Marriage Search
UK Certificates can provide you with a professional research service to locate marriage events in England, Wales or Scotland to assist in your family history research or to obtain information to support a copy marriage certificate application.
What Information will I receive?
A typical marriage search will contain the following information:
England & Wales 1984-2005
- Surname*
- First Forename*
- Second Forename*
- Third Initial*
- Fourth Initial*
- Month/Year of Registration
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
*Both parties information included
England & Wales 1837-1983
- Surname*
- First Forename*
- Second Forename*
- Third Initial*
- Fourth Initial*
- Quarter/Year of Registration
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
* Both parties information only included 1912 onwards.
Scotland 1855-2007
- Surname*
- All Forenames*
- Age at Marriage*
- Date of Marriage
- Registration District
- GRO Reference Numbers
* Both parties information included and all data subject to legibility.
Date of Marriage Search
If you are searching for a marriage event registered in England & Wales in the period 1984-2005, please utilise the Live BDM search box to the right.
For all other marriage 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:
Ready to Search?
If you are searching for a marriage event registered in England & Wales in the period 1984-2005, please utilise the Live BDM search box to the right.
For all other marriage 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:
Search for Marriage UK
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
Need a Marriage Certificate?
Please note, you will not be issued with an actual marriage certificate via our death research service.
If you require a General Register Office sealed and certified copy of a marriage event, please visit our marriage certificate section.


