Births Marriages and Deaths

All births, marriages and deaths have to be registered. The information on these pages should help you contact the right people.

Birth

To register a birth, contact the Registrar on 01243 642122. Appointments are available at the Crawley Register Office, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Please note that walk in appointments are no longer available for birth, marriage or death related enquiries. For more information on any of these please call 01243 642122.

If you need a copy of a birth/death/marriage certificate, contact the Superintendent Registrar at the Crawley Register Office, West Sussex County Council, Southgate Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG. Tel: 01243 642122.

This office holds records going back to 1837 and is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm.

If you want to place an announcement of a birth, contact Crawley's local papers on the numbers below.

Crawley News: 01737 732222

Crawley Observer: 01293 562848

Marriage & Civil Partnership

If you want to marry in England or Wales, you can have either a religious or a civil ceremony. A civil wedding can take place in either a register office, or other approved premises.

The Superintendent Registrar's office at the Town Hall has now closed, relocating to the new library building on Southgate Avenue.

For more information about the new registrar’s office and everything you need to know about getting married, including a list of all approved venues in West Sussex. Contact the Registrar on 01243 642122or visit the County Council’s website at www.westsussex.gov.uk

You must contact the Registrar if you intend to have a civil ceremony, or any religious ceremony other than Church of England or Wales.

Since December 2005, couples of the same sex can have their relationship legally recognised in England and Wales.

Two people can register who are:

• Of the same sex
• 16 or over (with consent if under 18)
• Not already married or in a civil partnership
• Not closely related (e.g. parent, brother, aunt,)

Death

The Office of Fair Trading's website contains a consumer guide to funerals, with everything you need to know about funerals, and how to register a death. Click on the link to visit the site: www.oft.gov.uk

To register a death, contact the Registrar on 01243 642122. Appointments are available at the Crawley Register Office, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm.

To inform Crawley Borough Council of a death, please use our online form:

• Notification of Death

We will update our records on receipt of this form, but you will need to send us a copy of the death certificate separately.

If you need a copy of a death certificate, contact the Superintendent Registrar at the Crawley Register Office, West Sussex County Council, Southgate Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG. Tel: 01243 642122.

This office holds records going back to 1837 and is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Crawley Borough Council operates Snell Hatch Cemetery in West Green. Surrey and Sussex Crematorium is privately run. Call 01293 888930, write or visit Surrey & Sussex Crematorium, Balcombe Road, Crawley RH10 3NQ

If you want to place an obituary or Family Notice, contact Crawley's local papers on the numbers below.

Crawley News: 01737 732222

Crawley Observer: 01293 562848