If you know that a birth, death or marriage of a British national occurred in France and think that it may be registered in the Consular Register, we can make a search for the entry for you.

No records are held at this Consular section prior to:

• March 1850, for births
• November 1856, for deaths
• February 1878, for marriages

Records of all the births, deaths and marriages registered at Consular posts abroad are held at:

The General Register Office
PO Box 2, Southport
Merseyside PR8 2JD
http://www.gro.gov.uk
Tel. 00 44 151 471 4801
Fax: 00 44 163 365 2988

Certified copies of entries can also be obtained directly from that office. The fee of £11.50 per copy should be sent with the application.This amount includes a search fee. If no trace of the entry can befound the sum of £7 will be refunded to you.

Payment of consular fees

• Mandat-cash payable to the British Embassy, Paris
• International money order from outside France
• Credit card

On receipt of your payment of a €78 consular fee, we will make the search and inform you of the outcome. You should bear in mind, however, that this fee is not refundable if no trace of the entry is found. If the entry is traced, certified copies can be supplied on request and on payment of a further fee of €78 per copy. Please note that payments in sterling cannot be accepted.

Further assistance

If you are resident in France and wish to make a genealogical search in the United Kingdom, the following association may be able to assist you:

Society of Genealogists
14 Charterhouse Buildings
London ECIM 7BA
Tel. 00 44 207 251 8799
http://www.sog.org.uk

Please note, however, that neither the British Government nor the British Embassy in Paris can act as guarantor of the competence or probity of any particular association or organisation.