Search Hints & Tips
These indexes are not complete, so a failure to locate a certificate does not necessarily mean that the event is not recorded. - see Indexes Content
Searching
To find an index to a birth, death or marriage certificate click the "Search Indexes" link on the left side of your screen from any page.
To begin a search, click one of the radio buttons for a birth, death or marriage. enter a surname, and a year. You may also enter a forename if known. Click the "Search " button below the form inputs.
Dates (Range)
You may search on a specific year or use the select option to widen your search to within 1 year, 2 years or 5 years of the approximate date of the event, e.g. searching for an event around 1940, within 1 year would search 3 inclusive years 1939 to 1941.
Names
The name entered in the Registers were subject to human error and not always totally accurate. In particular, names such as O'NEIL were sometimes entered as ONEIL (without the apostrophe), or even O-NEIL. McIntosh can sometimes occur as Macintosh - try searching for each.
Results
If your search is successful you will be presented with a page or pages of results.
Please make a note of any certificate reference number you wish to purchase or for which to make further enquiries.
Checking Certificate Details
If you are not certain a record you find is the index to a certificate you wish to purchase, please use the email verification option provided.
You can seek verification before you purchase by clicking the "verify" link and the right hand side of each record. Click this to contact us for verification details, but please note: we cannot offer data protected information. We can respond to your verification questions, e.g. "Is father's occupation ..... " etc.
Buying Certificates
Sorry, we are currently unable to provide online sales of certificates. Please use the downloadable order form to purchase certificates by post.
Regrettably, we cannot offer refunds for any certificate purchased in error. Please use the verification option if you are in doubt.