United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Birth Certificates

Family History - Birth Certificates.

In genealogy, certificates can provide us with lots of information to help us trace our family history. A birth certificate provides us with information like date of birth, parents names, father's occupations, mother's maiden name, and the address at time of birth. As with all birth, death and marriage certificates in the United Kingdom, they are available either from the G.R.O. (General Record Office in Southport), or from the registration districe where the original event was registered.

Acquiring birth certificates can be one of the most important part of tracing your family history. Click on the thumbnail below to view full size, in order to familiarise yourself with the information that they contain. Some of the most important ways in which they help us trave our family history is by providing the address at time of birth, parents occupations, and the mothers maiden name. You may have to print it out to read it properly.

United Kingdom of Great Britain birth certificate.