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Q. I have a British passport, does this mean that my birth is registered or recorded in the UK, even though I was born abroad?

A. No. Having a British passport does not mean that your birth was automatically registered in the UK. Your birth may have been registered, by your parents, with the British authorities in the country of birth, but registering is not compulsory.

Q. Are all overseas events involving British nationals held in the UK?

A. No. Registering with the British authorities is not compulsory. It is not a service which everyone takes up.

Q. What records are held for overseas births, marriages and deaths?

A. Births, marriages and deaths registered by the British Forces and the British Consul or High Commission in the country where they took place, from 1849.

Deaths that occurred in the Boer War and both World Wars.
British Army Regimental records of births, baptisms and marriages dating back to 1761.
Marine Births and Deaths, from 1837, which took [...]

Browsing » General Info.

Q. I have a British passport, does this mean that my birth is registered or recorded in the UK, even though I was born abroad?

Q. Are all overseas events involving British nationals held in the UK?

Q. What records are held for overseas births, marriages and deaths?

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