GRO Increases Certificate Prices

If you are looking to order civil registration records from the General Register Office (GRO), be aware they have increased the price of their records.

The GRO, which holds civil birth, marriage and death records for England and Wales, holds records from 1837, when civil registration was introduced.

Previously, the prices were:

• £2.50 for a digital image (available to download instantly for births from 1837 to 1922 and deaths from 1837 to 1957).
• £7 for a PDF (available for births from 1837 to 1934 and 1984 to 2021 and deaths from 1837 to 1957 and 1984 to 2021, takes up to four working days to despatch).
• £11 for a print certificate with an index reference (includes all marriage certificates).
• £14 for a print certificate without an index reference.

The new prices are:

• £3 for a digital image.
• £8 for a PDF.
• £12.50 for a print certificate with an index reference.
• £16 for a print certificate without an index reference.

Civil registration records are still a vital source of information for family historians, so be aware of these price increases the next time you are planning to order.