Births, Deaths and Marriages

Please Note Oxfordshire County Council are responsible for this service in Oxford. Visit their Births, Deaths and Marriages pages for full details.

How and where do I register a birth, death or marriage in Oxfordshire?

The Registration service in Oxford is run by Oxfordshire County Council. Visit the Births, Deaths and Marriages section of their website for more information.

Visit the Registration Offices page of the Oxfordshire County Council website for locations of registration offices in Oxfordshire.  

You can book an appointment to register a birth, death or marriage in Oxfordshire online. Visit the Registrar eBookings page of the Oxfordshire County Council website to make your booking.

How do I order a birth, death or marriage certificate?

Local Register Offices hold records of events registered in their area.

For those registered in Oxfordshire, you can order a birth, death or marriage certificate online by visiting the Oxfordshire Online Applications pages of the Oxfordshire County Council website.

For recent events, applications for certificates should be made to the Register Office in the district where the birth, death or marriage took place.

The General Register Office also holds a central copy of all registrations for England and Wales.

Visit the Certificate Ordering Service pages of the General Register Office website to order a birth, death or marriage certificate online.

Where can I find out more information about registering births, deaths and marriages in the UK?

Visit the General Register Office website for more information about how to register a birth or death in England and Wales, how to go about getting married or form a civil partnership, how to obtain a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a civil partnership certificate or a death certificate, and how to use the services at the Family Records Centre.

Where can I find information about marriage and civil partnerships in Oxfordshire?

Oxfordshire County Council give advice on planning your wedding, including choices of venues and legal formalities. Visit the Marriages pages of their website for information on marriage venues, planning your wedding, fees and passport changes. Visit the Civil Partnership pages of the Oxfordshire County Council website for information about this topic.

You can also visit the Marriages, Cohabitation and Civil Partnerships section of the DirectGov website for more information.

Visit the Getting A Divorce pages of the DirectGov website for information on this topic.

Page last reviewed 20 September 2011