Order a new or replacement marriage or civil partnership certificate

You can order certificates for marriages or civil partnerships that took place in South Gloucestershire.

Email us on registrationservice@southglos.gov.uk with the following information:

full name of the person or people
date of the marriage or civil partnership
where the event took place, for example the name of the church or approved premises
your name, address and contact phone number (these details are necessary)

We will phone you to take the payment by debit or credit card, so remember to include a daytime contact number in your email.

Fees and payment

Each new or replacement certificate costs £12.50.

Express service certificates costs £38.50.

You can pay by card when you visit the Civic Centre at customer service desks.

Most church registers in South Gloucestershire are now deposited with us.

We will need the exact date of the wedding and the exact church before we can confirm if we have the entry. Without these details we cannot respond to your request.

To order certificates for events that took place in Bristol, please contact the Bristol register office on 0117 922 2800 or apply online.

Family history research

If you are researching family history, a full range of general register office indexes are available on microfiche at the following locations:

Birmingham central library
Bridgend reference and information library
The British library
City of Westminster archives centre
Greater Manchester county record office
The London Metropolitan Archive
Plymouth central library

As well as the birth, marriage and death indexes for the whole of England and Wales, indexes for recent events such as the adopted children register, civil partnerships and births, deaths and marriages of British citizens that have been registered overseas are also available.

It is not possible to buy certificates at any of the above locations, although some may provide internet access to the general register office online certificate ordering service.