Although you can contact a funeral director before the death certificate is issued it is important to register the death as soon as possible. Take the death certificate along with the birth certificate of the deceased (if available) and the marriage certificate (if appropriate) or certificate of civil partnership. You should also take the deceased’s medical card to the registrars. (If you cannot find any of these documents still proceed with the registration) In Scotland a death can be registered at any registry office.

Here follows a list of registry offices in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Call them or check below to establish their opening hours and whether you need to make an appointment in order to register the death.

The registrar will ask you for the person’s maiden name if applicable, date and place of birth, last occupation and that of their spouse, the date of birth of any surviving partner and whether they were in a receipt of a state pension or any other public funds.

Glasgow Registry Office

1 Martha Street
Glasgow
GI 1JJ

Phone: 0141 287 7652

Office hours: Monday 9.15am -5.00pm

Tuesday to Friday    9.15am – 4.00pm

East Renfrewshire Registry Offices

Giffnock

Eastwood Park,
Rouken Glen Road,
Giffnock,

G78 2QX

Phone: 0141 577 3120

Barrhead

13 Lowndes St.
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
Tel: 0141 577 3551

South Lanarkshire Registry Offices

Rutherglen

Town Hall
139 Main St.
Rutherglen
G73 2JJ

Tel: 08457 406080

East Kilbride

Andrew St.
East Kilbride
G74 1AB

Tel: 08457 40608

East Dumbarton

Bishopbriggs

The Triangle
Kirkintilloch Road
Bishopbriggs
G64 2TR

Tel: 0141 578 8557

Bearsden

38 Roman Rd
Bearsden
G61 2SH

Tel: 0141 942 2352

Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch Office
Southbank Rd
Kirkintilloch
G66 1NH

Tel: 0141 578 8020

Opening hours (applies too all three offices) Mon: 9.00 am – 5.00pm

Tue: 9.00 am – 4.00pm

Renfrewshire

Paisley

Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1AN

Tel: 0141 840 3388

Email: registrar.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Opening hours:  8.00am-6.00pm