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Researchers can make use of the site's user-friendly search techniques to identify the names they are looking for, and obtain reference numbers from which Registrars can supply the birth, marriage and death certificates.
Last updated: 9 Apr 2024. Death Indexes Search. Information on Searching the Death Indexes, please read this first: To Obtain a Copy Death Certificate: Perform a search using either the Search By Name or Simple Listing Search below. Click on the reference numbers in the search results for each entry that you are interested in.
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The Register covers 14th Oct 1947 to 23rd July 1948. Copies of Death Certificates for this period can only be obtained from the GRO. Lancashire County Births, Marriage and Deaths Indexes.
Lancaster, Lancashire. / 54.04889°N 2.80139°W / 54.04889; -2.80139. Lancaster ( / ˈlæŋkəstər /, / ˈlænkæs -/) [2] is a city [3] in Lancashire, England and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. The city is on the River Lune directly inland from Morecambe Bay.
- Online Resources
- Introduction
- Civil Registration Districts
- Accessing The Records
- Civil Registration Offices
Civil registration, the government recording of births, marriages, and deaths, was instituted on 1 July 1837 in England. The act required for births to be reported within 42 days of the event and deaths within 5 days. Marriages had to be recorded in a civil register immediately after the ceremony. Copies of birth, marriage, and death registrations ...
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, in Lancashire, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Lancashire.
Civil Registration Indexes
Indexes to civil registration are available on many websites. However, while these websites have the indexes, the original certificates cannot be ordered from here. The main websites are: 1. Familysearch.org 2. Freebmd.org.uk 3. Findmypast.com ($) 4. Ancestry.com ($) Other sites in which civil registration in Lancashire can be found: 1. LancashireBMD These indexes only give a limited amount of information on birth, marriage, and death certificates. For births, the child’s name and the registr...
Ordering Certificates Online
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website(a login is required but it is free to register and search). To order, the person’s name and surname; the registration year, quarter, and district name; and the volume and page number must be known. To find these, use the civil registration indexes (discussed above). Because the district registrars sent copies of their certificates to...
In some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
The county's Family History Societies are collaborating with the local Registration Services to make the indexes to these records freely searchable via the Internet. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, we hope that the database will eventually cover all Lancashire births, marriages and deaths from 1837.
Book an appointment to register a birth. Ceremonies. Arranging a marriage, civil partnership or family welcoming ceremony. Deaths. Registering a death or stillbirth and coroners service....
