Apply for a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate

Order a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate

You can order certificates for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships that took place in the Ealing borough.  

With the standard service: 

  • we will post your certificate within 5 working days 
  • fees start from £12.50 

With the priority service: 

  • we will post your certificate within 1 working day if ordered before 2pm 
  • it costs £41  

Postage options 

All orders will be posted. The postage charges will be: 

  • Second class - no charge
  • First class recorded delivery £3.50
  • Special delivery £7.35 
  • International tracked £7.50 

Refund policy 

We will retain a fee of £6.50 to cover administration costs incurred if we are unable to find a record of the event you have requested.

How to order 

Apply online

Other ways to order 

There is the option to apply by writing to: Ealing register office, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, London W5 2HL. Include a cheque or postal order payable to ‘Ealing Council’ for the total amount, including postage. 

What you will need to tell us when applying by post 

If applying for a birth certificate 

You will need: 

  • the full name of the person on the certificate
  • their date of birth 
  • their place of birth (hospital, home address) 
  • the names of their parents (as shown on the original registration) 
  • number of certificates needed 

If applying for a death certificate 

You will need: 

  • the full name of the person who died 
  • their date of death 
  • their place of death 
  • number of certificates required 

If applying for a marriage or civil partnership certificate

You will need the:  

  • full name of the couple 
  • date of marriage or civil partnership 
  • name of the venue where the ceremony took place 
  • number of certificates required 

Incomplete information 

If you are missing any information, you can contact the General Register Office (GR0) as they hold records of all life events that took place within England and Wales.

The GRO can carry out wider searches where details are not known.