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Birth and Death Registration Guide

Registering Births and Deaths

For advice on how to register Births, Still Births and Deaths in Aberdeen please see the information and frequently asked questions section below.  If you require any further information please contact one of the Registrar's Office.

How and where do I register a death?

Any death which occurs in Scotland must be registered within eight days by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The law requires the death to be registered either in the registration district where the death took place or alternatively at any registrars office in Scotland. You will wish to note that a burial can take place before the registration but that a cremation can only take place after the death has been registered.

Who can register a birth?

A child's father or mother has a duty to register the birth. In the case of the death or inability of the father or mother the following persons can register the birth: Any relative of the mother or father, if he is married to the mother, being a relative who has knowledge of the birth; The occupier of the premises in which the child was, to the knowledge of that occupier, born; Any person present at the birth; Any person having charge of the child. A father who is not married to the mother can only register the birth and be named in the register as the father if: He jointly signs the register with the mother; He and the mother sign declarations (these are available from the registrar) that he is the father; or A court declares that he is the father and the mother registers the birth.

Who can register a death?

The death can be registered by: Any relative of the deceased, or Any person present when the person died, or The deceased's executor or other legal representative, or The occupier of the property where the person died, or if there is no such person, Anyone else who knows the information to be registered.

Who can register a stillbirth?

A child's father or mother has a duty to register the stillbirth. In the case of the death or inability of the father or mother the following persons can register the stillbirth: Any relative of the mother or father, if he is married to the mother, being a relative who has knowledge of the stillbirth; The occupier of the premises in which the stillbirth, to the knowledge of that occupier, took place; Any person present at the stillbirth; A father who is not married to the mother can only register the stillbirth and be named in the register as the father if: He jointly signs the register with the mother; He and the mother sign declarations (these are available from the registrar) that he is the father; or A court declares that he is the father and the mother registers the stillbirth.

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Contacts

  • Registrar
    Births, Deaths & Marriage Records
    Corporate Governance
    Business Hub 3
    Ground Floor South
    Marischal College
    Broad Street
    Aberdeen
    AB10 1AB
    Phone: 01224 522616
    Fax: 01224 346011
    Email: registrars@aberdeencity.gov.uk

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