Service Description: To register a birth and obtain certificates. Both parents must attend together if they are not married, to be named in the register entry. When registering twins a double appointment is required. Re-registrations to add father's details if not given when first registered or to show that Mother and Father are now married to one another if not married at time of registration.
Also known as:- Birth Certificates, Births, Births Historical Searches, Copy certificates births, Naming Ceremonies
Answer: No, certificates can be ordered over the telephone, by post, online or in some cases by using downloadable forms on the Isle of Wight Family History website (www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/) The public can also attend at the Register Office at Seaclose and complete the relevant forms. A chargeable priority service is available, otherwise allow up to 5 working days. You will also need to check, if requiring a copy marriage certificate from a Church wedding, whether the register is at the Register Office or still at the Church.