Family history certificates
We hold records of all births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships that have taken place in Liverpool and the majority of West Derby, Toxteth Park and a small area of Prescot, since 1 July 1837.
If a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership took place in Whiston, Sefton or Wirral, Liverpool Register Office cannot provide your certificate. You must apply to the Register Office where the birth, death, marriage or civil partnership took place.
Before you apply
Please supply us with the information below. Unfortunately, without it, we will have to return your application.
Search the Lancashire BMD for the record reference
Before you apply for a family history certificate by our Standard or Priority service, you will need to find the index reference of the record. You can do this by:
- Searching the Lancashire BMD database of all the Liverpool records currently available online.
What if I cannot find a record on the Lancashire BMD?
If you cannot find the index reference for a record on the Lancashire BMD database please give us the full event details listed below:
- Name of the person (and the name of their partner in the case of a marriage/civil partnership).
- Exact date of the event.
- Exact place of birth or death.
- Name of the church, register office or venue, for a marriage/civil partnership.
Alternatively, please provide us with the details below which can be found on the Free BMD database. Your local library may be able to help you with this search.
- Name and initials exactly as stated on index.
- Registration district.
- Year and quarter
If you provide us with the information above we will search our database for the entry. If it appears on our database we can offer the priority service. Unfortunately, if we need to do a manual index search we can only offer the standard service.
Additional verifiable information
You should also include any additional information that will help us verify that we have found the correct record, for example:
- Birth record – father or mother’s names, mother’s maiden name.
- Death entry – occupation or address of deceased, possible informant’s names.
- Marriage entry – occupation or address of either party.
How much will it cost?
| Type & cost | Delivery time | How to order | Search reference details |
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| Standard service - £11 including 2nd class postage | Posted out within 3 weeks |
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You must supply the Lancashire BMD index reference for this service |
| Priority service - £35 including 1st class postage | Posted out on the same day |
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You must supply the Lancashire BMD index reference for this service |
| Manual index search - £11 including 2nd class postage | Posted out within 3 weeks |
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For customers who cannot find a Lancashire BMD but can give us details from the Free BMD database or full event details outlined above |
How to apply
You can order online using a credit or debit card.
Read our privacy notice which tells you how we use your data.
Please note, we no longer accept counter applications.