If you want to get a copy of a certificate for a marriage or civil partnership that was registered in Coventry you can apply online [http://www.coventry.gov.uk/applycopycertificate] or by telephone. Certificates are usually produced within ten working days.
Telephone applications need a card payment. Please have these details ready when calling. The certificate(s) will be posted within five working days. You should allow at least ten working days for the return of a certificate by post.
Priority service
We offer a priority service for an extra charge of £26. This fee will make sure certificates are ready in 24 hours. Certificates will be posted out by first class post.
This service will ensure a 24-hour turnaround on certificates ordered before 12pm and excluding weekends and bank holidays.
Costs of a copy of a marriage certificate [/info/161/ceremonies/736/copies_of_marriage_or_civil_partnership_certificates/2].
What information do we need?
You will need to give the following information:
- The name or names the certificate applies to
- The date of the event
- The place of the event
- Any other information that may help us find the certificate
Register office
Telephone: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Building opening times: 9.00am - 4.30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am - 4.00pm Fridays.
Address: Cheylesmore Manor HouseManor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2ND
Certificate costs
The fee for a certificate is £12.50
A Copy Certificate is a certified copy of the original entry in the register, signed by either the Registrar or Superintendent Registrar and is a legal document that can be used for official purposes.
All certificates can take five working days to be produced. These will be sent by first class post.
Priority service
We offer a priority service for an extra charge of £26. This fee will make sure certificates are ready within 24 hours.
This service will ensure a 24-hour turnaround on certificates ordered before 12pm and excluding weekends and bank holidays.
Certificates will be posted to you by first class post.
Register office
Telephone: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Building opening times: 9.00am - 4.30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am - 4.00pm Fridays.
Address: Cheylesmore Manor HouseManor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2ND
Births, deaths and marriages in Foleshill
All births, deaths and register office marriage records for 1837-1927 are held at Warwickshire North Register Office [http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/registrationoffices]. If you need any copy certificates from this period you will need to ask them.
If you know a marriage took place in a Foleshill Church you will need to apply to the Coventry Register office.
Births and deaths in Keresley Hospital
The records for births and deaths that took place at Keresley Hospital are held at Solihull Register Office [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Births-marriages-deaths-and-citizenship]. If you need any copy certificates please contact them directly.