If you want to get a copy of a certificate for a birth that was registered in Coventry you can apply online [/applycopycertificate] or by telephone. We do not take postal applications.

Certificates are usually produced within five working days of making the application. For an extra fee we offer a priority service where certificates can be issued within 24 hours of ordering. This service will ensure a 24-hour turnaround on certificates ordered before 12pm and excluding weekends and bank holidays.

Telephone applications need a card payment. Please have these details ready when calling. The certificate(s) will be posted within five working days. You should allow at least 10 working days for the return of a certificate by post unless you have paid extra for priority ordering.

Costs of a copy of a birth certificate [/info/159/births/511/copies_of_birth_certificates/2]

Apply online for a copy of a birth certificate [/applycopycertificate]

What information do we need?

  • The name or names the certificate applies to
  • The date of the event
  • The place of the event
  • Parents' names for a birth certificate
  • Any other information that may help us find the certificate

Register office

Telephone: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Building opening times: 9.00am - 4.30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am - 4.00pm Fridays.

Address: Cheylesmore Manor House
Manor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2ND

Telephone: 024 7683 3141 [tel:02476833141]

Certificate costs

The fee for a certificate is £12.50.

A Copy Certificate is a certified copy of the original entry in the register, signed by either the Registrar or Superintendent Registrar and is a legal document that can be used for official purposes.

All certificates can take up to 5 working days to be produced and are sent out by first class post. 

Priority service 

We offer a priority service for an extra fee of £26.  This will guarantee certificates are ready in 24 hours and will be posted out first class post. 

Register office

Telephone: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Building opening times: 9.00am - 4.30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am - 4.00pm Fridays.

Address: Cheylesmore Manor House
Manor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2ND

Telephone: 024 7683 3141 [tel:02476833141]

Keresley Hospital

Please note that all birth records for Keresley Hospital are held at Solihull Register Office [https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Births-marriages-deaths-and-citizenship/Copy-certificates].

Coventry Register Office does not hold any records relating to this hospital.

Please direct your enquiries to:

Solihull Register Office
Homer Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3QZ
Telephone: 0121 704 8002

Births, deaths and marriages in Foleshill

Between 1837 - 1927 all births, deaths and register office marriage records for Foleshill are held at Nuneaton Register Office [http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/nuneatonro]. If you need any copy certificates from this period you will need to apply to that office.

If you know a marriage took place in a Foleshill Church you will need to apply to the Coventry Register office.

Register office

Telephone: Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm. Building opening times: 9.00am - 4.30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.00am - 4.30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am - 4.00pm Fridays.

Address: Cheylesmore Manor House
Manor House Drive
Coventry
CV1 2ND

Telephone: 024 7683 3141 [tel:02476833141]