Births Marriages and Deaths
Kent County Council's Registration Service is responsible
for the registration of
births, deaths and marriages and civil partnerships occurring
within the borough. It licenses venues where civil marriages and
civil partnerships may be conducted and registered and provides
citizenship, baby welcoming and renewal of vows ceremonies. In
addition, it is the custodian of all birth, death and marriage
registers dating from 1 July 1837.
The Ashford local area office is situated at:
Ashford
Gateway
14 Park Mall
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8RY.
Find out more about the
local area office on the Kent County Council website.
Appointments can be made by telephoning 08458 247400.
Births
If you have recently had a baby you will need to register the
birth.
Visit the
Kent County Council website and find out how to register a
birth, book appointments online, order birth certifcates,
information about still births and search birth
certificates.
You can find out about Welcoming
Ceremonies on the Kentish Ceremony website.
Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Both the bride and groom are legally required to give a notice
of marriage, in person, at the local register office.
Visit the
Kent County Council website to find out about the legalities,
booking ceremonies and fees.
You can find out about Civil
Marriage Ceremonies on the Kentish Ceremony website.
You can also find out about
Civil Partnerships on the Kent County Council website.
Deaths
All deaths must be registered with a registrar of births and
deaths in the area where the death happened. They must be
registered within five days unless a coroner is investigating the
circumstances of the death.
Visit the
Kent County Council website to find out more about registering
deaths, order certificates, booking appointments online and
memoriam certificates.
You can also download the
Registering a death in Kent information leaflet and
Search Death
certificates online.
You can find out more about our cemetaries and crematoriums on
our Cemeteries and Crematoria webpage.
Bereavement Counselling
You can find out more about
Counselling Services on the Kent County Council website.
If you are recently bereaved the last thing you may want to think
about is money. However, it is important to make sure that your
finances are correct. The Kent County Council website gives
information on
Bereavement Payments you may be entitled to.
The following organisations could help you deal with your
bereavement:
- Ashford Counselling Service
Address: 123 Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JQ
Phone: 01233 610083
- Cruse Bereavement
Centre
Trained counsellors offer bereavement counselling with adults and
with children.
Ashford (Kent) and District Branch
Phone: 0844 800 9104
- Email Cruse Bereavement
Care
- RD4U is a website designed for young
people by young people. It is part of Cruse Bereavement Care's
Youth Involvement Project and is here to support people after the
death of someone close.
This webpage was updated on
3/2/2011