Durham Western - United Kingdom Registry Offices

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Durham Western Registry Office

Biographical Info

Civil Registration Office for Births, Deaths & Marriages

Sub-districts : Bishop Auckland; Crook; Shildon; Weardale

GRO volumes: 10a (1938-46); 1A (1946-74).

Registers and Census District:
10a (1938-46)

1A (1946-74).

Durham Western Register Office
Cockton House
Waddington Street
Bishop Auckland
Durham
DL14 6HG

Birth Certificates

Marriage Certificates

Death Certificates

Divorce Certificates

Worldwide Postage Options – 1st Class Postage, Signed For, International Tracked & Worldwide Courier

UK Freephone Number – 0800 677 1171 (free to call from within the UK)

We Despatch Globally – We can help customers from the UK, Europe and Worldwide locations

Scan & Send Available – We offer a scan and send service

Amend Your Order – You have the ability to amend and/or cancel your order if it has not already been processed

Payment Options – We accept payments using Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB, Diners Club, UnionPay and PayPal

Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates

We supply full or long form certificates which are certified legal copies, unabridged, suitable for official purposes. If you need a birth certificate copy, marriage certificate copy or death certificate copy for applications such as Passports, Pensions, Visas, Driving Licences, Work pre-checks including Criminal Records Bureau checks, Housing Applications, Social Security and Immigration or are conducting Family History Research, we are here to help.

Divorce Certificates

A Divorce certificate is also referred to as a Decree Absolute, Divorce Certificate, Divorce Affidavit, Legal Decree, or Divorce Absolute. You will receive a fully certified legal copy of a Decree Absolute, suitable for official purposes. A Divorce Certificate may be required if you have lost your original, you need a replacement or need to provide evidence that you are no longer married.

Apostilles

We provide an Apostille certification service. This ensures your documents are recognised worldwide by all members of the Hague Convention.

Unsure of the details?

If you do not know all the details for your certificate, this is not a problem. We will do our best with the information you have to locate the record and will confirm the details with you if we are unsure.