How To Register A Death

Due to present restrictions you cannot attend the Registrars offices in person to register a death. You now need to do it on line. Please refer to your local Registrar for the online contact details.

Persons Qualified And Liable To Act As Informants

The following persons are designated by the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 as qualified to give information concerning a death:

Deaths In Houses And Public Institutions

A relative of the deceased, present at the death
A person present at the death
The person causing the disposal of the body
Any inmate if he knew of the happening of the death
A relative of the deceased in attendance during the last illness
A relative of the deceased residing or being in sub-district where the death occurred
The occupier* if he knew of the happening of the death

* “Occupier” in relation to a public institution includes the governor, keeper, master, matron, superintendent or other chief resident officer

Deaths Not In Houses Or Dead Bodies found

Any relative of the deceased having knowledge of any of the particulars required to be registered
Any person present at the death
Any person who found the body
Any person in charge of the body
The person causing the disposal of the body

Information Required To Register

When the death is registered the informant must be prepared to give the registrar the following particulars relating to the deceased:

The date and place of death
The full name and surname (and the maiden surname if the deceased was a woman who had married)
The date and place of birth
The occupation (and if the deceased was a married woman or a widow the name and occupation of her husband)
The usual address
Whether the deceased was in receipt of a pension or allowance from public funds
If the deceased was married, the date of birth of the surviving widow or widower

THE DECEASED’S MEDICAL CARD SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO THE REGISTRAR

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