Death Search
UK Certificates can provide you with a professional research service to locate death events in England, Wales or Scotland to assist in your family history research or to obtain information to support a copy death certificate application.
What Information will I receive?
A typical death search will contain the following information:
England & Wales 1984-2005
- Surname
- First Forename
- Second Forename
- Third Initial
- Fourth Initial
- Date of Birth
- Age at Death
- Month/Year of Registration
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
England & Wales 1837-1983
- Surname
- First Forename
- Second Forename
- Third Initial
- Fourth Initial
- Date of Birth*
- Age at Death
- Quarter/Year of Registration
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
* June quarter 1969 onwards
Scotland 1855-2007
- Surname
- All Forenames
- Date of Birth*
- Age at Death
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
* subject to eligibility
Date of Death Search
If you are searching for a death event registered in England & Wales in the period 1984-2005, please utilise the Live BDM search box to the right.
For all other death searches, please click the appropriate link below or use our quick ordering system on the right. All of these periods will be searched manually by our research team:
Death Research
How quickly will I get my results?
Information is returned instantly online for searches performed in England & Wales 1984-2005.
All other events are manually searched and returned by e-mail via a two-tiered speed of service:
Standard
Express
Search Death
Please note, you will not be issued with an actual death certificate via our death research service.
If you require a General Register Office sealed and certified copy of a death event, please visit our death certificate section.


