All certificates are a complete version of information that has been recorded on the original registration.
If a certificate is not suitable for reproduction in a computerised format and needs to be retyped, we will provide all the details which appear on the original register which the law allows us to include, e.g. amendments, corrections or annotations.
By law, the words 'illegitimate' or 'spinster' cannot appear on any birth certificate issued, even if the original registration included them.
Certificate Content
- Early Church Records only list baptisms, burials and marriages (1788 - 1855) and have limited information, usually names of parties, date and place of event.
- Marriage registers, many - particularly from 1856 - 1890's, do not show all particulars and so it's best to contact the church in question for their record. Some entries were updated based on information supplied by church societies.
In general, more recent standard birth, death and marriage certificates include the following information.
Birth Certificates
- Full name, sex, date and place of birth
- Mother's details including full name and maiden name, age, occupation, place of birth
- Father's details including full name, age, occupation, place of birth
- Date and place of parent's marriage
- Previous children of the relationship
Death Certificates
- Full name, sex and age, date and place of death, place of residence, usual occupation and marital status at date of death
- Place of marriage, age when married, full name of spouse
- Children's name and ages
- Parent's names including mother's maiden name
- Cause of death and duration of last illness
- Burial or cremation date and place
Marriage Certificates
- Bridegroom's full name, occupation, place of residence, conjugal status, place and date of birth, age, father's name and mother's maiden name
- Bride's full name, occupation, place of residence, conjugal status, place and date of birth, age, father's name and mother's maiden name
- Celebrant's name and witnesses
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