDF [255.9Kb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
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Download the marriage certificate form.
Download the death certificate form.
How much do copy certificates cost?
Copies of full Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates are £7.00 each.
A short copy of a Birth Certificate is available for £5.50. This does not include details of the parents and may not always be accepted by passport offices or other organisations.
Express Service. A 1 Hour service given for £25.00 inclusive(new service from 14.01.2008)
To where do I send my application form?
You need to send your completed form, along with a cheque or postal order made payable to "Liverpool City Council", to:
LiverpoolRegister Office,
The Cotton Exchange,
Old Hall Street,
Liverpool,
L3 9UF,
UK.
How do I pay?
We accept payment by cash, cheque, Postal Order, credit or debit card. In case of overseas applications and the use of "money orders" there will be an additional administrative cost of £15.00 to cover banking charges. Also money orders should not be crossed and made specifically payable to Liverpool City Council. All certificates must be paid for in advance of their issue.
If you wish to pay by debit or credit card you can download, complete and post the credit card payment form available from this site with your application.
A charge of 50p will be made for all certificates not collected personally or for all credit/debit card transactions under £50.
How long will it take?
Due to the demand on the service there is currently a 6 week delay in dealing with family history applications. Please accept our apologies and be assured we will deal with your application as quickly as possible.If you apply in person at the Register Office for copy certificates for day-to-day use, they will be issued 24 working hours later.
During very busy periods this time for issue may stretch to 48 working hours.
Postal applications for day-to-day certificates are processed within 5 working days.
Certificates for family history research are processed within 2 to 3 weeks or less, depending upon the time of year and the demand for other certificates.
Please allow the necessary time for any application to be processed.
Express Service
Due to requests from customers we are now able to offer an Express Service, which allows for certificates to be issued within 1 hour, and at a total cost of £25.00 per certificate. Applications must be received before 3pm Monday - Friday.
Family History Applications with a full reference from the Lancashire BMD website will also be available under this scheme.
Can we order copy certificates over the phone or by e-mail?
At present we are not able to take telephone applications and we do not recommend that you send any financial or personal details by e-mail. We are working on proposals for a secure on-line payment facility.
Can I apply for copy certificates in person?
Yes. You can apply in person at the Register Office during our normal opening hours - see below for details.
Contact us
If you have any questions on applying for copies of certificates, please contact us:
By post
Liverpool Register Office,
The Cotton Exchange,
Old Hall Street,
Liverpool,
L3 9UF,
UK.
By e-mail
registrar@liverpool.gov.uk
By telephone
0151 233 3004
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 3.45pm
Saturday: 9am - 12 noon