Register a death

During your appointment, the Registrar will ask you to provide the following information. 

Please make sure you have all of this information to hand before your appointment:

• Date and place of death
  This will be the name of the hospital / nursing home, or the full address, including the postal address. If the death took place in an ambulance, car, or other vehicle, you need to provide information about the location of the vehicle when the death occurred or the intended destination.
• Date and place of birth
  Please provide approximate dates if the exact date is not known. Please provide the town and county / London borough or the country of birth if you were born outside of the UK.
• Full name of the deceased
  Please provide the name they were known as at the time of their death. You should also note if they were known by any other name.
• Maiden name
  Please provide this if they were a woman who was married or in a civil partnership.
• Occupation
  Provide as much information about their job title of their most recent occupation. Please also tell us whether the deceased was retired at the time of their death.
• Marital status
  This will be the marital status of the deceased at the time of their death. The statuses are:
  • Single (never married or in a civil partnership)
  • Divorced
  • Husband or Wife
  • Widow or Widower
  • Civil Partner or Surviving Civil Partner
• Spouse or civil partner's full name and occupation
  Provide as much information about their job title of their most recent occupation. Please also tell us whether the deceased was retired at the time of their death.
   
• Address
  This should include the name or number of the house, name of the street and village or town.
• Sex
  Please specify male or female.