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2.1 Central Registrar 2.1 CENTRAL REGISTRARThere has been a Central Registrar for all births, deaths and marriages since 1837. Searches can be made in person. A fee is charged for copies of certificates.Family Record Centre Myddleton Street, EC1R 1VW. 0181-392 5300. Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-5pm, Tue 10am-7pm, Thu 9am-7pm, Sat 9:30am-5pm. 2.2 REGISTRATIONCAMDEN RESIDENTSCamden Town Hall Judd Street, WC1. 278 4444. Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm & 2.00pm-4.00pm; Sat (appointment only) 9.30am-12.30pm. WESTMINSTER RESIDENTS Westminster Council House Marylebone Road, NW1. 641 1160. Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.00pm. Out of office hours: 641 6000. A baby's birth must be registered within forty-two days. Deaths must be registered within five days. Present the death certificate provided by the doctor attending the death, the hospital or by a coroner (through the police). Death and Funeral grants are available. Widows may be entitled to additional allowances, including widows pension and widowed mothers allowance; seek advice from your DSS office (see 1.2). Marriage ceremonies can now take place on various local authority licensed premises, e.g.: New Connaught Rooms Great Queen Street. 405 7811. The Savoy Hotel Savoy Hill. 836 4343. The Waldorf Hotel Aldwych. 836 2400. The Royal Society of Art 8 John Adam Street. 930 5115. Once a date has been set, the Registrar is contacted for availability and to conduct the ceremony, for which there is a charge of £150-180 depending on the day required. If you are a member of the Church of England, your marriage, including the Licence, can be arranged at your Parish Church, listed in Chapter Ten. Further advice from: Archbishop's Faculty Office 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey, SW1. 222 5381. For most other denominations, a Licence and the legal form of marriage must be held at a Registrar's offices or other premises licensed for marriages which do not have to be in the area where you live. A civil marriage can be followed by a religious ceremony. For further details, seek advice either at your local Registrar's office or at your regular place of worship. For a local marriage counselling officer contact: Relate The Wardens House, 46 Crowndale Road, NW1 1PP. 380 1463. London Marriage Guidance Council New Cavendish Square. 580 1087. 2.3 FLORISTSBloomsbury29 Gt Queen Street. 242 2840. Chivers Flowers of London 31 Newport Court. 434 4412. 9.15am-5.45pm. My Fair Lady of Covent Garden 6 The Piazza. 379 9130. 8.30am-7pm. Wild Bunch Pitch 20, Earlham Street. 10am-7.30pm. 2.4 FUNERAL DIRECTORSFrance & Son Ltd41 Monmouth Street. 836 6851. Leverton & Sons Ltd 212 Eversholt Street, NW1. 387 6075. Jewish Joint Burial Society NW Reform Synagogue, Alyth Gardens, NW11. 0181 455 8579. Bereavement advice and counselling: Camden Bereavement Service Instrument House, 207-215 King's Cross Road, WC1. 833 4138. London Association of Bereavement Services, 356 Holloway Road, N7 6PN. 700 8134. |
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