Contact and opening hours for local Register Offices
Book an appointment
Online appointment bookings
You can book an appointment online to register a birth or death.
Other ways to book an appointment
You can also make an appointment to register a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership by contacting the Chester Register Office.
Registrations of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships are by appointment only.
Local offices and opening times
Chester register office
Evening and Saturday appointments for marriages and civil partnerships are also available on request.
Our opening times during the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
- Open 24, 27, 28 and 31 December
- Closed 25 & 26 December and 1 January
Northwich information centre
Our opening times during the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
- Open: 24 December all day
- Closed: 25 December to 2 January
Winsford Library
Our opening times during the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
- Open: 27, 28 and 31 December all day
- Closed: 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January
Outstations (part time opening only)
We also have appointments available at the following outstations:
Ellesmere Port Library
Our opening times during the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
- Open: 24, 27, 28 and 31 December
- Closed: 25 and 26 December and 1 January
Frodsham Library
To book an appointment at Frodsham Library please telephone 0300 123 7037.
Our opening times during the Christmas and New Year period are as follows:
Other register offices in England and Wales
If you live outside of Cheshire West you should contact your local register office. You can find your local register office on the Gov.UK website.