You can buy a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate registered in Ealing borough register office.
We only hold records for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships that happened in the borough.
If the birth, death, marriage or civil partnership happened outside of the borough, you must contact the local council where it happened, to buy a certificate, or order them from the General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales GOV.UK
The following hospitals are not based in the borough:
- Queen Charlottes (and Chelsea) Hospital, Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Northwick Park Hospital, Brent Council
- West Middlesex Hospital, Hounslow Council
- Hillingdon Hospital, Hillingdon Council
What information do you need to give us to order a certificate
- first name and surname of people involved (if it relates to a marriage or civil partnership include both partners and any maiden name)
- where the event took place
- date of the event
- number of certificates required
- payment
We may be unable to produce your marriage certificate if the register is still with the religious building.
You will need to speak to the registered building, to return their registers to us so that we can issue the certificate.
Charges for copy or replacement certificates
Please see our fees and charges for more information.
We offer 2 types of service, a:
- priority, usually same day sending, subject to staffing
- standard service, we aim to issue a certificate within 5 working days
All certificates will be posted out by recorded delivery.
Collecting in person is not available.
How to apply
Please allow 3 weeks for all applications to be processed.
Urgent request
If you urgently need a copy of a certificate please apply online before 2pm, Monday to Friday.
We will then contact you to book an appointment to collect it.