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Obtaining a birth certificate

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Janet

Janet Report 14 Jan 2026 14:01

I need a copy of my son's birth certificate. I found the record, but how do I get a copy?

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 14 Jan 2026 14:20

Apply to the General Records Office, assuming it is England/ Wales.

Www.gro.gov.uk

You should also be able apply to the local records office, but references would be different.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 14 Jan 2026 14:28

Certificates cost £12.50p and if you live close to where the birth was registered then that's the quickest way to get one.

Otherwise do as already advised and order online from the General Records Office.

Kath. x

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 Jan 2026 19:12

If he was born in Scotland, I assume you would have "found the record" on Scotland's People.

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

If so, at the right hand side of the record, you'll see "Order certificate".
Click on that and follow the procedure.

If it's a very recent Scottish birth (within the last couple of years or so), it may just say "No image", with no "Order certificate" option.
In that case you'll have to apply to the relevant registrar's office, quoting the reference numbers given on SP.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Jan 2026 13:10

Clickable link to the GRO site

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp