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Flower106

Flower106 Report 26 Aug 2009 09:09

How do i go about getting a copy of a wedding cert?

Soryy if it a stupid question but i am a but thick!!! :)

Its all a bit new 2 me!

Thanks

Helen in Bucks

Helen in Bucks Report 26 Aug 2009 09:16

Birth, marriage and death certs can be ordered online from the GRO at www.gro.gov.uk.

If you have the reference number they cost £7. Other sites will order them on your behalf but often charge much more than this.

From 1837 to about 1935 you can search for the reference free on www.freebmd.org, it will have a quarter e.g. Mar 1888, a district e.g. Wycombe, a volume e.g. 1a, and a page number e.g. 444.

Ancestry have fully transcribed birth and marriage indexes up to 2005. Deaths are in progress and should be available by Christmas.

A number of sites have the indexes which you can search manually, quarter by quarter. Also main county libraries / records offices will have these on microfiche.

Before 1837 there was no civil registration so you wouldn't be able to get a certificate, but you may be able to find a record of the marriage in the appropriate parish register. Try www.familysearch.org as a first point of call.

Janice

Janice Report 26 Aug 2009 09:31

Hi Laura,

If it's too recent, it won't be on FreeBMD so you'll need to look on Ancestry - or ask on here for someone to do a lookup for you.

Janice

Bren from Oldham

Bren from Oldham Report 26 Aug 2009 09:49

If the marriage was in Lancashire try Lancs Bmd and you may find it there. If you do click on the reference no on the right hand side this will bring up details of the marriage click on the ref no again and this will bring up a form for you to apply for the certificate from the local registrars office


Bren

Flower106

Flower106 Report 26 Aug 2009 15:28

Thank you all very much. You've been a great help! x
:)