How do I search and apply for birth, marriage and death certificates from Blackpool Register Office?
Online Indexes
Many of Lancashire’s Register Office records are currently being indexed by local family history societies.
Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society has kindly undertaken the task of indexing Blackpool’s records.
You can search the online indexes at
Lancashire BMD. A resulting match will indicate which Register Office holds the record.
Searching the Indexes in Person
If you are struggling to find a record and are fairly sure that the birth, death or marriage that you require took place in our district, then you can apply to search the indexes in person. The cost is £18 for a search of not more than six successive hours.
Please note - a search will only identify a surname and forename. If you require further details, you will need to purchase the record at a further cost of £7 per certificate
If you have found a GRO reference for Fylde.
District of Fylde Blackpool was originally a sub-district of the Fylde Registration District. Fylde existed from 1
st July 1837 to 30
th September 1936. Its other sub-districts were Blackpool North, Blackpool South, Fleetwood, Kirkham, Lytham, Lytham St. Annes and Poulton-le-Fylde. Those registers are now divided between the Blackpool and Lancashire Registration Districts.
Fylde is referenced in the GRO indexes* as Volumes XXI (1837-51); 8e (1852-1946) and 10C (1946-74), so if you have found a GRO reference for Fylde in one of the years above, then the record you require could be held at either Blackpool Register Office or Lancashire Registration District’s Certificate Service.
District of Blackpool Blackpool Registration District was created on 1
st October 1936 and included the sub-districts Blackpool, Blackpool East, Blackpool North and Blackpool South.
Blackpool is referenced in the GRO indexes* as 8e (1936-46) and 10B (1946-74). 8e merges with the Fylde GRO reference, therefore the record you require could be held at either Blackpool Register Office or Lancashire Registration District’s Certificate Service. Any 10B GRO references should indicate that the record is held at Blackpool Register Office.
* Remember that the GRO reference is useless for locating a record at a local Register Office. If you are unsure where the event took place, you should write to or telephone Blackpool Register Office for clarification before you purchase. The contact details are on the right.
APPLYING For details on how to apply for certificates from Blackpool Register Office click on
Copy Certificates.
Click here to apply for certificates held with
Lancashire County Council's Registration Service.