Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

For details on registering births and deaths, and for information on marriage and civil partnership ceremonies, please visit the web links below.

For further help, the Registration Service can be contacted by telephone on 0330 137 4041 or by email: [email protected]

Useful Links:

Births

For information about registering a birth please click here

Deaths

For information about registering a death please click here

Marriages

For information about marriage ceremonies please click here

Civil Partnerships

For information about civil partnership ceremonies please click here

Civil Marriages

For information about civil marriage ceremonies please click here

Introduction of Life Event Certificates in Irish and Bi-lingual English and Irish

The Marriage, Civil Partnership and Civil Registration (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 came into operation on Friday 11 March. This allows certificates for new registrations to be produced with headings in Irish or bilingual English and Irish. When completing the registration form in the Newry, Mourne and Down District, you will be given the choice to choose your certificates in English, Irish or bi-lingual English and Irish. 

All certificates produced from the registration will be in the language format chose and cannot be changed.  The legislation applies to registrations going forward and will not apply retrospectively to life events.

Copies of Certificates

The local Registration Offices will only be able to give certificates of births, still births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships at the time of registering the event.  To get copies of certificates, you can apply:

Online: www.nidirect.gov.uk/gro

By phone: 0300 200 7890 within UK & NI or +44 300 200 7890 outside NI

By post: Application forms available at any registration office

In person: The General Register Office, NISRA, Colby House, Stranmillis Court, Belfast, BT9 5RR

Family History

Unfortunately, the Registrar cannot help with ancestry enquires, but anyone who has family history questions may wish to contact the General Registrar's Office on 0300 200 7890 or log onto to www.nidirect.gov.uk/gro for further information.

General Register Office

NISRA
Colby House
Stranmillis Court
Belfast BT9 5RR

Telephone: 0300 200 7890

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