Births historical searches

The indexes in our Registrar office relate only to births, marriages and deaths which occurred within our area.

Searches of Birth Indexes

Superintendent Registrars do not have the staff to undertake searches of an indefinite or protracted nature. We can search the index, for a period not exceeding 5 years, only where accurate birth registration details are available

Other ways of Searching

All Solihull libraries have a subscription to the Ancestry website, which gives free access from library computers to the General Register Office indexes to births, marriages and deaths in England & Wales. Copies of the indexes are also available on microfiche at Solihull Central Library .

You can also contact the General Register Office - they hold a central copy of all Birth, Death and Marriage registers for England and Wales.Address: General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport PR8 2JD
Telephone: 0870 2437788

Website: www.gro.gov.uk

You can visit the Family Records Centre who hold records of Births, Deaths and Marriages, within England and Wales from 1837.

Address: 1 Myddleton Street, London EC1R 1UW
Telephone: 0870 2437788
Email: webmaster@familyrecords.gov.uk

Website: www.familyrecords.gov.uk

Contact Details

For more information on searching the births register, please contact the Register Office on:

Tel: 0121 704 6099

or email connectcc@solihull.gov.uk

For general information on family history, please contact Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service, Central Library, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG

Telephone: 0121 704 6934

Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk