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- How do you register a death?
- Who can register a death
- What information will the Registrar require
- Local Registrar information
How do you register a death?
- The Death must be registered with the department of “Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages” in the district where the death occurred.
- Registration can take place as soon as the medical certificate cause of death has been signed by the GP or Medical Examiner who will send the certificate by email to the Registry Office.
- For the Plymouth district you will be contacted by the Registrar to arrange the appointment.
- For the West Devon District, you can telephone 0345 155 1002 to make an appointment.
- If the death has been referred to the Coroner, the procedure differs and we will advise you accordingly.
Who can register the death?
The person attending the Registry Office is called the "Informant", and must be one of the following:
- A relative of the deceased who was present at the time of death.
- A relative of the deceased who was in attendance during the last illness.
- A relative of the deceased residing in the same local district.
- Any person present at the death.
- The Occupier, i.e. Matron or Officer in Charge of a Nursing Home, Rest Home or public institution, provided they knew of the illness prior to the death.
- The person responsible for giving instructions for the Funeral, i.e. Executor, Solicitor or similar.
What information will the Registrar require?
- The date and place of Death.
- The deceased's full name and surname (maiden name of a married woman).
- The deceased's usual address.
- The deceased's date and place of birth.
- The deceased's last occupation (name & occupation of husband, if applicable).
- Details of any pension or allowance from public funds.
- If the deceased was married, the date of birth of the surviving spouse.
Local Registrar
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| REGISTRAR CONTACT DETAILS |
Tavistock Registration Office
West Devon Registration Office
Alexander Centre
62 Plymouth Road
Tavistoock
PL19 8BU
Okehampton Registrar
West Devon Registration Office
Town Council Offices
Fore Street
Okehampton
EX20 1AA
Liskeard Registration Office
Graylands
Dean Street
Liskeard
PL14 4AE
Plymouth Registration office
1 Derriford Park
Derriford Business Park
Plymouth
PL6 5QZ
Saltash Registration Office
Plougastel Centre
Plougastel Drive
Saltash
PL12 6DL
Bodmin Registration Office
Lyndhurst
66 St Nicholas Street
Bodmin
PL31 1AG