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Certificate applications

At the Medway Register Office we are able to provide certificates for births, deaths and marriages which occurred within the Medway Council area. Records date back to 1 July 1837 and a fee is payable.

For any enquiries about applying for certificates please telephone 01634 338902.

When applying please state the relevant name(s), date, and the place of birth, death or marriage so that the entry can be identified from the index.

Applications may be made by:

Please allow seven days for a certificate to be sent. If one is needed urgently, please contact the Register Office for more precise information about the current issue times on 01634 338902.

In certain circumstances, marriage certificates can also be issued from the church where the wedding took place.

The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre in Strood also has copies of many marriage, baptism and burial registers, including some covering the period before civil registration began in 1837. Certificates cannot be issued for these older entries but details can be studied.

Events elsewhere in England and Wales

If the events took place elsewhere within England and Wales, certificates may be obtained by applying to the register office in the district in which the event occurred. If the event was not a very recent one, it may also be possible to obtain a certificate by applying to the General Register Office:

General Register Office
PO Box 2
Southport
Merseyside PR8 2JD

Phone: 0870 2437788
Website : www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates

 

Free access to the the indexes for England and Wales on microfiche is also available at:

  • Birmingham Central Library
  • Bridgend Local and Family History Centre
  • City of Westminster Archives Centre
  • Manchester City Library
  • Newcastle City Library
  • Plymouth Central Library
  • The British Library

The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre also has indexes up to 1960.

Events in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Information can be obtained from the relevant Register Office:

 

Customer feedback

At the Medway Registration Office we are committed to providing a professional service of a high standard and we welcome your comments. We invite you to complete a brief online survey that will only take a few minutes of your time as your feedback and views would be much appreciated.

We hope that our services are of the quality you expect but if you are not happy with the standard of service that you receive, the council operates a formal complaints procedure to look into matters.

Contact details plugin: Specific contact details

For more information contact Medway Register Office by telephone: 01634 338899 / Fax: 01634 338913 or by email: register.office@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Medway Register Office, Northgate, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LS

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