Replacement Certificates are only available via our certificates online ordering service.  

• Birth
• Death
• Marriage
• Civil Partnership

• A certificate from the Adopted Children's Register in Scotland. For more information please visit Order a copy of a certificate - National Records of Scotland (NRS).
• A certificate for an event taking place in England and Wales. For more information please visit Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate - GOV.UK.
• A certificate for an event which occurred in Northern Ireland. For more information please visit the nidrect webpage.
• A certificate for an event which occurred within the last 2 years should be obtained from the Registrar in the District where the event was registered as we likely do not have access to this.
• Scottish Divorce certificates, 1984 onwards, can be obtained from National Records of Scotland. For more information please visit Order a certificate - Scotland's People.
• Scottish Dissolution certificates, 2007 onwards, can be obtained from National Records of Scotland. For more information please visit Order a certificate - Scotland's People.

The statutory fee for a certificate is £15.  If ordering 2 or more of the same certificate, the first certificate will cost £15 and each additional copy will cost £10.  

If you are applying within one month of the date of registration then the fee is £10.  The event must be registered in Falkirk.These certificates will be posted to you. 

The cost of a priority request is £10.

Certificates ordered before 1.30pm will be available to collect the same working day between 3pm and 4.30pm.

If the request is made after 1.30pm the certificate will be ready to collect between 10am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm the next working day.

The priority service is only available for collection of certificates from the Falkirk Registration Office

Our registration service can provide a family tree search service and registration staff can help you search digital images for a fee. You can also get paper prints of certain records.  You will require an appointment to do a family tree search.  

Staff at our registration office can give you more information on searches.