Order a certificate
Other sources of help
Postal requests for certificates can be made to:
General Register Office
PO Box 2
Southport
Merseyside PR8 2JD
Tel: 03001231837
Some of the most important documents can be located at the local Record Office. These could be census returns, baptism, burial and marriage registers or workhouse records to name but a few.
The 1881 census is widely available to purchase from software suppliers on CD ROM which provides the entire census for that year for England and Wales in an easy to use format.
Online access to the 1911 census for a small fee is now available.