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Register Office: Deaths

Registering a death

  • Where do I register the death?
  • Who can register a death?
  • What documents do I need to register a death?
  • What the Registrar will need to know
  • How much does it cost to register a death and what documents do I obtain?
  • I may need to purchase further death certificates for other purposes, can I obtain these?
  • What do I need if I want to bury or cremate a body abroad?
  • What do I need to do if I want to bury or cremate a body in this country if the death took place abroad?
  • Why has the death been referred to the Coroner's Office? And why can't you register the death?


See also:

  • Requesting Certificates
  • Probate
  • Stillbirths
  • Arranging a Funeral
  • Cemeteries & Crematorium
  • Memorials


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  • Genealogy
  • History of civil registration
  • Legal duties
  • Marriages
  • Online register search
  • Online register search help
  • Renewal of vows

Contact us

Register Office
South Tyneside Council
18 Barrington Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 1AN
0191 455 3915
registrars@ southtyneside.gov.uk
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