birth certificate

[sandybusser1]

How to get copy of a birth certificate?

[incitatus]

Apply to the registrar in the town where you were born, or to Somerset house.

[JohnH]

The General Registrar has not been at Somerset House for years, they moved to St Catherines House and then to the Family Records Centre, Myddleton Street, Islington about 3 years ago. At the FRC under red cover books look up your years of birth, find your entry and take note of the reference number - District, Volume, Page. Fill out a red order form - if you are less than 50 years old them proof of identity has to be given. Cost is �6.50 if posted, but can be rushed over 24 hours (I think �24).