Copy certificates

Copy Certificates for events that were registered in Hull

You can order birth, death, marriage or civil partnership copy certificates from us for any life event that was registered in the Hull Registrations district.

We can only provide certificates for events that occurred in Hull. 

If the life event occurred outside of Hull you must apply to the district in which it occurred for a copy of the record. For example, if a baby was born in Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, you need to apply to the East Riding Register Office or through the General Register Office.

Copy Certificate Service

You will have the option to choose if you would like your certificate(s) to be posted to you or if you would prefer to collect your certificate(s) from the Register Office at the Wilson Centre. If you need your certificate urgently you have the option of accessing our premium service.

You are also able to purchase a keepsake folder. Selecting this option means your certificates will be in an A4 presentation folder. Most certificates are A4 in size and therefore purchasing a folder means that your certificate will not be folded to fit into a DL sized envelope. Marriage certificates for marriages registered before 4 May 2021 are landscape in shape and will have one folder if purchased with a folder.

Posted

The fee for this service is £11 per certificate.

Certificates will be posted within five working days of request. Postage is first class.

Premium Collection

The fee for this service is £35 per certificate.  

Certificates ordered before 4pm will be available for collection at the Wilson Centre, after 3pm the next working day.

Certificates ordered before 4pm on a Friday will be available after 3pm on the Monday.

Certificates ordered after 4pm on a Friday will be available after 3pm on the following Tuesday.

Standard Collection

The fee for this service is £11 per certificate

Certificates will be available for collection from the Wilson Centre five working days after the date of request.

Complete our online form below to request a copy certificate -

Important information before completing this form

We can only be provide certificates for events that occurred and were registered in Hull.  If you need a certificate for an event that took place outside of Hull for example for someone born in Beverley or someone who died in Castle Hill Hospital, you need to contact the register office in the East Riding or other appropriate district in which the event took place or apply to the General Register Office.

General Register Office website for certificates outside of Hull

Service delays due to Queens Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday

Our Premium Service will be suspended from Monday 30 May to Sunday 5 June. Please do not select the Premium Service option when completing the form. If selected you will be charged the premium service rate however due to inability to access records a Premium Service will not be provided. This service will be resumed for applications made from Monday 6 June.

The bank holiday will also impact on turnaround times for our standard service, please see table below for when certificates ordered will be either ready for collection or posted.

Adoption certificates

If you need a copy of an adoption certificate you need to contact the General Register Office.

General Register Office website for adoption certificates