Certificates and Corrections

• Certificates for Haringey births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
• Certificates for events outside the Haringey area
• Payment
• Obtaining copies of divorces (Decree Absolutes)
• Family history
• Corrections
• Contact us

Certificates for Haringey births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

We are not currently accepting walk in customers - please order certificates online. Please note that the dispatch of certificates using recorded delivery are subject to significant delays - please choose standard post where possible.

We only hold records for events that have taken place in the Haringey area (not for the North Middlesex and Whittington Hospitals). Birth, death and marriage records are held by the area where the event occurred.

Important: we do not accept cash or cheques - payment may be made using a credit or debit card.

We can supply copies of birth, death and marriage certificates that have taken place in the Haringey area since 1837. Copies of birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates are £11 for standard service (ordered online) 

Certificates for the whole of England and Wales including Haringey can be ordered from the General Register Office by calling 0300 123 1837 or online on the General Register Office (GRO) website (external link). We no longer offer a one hour service but we will always do our best to meet your needs. Please order certificates online - postal orders will be dispatched as soon as is practically possible.

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Certificates for events outside the Haringey area

Please contact the Register Office that covers the area where the event occurred, alternatively the General Register Office (GRO) hold records for the whole of England and Wales. GRO can be contacted by calling 0300 123 1837. Orders can also be placed online with GRO (external link).

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Payment

You can order and pay online or at the Counter using a Credit or Debit Card, cash and cheques are not accepted.

Order copy of certificate

We do not hold records for events that have taken place in other districts including birth and death records for events at the North Middlesex Hospital (Enfield - external link) and the Whittington Hospital which is in Islington.

Telephone orders and certificates directly from the General Register Office

The General Register Office (GRO) holds records on births, deaths and marriages across the whole of England and Wales including Haringey. Certificates can be requested from GRO online (external link) or by calling 0300 123 1837.

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Obtaining copies of divorces (Decree Absolutes)

Register Offices do not hold records of UK divorces. Please visit GOV.UK (external link) for further information on how to obtain a copy of a UK divorce.

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Family history

The General Register Office (GRO) is producing a public database (FreeBMD) of birth, death and marriage entries. The database is being updated by volunteers all of the time and not all records are currently on the database. If you do not know where an event occurred please use the FreeBMD website (external link) to assist with your search. Please then contact the relevant Register Office or GRO to obtain the certificate. Register Offices can be located by entering the post code for the place of death into Gov.uk (external link).

For more extensive family history research, it is helpful if you arrange to come in to do a general search of the indexes. The fee for a general search is £18, please request this using the enquiry forms at the bottom of this page. We can then arrange a time and date to gain access to our Birth, Death, Marriage and Civil Partnership indexes.

• Visit our Archives and Local History page for more family history resources.

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Corrections

If you discover that the details on a birth, death or marriage certificate are incorrect you can apply to the General Register Office (GRO) for a correction (fees apply). To apply you must submit supporting documents showing the error along with the correct application form. Applications can be be made via the Register Office or direct to GRO. The forms for corrections can be found on GOV.UK (external link).

Please note that GRO do not have a form for Civil Partnership corrections. Applications for corrections to Civil Partnerships should be made in writing direct to GRO with supporting evidence of the error.

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Contact us

If you have a general enquiry about our services please use one of the links below to complete an online enquiry form or send an email to registrars@haringey.gov.uk

• Births enquiry form
• Deaths enquiry form
• Marriages enquiry form

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