Bristol Register Office
Bristol Register Office moved from 'Quakers Friars' in early 2006. It is now located in Corn Street. Copies of Birth, Marriage and Death certificates can be obtained at Register Office, but their indexes are different from the national ones, so do not use the 'GRO' reference number. For church marriages, you need to know the name of the church. Some records were lost due to bombing during the Second World War.
The Register Office guarantee that certificates ordered by 12.00 midday will be ready by 3.00 pm the same day. If ordered after 12.00 they may be ready the same day but not guaranteed, otherwise next working day.
A separate form is required for each certificate.
Address:
The Register Office
The Old Council House
Corn Street
Bristol
BS1 1JG
(Entrance on Broad Street)
Fax:
0117 903 8877
Opening Hours:
9.00am - 4.00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
10.00am - 4.00pm Wednesday (Late night opening 5.00pm - 7.30pm by appointment
only.)
Saturday by appointment only
Historical Registration Districts
Historically, Bristol was divided into three Registration Districts. These were Bristol, Bedminster and Clifton or Barton Regis. Clifton and Barton Regis were different names for the same district. This district was called Clifton from 1837 to 1875 and then became Barton Regis from 1875 to 1898. In 1899 onwards, all three districts came under the Registration district of Bristol
Registration District of Bristol
The Registration District of Bristol was made up of the following sub-districts:
Castle Precincts
Saint Augustine
Saint James
Saint Mary Redcliffe
Saint Paul
Registration
District of Clifton (1837 – 1875) and
Registration
District of Barton Regis (1875 – 1898)
The
Registration Districts of Clifton and Barton Regis were made up of the following
sub-districts:
Ashley
Clifton
Saint
George
Saint
Philip and Saint Jacob
Stapleton
Westbury-on
Trym
Destroyed Registers
Until the Second World War, Bristol Register Office was situated on what is now Castle Park. In November 1940 this area was destroyed by German bombers, and sadly many of our historical records of Births and Deaths were destroyed. Copies of items missing at Quakers Friars can still be obtained from the General Register Office
| Destroyed Birth Registers | ||
| District | Register Numbers | Dates |
| Bristol Central | 65 - 84 | 07.12.1932 - 30.10.1939 |
| Knowle | 1 - 24 | 06.01.1899 - 31.12.1928 |
| St George | 72 - 160 | 06.10.1891 - 21.05.1920 |
| St George | 162 - 200 | 09.09.1920 - 13.12.1939 |
| St Philip & St Jacob | 1 - 256 | 01.07.1837 - 30.09.1925 |
| Westbury on Trym | 1 - 27 | 01.07.1837 - 10.07.1882 |
| Westbury on Trym | 29 - 85 | 24.06.1883 - 20.04.1880 |
| Westbury on Trym | 87 | 24.06.1940 - 10.09.1940 |
| Destroyed Death Registers | ||
| District | Register Numbers | Dates |
| Bristol Central | 50 - 77 | 11.06.1928 - 03.06.1940 |
| Bristol South | 10 - 18 | 12.01.1935 - 07.05.1940 |
| Clifton | 88 - 96 | 13.09.1932 - 23.01.1940 |
| St George | 85 - 95 | 21.02.1931 - 25.06.1940 |
| Stapleton | 106 - 118 | 14.01.1933 - 10.06.1940 |
| Westbury on Trym | 1 - 54 | 01.07.1837 - 19.02.1939 |
| Destroyed Marriage Registers | ||
| Although no marriage registers held at the Register Office were destroyed by bombing, many registers were held at Churches and Chapels around Bristol and where these churches were bombed, the registers were destroyed. | ||
We are grateful to Bristol Register Office for supplying the information on this page.