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  • Births

    Find out how to register the birth of your child , book an appointment and how to arrange a naming ceremony.

  • Deaths

    Find out how to register a death, book an appointment to register and about local cemeteries and crematoria.

  • Register a stillbirth

    Book an appointment, funeral arrangements and where to get advice and support.

  • Get a copy of a certificate

    Apply online, in person or by post and what happens after you've applied.

  • Family history records

    Where to get registration and historical records for local and family history.

  • Citizenship

    How to book a citizenship ceremony and how to use our foreign pensions checking service.

  • Marriages and civil partnerships

    Where you can get married, giving notice, book an appointment to give notice and what your ceremony will cost.

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