I want to trace the details of a marriage that took place in London in
1974.  I can supply one of the individuals full name and address at
that time.  Is there a web site that will give me the full details
that the original marriage certificate would carry?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 18 Nov 2003 12:15 PST

Hello again diddydo,

If you're interested in ordering a marriage certificate: 

- You may order marriage certificates online if you are a resident of
the UK. Non-UK residents can still order certificates through
conventional channels.

- This office holds records of marriages registered in England and
Wales from 1 July 1837.

- You are not required to know the exact date of the marriage. The
year of the marriage is sufficient.

- You will be asked to fill in the following information:

Man?s Surname:
Man?s Forenames:
Woman?s Surname:
Woman?s Forename:
Date of marriage or specify 3 years to be searched:
Place of Marriage:
Name of woman?s father:
Name of man?s father

?If insufficient details are provided to conduct a search your
application will be returned to you.

I can provide you with the application form, address and fax number
for requesting the marriage certificate. The fees are available as
well.

Would this be an adequate answer to your question?

Thanks
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by diddydo-ga on 19 Nov 2003 10:04 PST

Thank you for trying to answer my question.  A marriage certificate
would be useful, but what I was hoping to find was a web site that
would carry birth, marriage and death details that I could search
myself. Bearing in mind that this information is available to the
public anyway.  A Part of my problem is that I do not have the full
details to order the certificate in the first place.  As stated in the
question, I can only supply details of one person.  The reason why I
need it is to narrow down a search for an old school friend.  To give
an example, if I was to search on 192.Com for John Smith, I would
probably get 1000s of hits.  If I could carry out a combined search
with the wifes name it would narrow the search down considerably.

Please advise before I make a decision on your offer of a form for the certificate.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 19 Nov 2003 10:15 PST

Dear diddydo,

Unfortunately I have not been able to find a website that provides
that kind of information.

In any case this question will remain open and another researcher
might find something useful.

If not, just let me know in a couple of days if you would want me to
post my findings as the offical answer.

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by diddydo-ga on 23 Nov 2003 11:25 PST

FAO BOBBIE7-GA

Thank you for trying to answer my question, I have decided to take up
your offer of providing me with the application form and details you
refered to in your answer.  Please treat this as your offical answer
and collect the agreed payment with my thanks once again.

DIDDYDO-GA

Dear diddydo,

Thank you for graciously accepting my findings as the official answer
to your question.


You may order marriage certificates online if you are a resident of
the UK.  Here is the General Register Office for England and Wales
online ordering service
http://www.col.statistics.gov.uk/


Non-UK residents can still order certificates through conventional channels.
 
This office holds records of marriages registered in England and
Wales from 1 July 1837. You are not required to know the exact date of
the marriage. The year of the marriage is sufficient.
 
Certificates in England and Wales 

The general registration of births, marriages and deaths started in
1837. This section gives you information about how registration takes
place in England and Wales and where you can get copies of
certificates.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/certificates.asp



-------------------------------------
Marriage Certificate Application Form
-------------------------------------

You may download the application form for the marriage certificate here:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/certe_w/downloads/marriage.pdf


You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or a 'pdf' compatible viewer in
order to read the Application form. You can download Adobe Acrobat
Reader, free, by clicking HERE
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


You will be asked to fill in the following information: 
 
Man?s Surname: 
Man?s Forenames: 
Woman?s Surname: 
Woman?s Forename: 
Date of marriage or specify 3 years to be searched: 
Place of Marriage: 
Name of woman?s father: 
Name of man?s father 
 
?If insufficient details are provided to conduct a search your
application will be returned to you.?
 

Correspondence should be addressed to:

General Register Office, 
PO Box 2, Southport, 
Merseyside, PR8 2JD
UK 


If you require a certificate you can also order by phone: 

Order by telephone on +44 (0)870 243 77 88 
(Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm, Saturday 9am - 4pm) 
Fax +44(0)1704 550013 

If you require a certificate urgently you can: 
Order by telephone on +44(0)151 471 4572 
(Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm, Saturday 9am - 4pm) 
Fax +44(0)1704 568315
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/certe_w/fees.asp
 

Fees
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration/certe_w/fees.asp


Search Criteria: 
UK marriage certificate application
England marriage certificate
Marriage certificate site:.UK


I hope my research helps you obtain the information you require.

Thanks again!

Sincerely,
Bobbie7

Best answer available given whats currently available on the web at
the present time.