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Order a certificate
Apply for a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate recorded in Brighton & Hove since 1 July 1837.
The Register Office holds records of births, marriages and deaths recorded in Brighton & Hove since 1 July 1837.
To get a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate recorded in Brighton & Hove, you can apply online or by post.
You can find out what information you'll need to apply for a copy of a certificate and apply online on these web pages:
- apply for a copy of a birth certificate
- apply for a copy of a death certificate
- apply for a copy of a marriage or civil partnership certificate
Obtaining certificates from outside Brighton & Hove
We only have access to and hold records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths which occurred in Brighton & Hove.
If you need a record of a birth, death or marriage that occurred in a district outside of Brighton and Hove, you'll need to contact the Register Office for that district.
You may find the following links useful:
- General Register Office for England and Wales
- General Register Office for Scotland
- General Register Office for Northern Ireland
- General Register Office Republic of Ireland
- Find your local register office
- East Sussex register office
- West Sussex register office
Burial and cremation records
A register of burials and cremations in Brighton & Hove since 1851 is kept at Woodvale Lodge.
Find out about genealogy research at Woodvale Lodge.
The Keep
The Keep is an archive centre containing information, resources and multimedia about various topics.