Can I get baptism, death, and marriage certificates from local record offices??
– Church Baptism certificates can be obtained from the County Record Office (or Diocesan Record Office, if different), for ANY baptism for which these record offices hold the records, irrespective of date. These cost £2.50, post free BUT it is usually far less expensive to ask the record office to send you a print-out of the relevant entry, provided of course that it is on microfiche/film. However, please note that BIRTH certs are available from Jul 1837 and it is worth the extra £4.50 to get one as more information is given. The same applies to BURIAL certs – DEATH certs are a better buy after 1837, although BURIAL certs can still be obtained for £2.50 or for the cost of a print-out. Church Marriage certificates can also be obtained from the County Record Office (or Diocesan Record Office, if different), at a cost of £9.25 (same cost and same info as the General Register Office certificate) but again, it is far cheaper to ask for a print-out, if available. However, some idea of church
