Birth and Death Certificates are available  to  anyone who was a Chelmsford resident at the time of the event, plus the city or town where the event occurred   If you need a copy of a birth or death record, call the Town Clerk's Office  prior to coming into the office and we'll have it ready for you.  Or you can send a request with a check and  SASE to the Town Clerk's Office and a copy will be sent to you ASAP

Certified Copy of Birth (Click Town Clerk Fee's link)
If the parents were living in Chelmsford and the child was born in a Lowell, Boston, Winchester, etc hospital, then Chelmsford would have a copy as well as the City or Town where the hospital is located.  

Certified Copy of Death (Click Town Clerk Fee's link)
If the deceased was a Chelmsford resident at the time of death, or if the death occurred in Chelmsford or in a Lowell, Boston, Winchester, etc hospital, then Chelmsford would have a copy as well as the City or Town where the hospital is located.   

Filing For a Marriage License

In order to get a marriage license a couple together, must file an intention of marriage with the Town Clerk's Office and be over the age of 18.  From the information on the intention a license is typed up.  There is a three day waiting period from the date of filing until the license can be released.  If a couple files on a Monday then the license can be picked up any time from Thursday on.  If a couple files on a Tuesday then the license can be picked up any time from Friday on.  A marriage license is valid for sixty days. As of January 28, 2005 Massachusetts no longer requires that a couple file pre-martial  bloodtest results. Couples can file anywhere in MA for a marriage license. We advise couples if possible to file where they are getting married, that way down the road if they need copies, they tend to remember where they got married, not where they filed. However, if a couple wants to file here in Town regardless where they are getting married that's fine.  If either person or both people are divorced, no paper work is required, however the divorce must be finalized before they can file.  The couple is signing under the pains of perjury that the divorce is final. As stated in the opening paragraph, the legal age to marry is 18, however if either person or both people are underage, then a waiver of the age is required through the courts.  Contact the Town Clerk's Office and further information will be given. See the Town Clerk fee's for cost of filing for a marriage license and obtaining certified copies.