English Death Certificate

The English death certificate is an official document containing registered information about a person's death. Certificates can be used for purposes such as:  will administration;  welfare benefits.  It is important the information you provide with your certificate request is as accurate as possible. It may be an idea to ask other family members for information before making your request.

Your request for a certificate will usually be issued within four (4) working days (plus time for postage) from confirmation of a correct and completed application. We search the registry index to get the full reference for you. Searches are of reasonable duration only.  Delays rarely occur but are beyond our control . A partial credit refund in voucher form of Au$10 or approx. equivalent is available if the search is not successful and no viable certificate is supplied to you.

What's on English Death Certificates
An English death certificate includes the following information: date of death, place of death- address, name & sex of deceased, age which may be an estimate for older people, occupation, for men & single women, name of spouse for married women. In case of child the name of the father, cause of death, nature & duration of illnesses, date when registered, name & address of informant, corrections or additional details.