You will need to know • The full name and address of the deceased (maiden name if applicable) • Their date and place of birth • Occupation of the deceased • The name, date of birth and occupation of spouse if applicable • If married more than once, the names of former spouses
The Registrar will give you • Certificate for Burial or Cremation (known as the Green Form) unless the Coroner has given you an Order for Burial or a Certificate for Cremation. Whichever form you are given will be needed by the Funeral Director so that the funeral can be held • A certificate of Registration of Death (form BD8) for the Department for Work and Pensions • In addition you may buy as many copies of the Full Death Certificate as you require, for example for banks or insurance claims
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