A death must be registered by the Registrar of Deaths for the district in which the death occurred. Cornwall is one registration district with 12 Registration Offices (listed below.) You can register a death in Cornwall at any of them. You do need an appointment. You might find the informative video about registering a death on the home page first.
It is important that a death is registered direct in the Registration District in which it happened if possible or there will be a delay. If you are unsure in which area the death occurred, please ring 0300 1234 181 for advice. (Between the hours of 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am – 4pm on Saturdays.) A death should be registered within working 5 days, unless the Registrar says that this period may be extended.
You can register a death in Cornwall at any Registration Office in England and Wales by way of “declaration.” The forms needed to authorise the funeral and the death certificates you require will be sent by post, so there will be a delay.
Make an appointment on 0300 1234 181 as soon as the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death has been issued to you. Please take this certificate with you when you attend the Registration Office. Click the link for a Guide as to the information you need to register a death in Cornwall.
Register a death in Cornwall: Bude Registration Office
Bude Visitor Centre The Crescent Bude EX23 8LE
Email: buderegistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall: Bodmin Registration Office
Lyndhurst 66 St Nicholas Street, Bodmin, PL31 1AG.
Email: bodminregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk
Register a death in Cornwall: Camborne – Pool – Redruth Registration Office.
Jayne Hooper House 6-7 Artist’s Terrace Heartlands Pool TR15 3QY (for sat nav) TR15 3FE (for postal delivery) Email:camborneregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall at Truro Registration Office
Dalvenie House County Hall Truro TR1 3AY
Email: Truroregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall at Falmouth Registration Office
Skol Goth, Albany Place, Falmouth, TR11 3BZ
Email: Falmouthregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall at Helston Registration Office.
Isaac House Tyacke Road Helston TR13 8RR
Email: helstonregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall at Launceston Registration Office.
Hendra Dunheved Road Launceston PL15 9JG
Email: Launcestonregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Liskeard Registration Office.
Graylands Dean Street Liskeard PL14 4AE
Email: liskeardregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death in Cornwall at Newquay Registration office.
Marcus Hill Newquay TR7 1AF Email: newquayregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk
Register a death at Penzance Registration Office.
Alphington House Alverton Place Penzance TR18 4JJ
Email: penzanceregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death at Saltash Registration Office.
Plougastel Centre Plougastel Drive Saltash PL12 6DL
Email: saltashregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk.
Register a death at St Austell Registration Office.
Polkyth House, Council Offices, 12 Carlyon Road, St Austell, PL25 4LD
Email: staustellregistrars@cornwall.gov.uk
Register a Death in Cornwall.
Falmouth, Penzance Camborne Newquay St Austell Truro Saltash and Bodmin. Redruth St Ives Helston, Bude Liskeard Launceston Hayle Treverbyn Carn Brea also Torpoint as well as St Agnes , St Stephen-in-Brannel and Penryn.