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BIRTH, DEATH & MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES
Where to get them and how much they cost...

 

When writing for a certificate, address your letter to -

The Registrar-General,
Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages

unless otherwise directed. Addresses & Prices
were correct at the time of making this web page on 04-07-2000.

NEW SOUTH WALES  

GPO Box 30
Sydney NSW 2001
Full Certificate (Without Reg. No.)
Prior to 1905
$A38.00
$A25.00 with reg. number
$A33.00 without reg. number
WWW:http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/
To obtain a Certificate at this price, the Reg. No. MUST be quoted and your request MUST state that it is required for Family History purposes.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY  

GPO Box 788
Canberra ACT 2601
 Full Certificate $A34.00 
Commemorative Certificate $A48.00

(Pre 1930 apply NSW)

WWW: http://www.rgo.act.gov.au/sitemap.shtml

VICTORIA  

GPO Box 4332
Melbourne Vic 3001 
Full Certificate $A25.80
Commemorative Certificate $A39.00
WWW: http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/CertificateApplications

QUEENSLAND  

Registrations PRIOR to January 1890
State Archives
PO Box 1397
Sunnybank Hills Qld 4109 
Full Certificate
$A25.50
Registrations AFTER 1 January 1890
PO Box 188
Albert Street
Brisbane QLD 4002
 Full Certificate $A25.50
When applying for a Birth Certificate (1889+) parents' marriage details MUST be specifically requested
Note : Queensland BDM Registry requires proof of identity such as photocopy of driving licence or passport for restricted applications.
WWW. http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/forms.htm

SOUTH AUSTRALIA  

GPO Box 1351
Adelaide SA 5001
 Full Certificate
Commemorative Certificate
Priority Service
$A35.25
$A48.75
$A62.25
WWWhttp://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm/

NORTHERN TERRITORY  

GPO Box 3021
Darwin NT 0801
 Full Certificate
(After 1870 only)
Commemorative Certificate
$A25.00

$A30.00
WWW: http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/graphpages/bdm/births/birth_cert.shtml

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 

PO Box 7720
Cloisters Square
Perth WA 6850
Certified copy of BDM (With Reg. No.)
If you can quote a registration number and the document is over 60 years old
Certified copy of BDM (Without Reg. No.)


$A30.00
$A42.00
WWW: http://www.justice.wa.gov.au:80/

TASMANIA  

GPO Box 198
Hobart Tas 7001
 Full Certificate
Decorative Certificate
$A33.88
$A52.03
WWW: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/bdm/

NEW ZEALAND  

New Zealand Registry
PO Box 31-115
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
  $NZ26.00 (certified copy)
$NZ26.00 (photocopy)
NOTE: The Folio No. MUST be quoted
Years covered: 
Births 1848-1930 and 1972 to date  
Deaths 1848 to date
Marriages 1854-1960 and 1973 to date
WWW: www.bdm.govt.nz/

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  

Registrar-General
PO Box 21
Gerehu
Port Moresby PNG    
15 Kina

ENGLAND & WALES  

The General Register Office
PO Box 2 Southport
Merseyside PR8 2JD
England
 Certified Copy

 

£ 8.50 With Index Number
£7.00 online

£11.50 Without Index Number
£10.00 online

WWW. http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

SCOTLAND  

Registrar-General
General Register Office of Scotland
New Register House
Edinburgh 3H1 3YT
Scotland
Costs can be found on this page
WWW. http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/bdm/

IRISH REPUBLIC  

Registrar-General
Joyce House
8-11 Lombard Street East
Dublin 2
Ireland
 Full Certificate IR6.00 (Certified Copy + postage)
 Extract IR3.50 
Brent: Irish Republic

NORTHERN IRELAND  

Registrar-General
Oxford House
49-55 Chichester Street
Belfast BT1 4HI
Northern Ireland
£10.00 (Certified Copy + postage)
WWW.  www.groni.gov.uk

 

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