England & Wales
Marriage Certificate
UK GRO Certificates provides a fast and simple service to obtain an official
Marriage
Certificate.
Have you lost your Marriage Certificate? Unable to find or get your Marriage
Certificate! We are here to help you obtain a copy Marriage Certificate or
replacement Marriage Certificate in England & Wales.
Marriage certificates can be also essential records for carrying out family
history research especially when looking for the next line of enquiry.
We offer three types of service
- Regular Service
We aim to despatch Certificate within 8 to 10 working days.
- Rapid Service (Recommended)
If you need record index search to find the match of your details and certificate, we offer a Rapid Service where the certificate is despatched within 4 to 5
working days with the search results for future reference.
- Urgent Service
If you need a certificate urgently, we offer a fast Urgent service where the certificate
is despatched within 2 working days.
96%* of our customers confirm that they are satisfied with our service and would
recommend it to others and we hope you will also. So that you can make an informed
decision when ordering, please be aware that there are other certificate ordering
services available and that costs do vary.
England & Wales Marriage Certificate Cost (per certificate)
A range of service levels are available to suit your requirements.
-
Marriage Certificate - Regular service for £13.60 (Despatched within 8 to 10 working days.)
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Marriage Certificate - Rapid service (Recommended) for £25.50 (Despatched within 4 to 5 working days.)
-
Marriage Certificate - Urgent service for £32.50 (Despatched within 2 to 3 working days.)
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These Certificates (sometimes referred to as marriage licences) can be used for
legal and official purposes. You will need a marriage certificate if you are
applying for a divorce, or claiming a pension in joint names. All certificates
are government certified for official use.
Marriage records are limited to the beginning of civil registration within each
country. For England and Wales this dates back to July 1st 1837.
Marriage certificates of full version shows the following information:
- Full names of the married couple
- Bride's maiden name
- Date of marriage
- Place of Marriage (district or street and town)
- Names of parents (including mother's maiden name
These replacement documents are certified for use for all legal purposes, including
passport applications and employer identification. Any Marriage certificate within
England, Wales, Scotland,
Northern Ireland and
Ireland can be re-issued, as well as Marriage
registered overseas
but were registered with the appropriate United Kingdom authority within the country
of Marriage. These would include Armed Forces, Consular, High Commission or Embassy
registrations. Please bear in mind that Marriage registration with the British authorities
is not compulsory when overseas, and a duplicate certificate can only be issued
if the Marriage certificate has been deposited with either the Embassy or Consulate
within the country of Marriage, or at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London
upon return to the United Kingdom.
The certificates are always produced by an official registration office and can
be validated at any time. Where British nationals are born abroad, we can additionally
supply copies of certificates relating to any United Kingdom Marriages abroad registered
at a Consulate, High Commission, or with the Armed Forces. This service only applies
to those Marriages that have actually been registered with the United Kingdom authorities.
What is Public Records?
Under United Kingdom law, Marriage certificates are known as Public Records which means
that any person can apply for a copy of any certificate, providing that they know
the details of the Marriage that is required. This can be helpful for both government
and legal services needing proof of Marriage, as well as family history (genealogy)
researchers looking to discover new ancestors. Please note however that where we
believe an application to be connected with an attempt to obtain information for
the purposes of identity fraud, the application may be rejected and details passed
to the relevant police authority.