Applying for Copy Certificates

Waltham Forest Register Office holds copies of most births, deaths and marriages that have occurred in the borough since 1837. Copy certificates can only be provided for those births, deaths and marriages that took place in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The fee is £7 per certificate.

Certificates can be ordered from the Register Office and paid for in cash, cheque or postal order. Please do not send cash through the normal post.

If you email the Register Office, please make sure you quote all the information below, and include a telephone number so that we can take your credit/debit card details.

If you telephone the Register Office to apply for a copy of a certificate, please make sure you have all the information ready before you call, along with your credit/debit card details.

What information you will need to supply

For birth certificates:

  • The full name at birth of the person for whom you are applying for a copy certificate
  • Surname
  • Date of birth
  • Father’s forenames
  • Father’s surname
  • Mother’s forename
  • Mother’s surname
  • Mother’s maiden name
  • Place of birth

For death certificates:

  • Surname of the deceased
  • Forenames
  • Occupation
  • Address
  • Postcode
  • Date of birth
  • Date of death
  • Place of death

For marriage certificates:

  • Full name of both parties (bride and groom) at the time of the marriage
  • Date of marriage
  • Place of marriage

    Occasionally, where a church still holds the relevant register, they will have to issue the copy certificate. Please contact us in the first instance for all requests, and we will tell you if you need to contact them.