Certificate Copies

You can apply for copy certificates for births, marriages and deaths registered in Cardiff since 1837 (when official records began).

Civil Partnership records are available from 2005 onwards.

For all types of application you will need the following information:

the type of certificate you would like: birth, marriage, civil partnership or death
name or names the certificate applies to
date of the event
where the event took place
parents names (if applying for a birth certificate)
any other relevant information that may help us locate the entry

Please note: We can only issue copy certificates if we hold the register containing the original entry. If we do not, you must apply to the register office that holds the original record. You can apply by post, by phone or online. For general enquiries regarding certificates, please email certificate.enquiries@cardiff.gov.uk

Online

What type of certificate do you need?

Please note: We cannot take payment online, please complete the form and we will call you to take payment using a credit or debit card.

Birth details

* Forename(s) at Birth

* Surname at Birth

* Date of Birth

* Place of Birth

Parent details

Father / **Parent’s Forename(s)

Father / **Parent’s Surname

* Mothers Forename

* Mothers Surname

Mothers Maiden Name

** Parent means the mother’s female partner who under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 is to be treated as a parent of the child

Death details

* Forename(s)

* Surname

* Date of death

* Place of death

Date of birth

Maiden surname

Home address

Marriage details

* Forename(s) of Party 1

* Surname of Party 1

* Forename(s) of Party 2

* Surname of Party 2

* Date of marriage

* Place of marriage (Name of venue)

Civil partnership details

* Forename(s) of Party 1

* Surname of Party 1

* Forename(s) of Party 2

* Surname of Party 2

* Date of Civil Partnership

* Place of Civil Partnership

Your Contact Details

* First Name

* Last Name

* Email

* Telephone

Your Address

* Address line 1

Address line 2

* City / Town

State / Province / Region

* Zip / Postal code

* Country

Delivery

Number of copies required?

Service
Standard service : £12.50Priority service : £38.50

Standard service: Copy certificates ordered will be posted out second class within 15 working days following successful payment at a cost of £12.50 per certificate.

Priority service: Copy certificates can be ordered Monday to Friday and will be sent first class the next working day following successful payment at a cost of £38.50 per certificate.

Postage
2nd Class1st Class (free with priority) - £1Signed for first class : £2Airmail : £2.50

Cost

£38.50

Please note: We cannot take payment online. We will call you to take payment using a credit or debit card.

* Required information

By post

Print out and complete the form you need:

Birth certificate application (41.7kb PDF)
Death certificate application (39.7kb PDF)
Marriage certificate application (31.9kb PDF)
Civil partnership certificate application (180kb PDF)

Certificates are £12.50 each and you will need to include a postal order made out to Cardiff Council with your application. Please send to:

Register Office
Glamorgan Archives
Clos Parc Morgannwg
Cardiff
CF11 8AW

We will issue the certificate by second class post within 15 working days.
Please note we do not accept cash payments.