Records available from the Vale of Glamorgan Register Office, Barry

The Vale of Glamorgan Register Office, Barry holds records of all births, deaths and marriages that took place in this district from 1837 onwards.

Generally speaking all events that occurred within what is now the geographical boundary of The Vale of Glamorgan should be held at this office.

Please note: there may be occasions where boundaries have moved over the years and consequently register entries have moved in and out of the district. If in doubt please contact us before visiting or writing to us. However, the following summary of records held may be of some general guidance.

Records are held for:

Birth and Death entries

Please note:-

(i) Most Vale of Glamorgan birth and death entries between 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1996 are held by Cardiff. Please ring to confirm, as there may be exceptions to this general rule.

Marriage entries

You can obtain copies of these entries in the form of a certificate, in person at the Vale of Glamorgan Register Office, Barry or by post. A fee of £10.00 per certificate is payable. Please make all cheques or postal orders payable to the “Superintendent Registrar”.

If applying by post, please remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope.

Please note we cannot take information or payment for certificates over the telephone.

When applying for a certificate it is necessary to give the approximate, if not precise details of the birth, marriage or death.

Providing the information is full and accurate, we will issue a certificate while you wait or by return of post. However, if only limited information can be given, we may require additional time to manually search through the indexes, or request that you obtain further details before any search can be undertaken. If we are unable to trace the entry you have requested, we will return your cheque or postal order to you.

If multiple certificates are required, we advise that you send separate cheques for each entry.

Cost of searching local indexes at Barry Register Office

Unfortunately the Registration Service does not have sufficient staff to undertake searches of a protracted nature. If such a search is required it is necessary for you or your agent in person to conduct the general search.

Whilst the registers themselves are not available to the public, you are able to access the indexes to the registers held at the Register Office by way of requesting a General Search.

This search must be booked in advance with the Superintendent Registrar and allows for 6 consecutive hours in one day at a cost of £18.00. The cost of an index search is set by statute and reviewed annually.

Contact Information

Vale of Glamorgan Register Office, Barry

Civic Offices

Holton Road

Barry

CF63 4RU

Tel: 01446 700111

E-mail: RegistrationService@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Office Hours

Mon-Fri

0900 –1300

1400 – 1600