Births, marriages and deaths
Lancashire County Council provides Registrar services for West
Lancashire.
These pages give you information about how to register a birth or
death in West Lancashire, how to go about getting married, how to
obtain a copy birth, marriage licence or death certificate, and how
to find your local registrar office.
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How to register a birth (external link): includes where and
when to register, who can register, information that must be
supplied, certificates and further advice
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How to arrange a marriage (external link): includes documents
that need to be produced, the legal formalities, fees and approved
premises. Information about
Civil Partnerships (external link) is also available.
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How to register a death (external link): includes where and
when to register a death, who can register, information that needs
to be supplied, certificates, taking a body out of England or
Wales, and further advice.
Local registrar's office
The local registrar's office for West Lancashire is the
Ormskirk office (external link).
Copy certificates
You can get copies of birth, marriage and death certificates from
the Lancashire Registration Service - you can even order and pay
for them online:
> Birth
certificates (external link)
> Marriage
certificates (external link)
> Death
certificates (external link)
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