Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

Lewisham Register Office is open for registration of births, deaths and marriages, and notices of marriage, and civil partnership or citizenship ceremonies.

If you wish to get married or form a civil partnership in a religious or civil ceremony, you will need to give notice at the Register Office.

Find out about the venues in the borough licensed for non-religious weddings and civil partnerships.

We can supply certificates for births, deaths, marriage and civil partnerships

Marriage certificate and register stock - Closure, return and destruction.

Book an appointment to register a birth.

This section takes you through the arrangements you may have to make when someone dies, and gives information on the support you can get.

We keep records of the births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths registered in the borough from 1837 to the present.

Find out how to find the Register Office and the transport options available.

​This page outlines what you can expect from the registration service. You can also find out how we are performing within our service.

We manage nearly 400,000 burial and cremation records. You can search them all online using a service called Deceased Online.

See charges for certificates, ceremonies, corrections and more.