Original certificates (General)

by Celia61, Thursday, November 26, 2009, 17:46 (5551 days ago) @ julie cleaver

Hi Julie
You can usually obtain birth or death certificates from the local Register Office covering the area where the event occurred.
Better to get marriage certificates from GRO direct unless you know the precise building; most RO's have their churches indexed individually rather than a composite index for the whole area, and indeed some churches still have their 1837 marriage registers in current use in which case they would provide you with one (The local RO will advise you as to who holds the register for a particular church).
Good hunting!
Celia