All registers for the Districts of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough dating back to 1837 are held at The Register Office in Bedford. These include all registrations prior to 1 May 1999 recorded in the Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Districts and all registrations in the Bedfordshire District (1 May 1999 – 31 March 2009).

If you need a copy of a birth, marriage, death or civil partnership certificate, you should apply either by post or in person.  Applications take up to 48 hours to process and are despatched by first class post.

Application forms

Application forms to obtain a copy of a

• birth certificate
• death certificate
• marriage certificate
• civil partnership certificate

In order to process your requests promptly, all questions must be answered on the application form.

Postal applications, please send to The Register Office, Pilgrim Centre, Brickhill Drive, Bedford, MK41 7PZ

Copies of historical birth, death, marriage and civil partnership certificates held by the Superintendent Registrar costs £11.00 this is inclusive of postal and administration fees. Please make cheques payable to Central Bedfordshire Council