The GRO is piloting a service from 12th October 2017 to provide portable document format (PDF) copies of digitised historical birth and death records. The pilot will run for a minimum of 3 months to enable GRO to assess the demand for this service over a prolonged period.
Applications for each PDF cost £6, must be made online, and include a GRO index reference.
England and Wales records are available as PDFs in this extended pilot include:
Births: 1837 – 1916. Deaths: 1837 – 1957
Note: A PDF is not a certificate and has no “evidential” value, and therefore a certificate is required for official purposes, e.g. applying for a passport, driving license or giving notice of marriage.
