GRONI's online search results

You need a minimum of one credit in your account before you can search the records.

Basic search results

The basic index results will show you the following information for each civil registration type. Credits will not be deducted for viewing the basic results.

Note that all search results (basic, enhanced, full) will be stored in the features facility for a period of 72 hours. If you want to look again at a record that you have already searched for, you should use this facility. If you search again you will incur a charge for the enhanced index or full view.

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Births

• registration number
• date of birth
• child's surname
• child's first forename
• sex of child
• mother's maiden name
• registration district

Deaths

• registration number
• date of death
• age at death or date of birth
• deceased's surname
• deceased's first forename
• sex of deceased
• registration district

Marriages

• registration number
• year of marriage or exact date of marriage (if this was defined in your search)
• bride or groom's surname (depending on which you searched by)
• bride or groom's first forename (depending on which you searched by)
• surname of bride or groom that you did not search by
• registration district

World War II deaths

• registration number
• date of death
• deceased's surname
• deceased's first forename

From the basic results you can view the enhanced index, the full index and image (if available) or apply for a certificate. The charges for these options are on the Search GRONI records page.

Enhanced search results

Enhanced results give additional information which is listed below for each civil registration type. There is no enhanced index for World War II death records because there is limited information available for this record type. One credit will be deducted for viewing enhanced results.

Further information that's available

Not all of the information listed below will necessarily be available. It depends on when registration took place and how complete the information was when the record was registered.

Births (before 1997)

• birth date
• child's second forename
• registration sub-district if applicable
• district of birth
• father's forename and surname
• mother's forename and surname

Births (post-1996)

• birth date
• child's second forename
• district of birth
• father's forename and surname
• mother's forename and surname

Deaths (before 1997)

• date of death
• deceased's other forenames
• registration subdistrict if applicable
• deceased's first forename
• date of birth
• age at death
• district of death
• marital status

Deaths (after 1996)

• date of death
• deceased's other forenames
• date of birth
• district of death
• marital status
• place of death (hospital, nursing home or address)
• usual address

Marriages (before 2004)

• date of marriage
• surnames of bride and groom
• first forename of bride and groom
• registration district
• place of marriage
• date of birth, age at marriage or condition at marriage of bride and groom

The condition of ‘full’ or ‘minor’ was used in older records to describe the age of the people marrying. Full means they were over 21 years old. Minor means they were under 21 years.

Marriages (after 2003)

• date of marriage
• surnames of bride and groom
• first forename of bride and groom
• registration district
• place of marriage
• approved place of marriage
• first forenames of bride and groom
• dates of birth for bride and groom
• places of birth for bride and groom

Full search results

The full index view will show the digital image of a record, if available, as well as a transcription of all the information recorded. You can view the full index and image or apply for a certificate. It costs five credits to view full results.

How the results will look

If a record was registered electronically, there will be no digital image and the full information will be available only as text. The text format applies to:

• birth and death records after 1996
• marriage records after 2003

More useful links

• Introduction to GRONI and its records
• Search GRONI records