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Registration: births, deaths and marriages

Opening Times: Mon to Fri: 9am - 5pm. (Registrars are available from 9am - 4.30pm). Sat by appointment only.
Tel: 020 8356 3365/3551/3493. Fax: 020 8356 3552
Email: info@hackney.gov.uk

The Hackney Registrars record births, marriages, deaths and stillbirths and to give notice of marriage or civil partnership.occurring in the London Borough of Hackney. Records of births, deaths and marriages are held for the former Registration Districts of Hackney, Shoreditch, and Stoke Newington from the commencement of Civil Registration in 1837.

Registration of Births, Deaths and Stillbirths is by appointment. If you cannot register an event at the Hackney Register Office it may be possible to do so by declaration at your local register office. Should you require a form for burial at the weekend or on a public holiday, a registrar is normally available at the Register office on Saturdays 9.30 to 12noon. There is also a standby service, for the Muslim and Jewish community only, on Sundays and Bank Holidays from 8.30 to 10.30am (020 8356 3310).

Certificate Enquiries

Any certificates for births, deaths or marriages registered in Hackney can be obtained. Adoption certificates, and those for people born abroad to armed services or diplomatic families, can be obtained from the Office of National Statistics.

We regret that at present we are unable to accept postal applications for certificates for family history purposes. We suggest that you contact the Family Records Centre at 1 Myddleton Street, London, EC1R 1UW.(020 8392 5300) or our Archives Department. For other family history advice and information, see the links on the right. Postal applications to: The General Registry Office for England and Wales, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, PR8 2HH. (0870 243 7788).

Please note: Certificates requested in person will take up to 24 hours to process and until further notice we are not accepting payments by credit or debit card payments by telephone.

Marriages made in Hackney

Why not get married at Hackney's Register Office in the Town Hall? You can have a civil wedding here even if you do not live in the borough.

From traditional white weddings with all the trimmings, to New Age events  with fertility symbols, Hackney Register Office caters for all tastes. The Gold Suite, complete with chandeliers, can hold up to 55 people. The small room, used as the Register Office, holds only 10 people. The waiting room includes a Bride's Corner'  with a full length mirror and chaise longue to rest before the event.

Marriages take place between 10am and 4.15pm, on Fridays or Saturdays in the Gold Suite only. The Register Office can be booked for marriages during the week. Contact the Register Office to find out more.

Religious ceremonies

Hackney's Register Office only conducts civil ceremonies. However, even if you marry by religious ceremony elsewhere, you may have to give notice of marriage to the Hackney Register Office, if you live here.

Notice of marriage

Notice of Marriage or Civil Partnership must be given at the Register office in the Town Hall, Mare Street. This must be done by appointment and you should contact us on 0208 356 3000. Appointments are available from 10am to 3.30pm on Mondays and from 9.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Friday. Please note appointments are not available every other Wednesday from 9.30am to 11am to allow for staff meetings.

Both of you must have lived in a registration district in England or Wales for at least seven days immediately before giving notice at the register office. If you both live in Hackney, you should come to the Register Office to give your notice of marriage. If you live in different registration districts then each of you will need to give notice separately in your own area. You must give notice at least 21 days before your wedding date. However, you should not give notice more than twelve months in advance. An appointment will be required.when giving notice of marriage.

Church of England ceremony

If you are getting married in the Church of England by Banns or Common Licence, you do not normally need to give notice of marriage to the Register Office.

Getting married in Hackney

They are also held at three approved premises in Hackney: Sutton House, 2 to 4 Homerton High Street E9 6JQ. A National Trust property dating from the 1500s with a choice of three marriage rooms accommodating up to 100 guests. Contact: Nicola Richardson 020 8525 9055 or www.nationaltrust.org.uk; The Gallery, 291 Hackney Road E2 2RA. An art gallery and performance centre accommodating up to 250 guests. Contact: Lisa Jensen 020 7613 5676 or www.291gallery.com; Royal Inn On The Park, 111 Lauriston Road E9 5BE. A large, opulent Victorian public house by Victoria Park with two marriage rooms holding up to 80 guests. Contact: Richard Martin or Russell Wiggins 020 8985 3321

Famous faces

Hackney's Register Office has seen a few famous faces.

Comedian Bob Mills got married to his wife Jan, who is Turkish, in Hackney Register Office in 1984. 'One of the things I remember was that the registrar had made the effort to learn a bit of Turkish, so he was able to say 'have a lovely day' in Turkish, which I thought was a lovely touch. We had some photographs taken outside, so in our romantic wedding photographs there is a huge banner hanging down saying something like 200,000 unemployed in this borough!'

Actor and star of The Professionals Martin Shaw, and 70s disco queen Tina Charles were both married here (not to each other!). Eastenders actress Patsy Palmer (Bianca) and actor Paul Bradley (used to play Nigel) have both been wedding guests, as has pop star David Essex. TV personality Jeremy Beadle's birth was registered here.

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