Every legend
gets one
eventually.
Your certificate here
The genuine death certificate of a famous person, framed properly and sent to your door. Already gone? We'll fetch it. Still with us? Join the queue. No rush.
How it works
Box 1Applicant
You pick
Name your person. If they've already left the building, we fetch the certificate. If they're still going strong, you go on the list.
Box 2Retrieval
We fetch
It's a real, official copy. Anyone's allowed to order one. Most people just don't know that, or don't have the patience for the forms.
Box 3Framing
We frame
Proper frame, proper glass, nothing that'll yellow before you do.
Box 4Delivery
You hang it
Courier to your door. Or, on The last round, I turn up with it and a bottle.
Prices
Schedule of fees
Everything included: the certificate, the faff, the frame and the postage.
£39
Certificate only
Usually 1 to 2 weeks
The paperwork, unframed, in a stiff sleeve so it survives the post.
£179
Framed
Usually 3 to 4 weeks
Black, oak or walnut. Conservation mount and UV glass, so it outlasts the wallpaper.
- · Handmade wooden frame
- · Acid-free mount
- · UV glass, sealed back
- · Signed-for delivery
Most ordered£299
Museum
Usually 3 to 5 weeks
Anti-glare museum glass, an engraved brass plaque, and a spare copy for the drawer.
For the devoted£25
to reserve
Pre-order
When the time comes
Put your name down for someone who's still very much with us. We hope you wait years.
- · Fully refundable until we order
- · Balance due when the time comes
- · Priority ordering included
£29
as an add-on
£39
on its own, delivered
Photo candle
Usually 1 to 2 weeks
A candle for the shelf beneath the frame. Send us a photo you took yourself, like you at their gig, the signing, or that night at the stage door, or one that's in the public domain, and we'll print it with their name and dates.
- · Cream pillar candle, wax or LED flameless, same price.
- · Name and dates (born / died) set in our typeface.
- · With a certificate order it ships in the same box. For pre-orders it's made and sent when the certificate is ordered.
Your own photos or public domain ones. No press shots, album covers or anything off Google. Photographers have lawyers.
Order a candle on its ownAdd-on or on its own
Add-ons
- Priority ordering+£45
- Extra unframed copy+£25
- Scotland or Northern Ireland certificate+£5
- Gift wrapping and card+£12
- Photo candle+£29 (or £39 on its own)
The last round£499
I bring the certificate. You pick the bottle.
I hand-deliver your Museum frame, we open a bottle (wine, prosecco or something sensible), and you tell me why them. If it's a good story, we can record it for the Dead Certs podcast. You hear the edit first, and you can always say no.
- 01Museum frame and engraved plaque
- 02A bottle of wine, prosecco or a non-alcoholic alternative
- 03An evening of my time, at yours or somewhere you choose
- 04Optional podcast episode, your approval first
- 05Travel included within 50 miles of Bournemouth. Further than that, 45p a mile.
Leaderboard
The waiting list
Named on this board? Ask us to take it down.
Who the nation is most prepared for. It's a measure of devotion, not a prediction.
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Part 4 · Applicant
About me
Box 4.1 · Photograph
35 mm × 45 mm
Box 4.2 · Full name
Andrew Wilmot
Box 4.3 · Statement
I'm Andrew. I live in Bournemouth, I'm a dad, and I've spent years untangling official paperwork for people who'd rather not. Dead Certs started when I realised you can order almost anyone's death certificate, and almost nobody knows. So now I do it for you, frame it nicely, and if you book The last round, I'll come and raise a glass to them with you.
Schedule 2: Conditions
The small print, in large print
- 2.1
Real ones only
Genuine certified copies. We don't print fakes, tweak them, or make them look better.
- 2.2
Famous people only
No exes, no bosses, no neighbours. And nobody who died under 18.
- 2.3
We leave families alone
We never contact relatives, and we keep quiet until after the funeral.
- 2.4
Names come off on request
On the board and would rather not be? Tell us and you're off it within 2 working days. Off the board, we mean.
- 2.5
It's not ID
You can't use it to open a bank account in their name. Please don't try.
- 2.6
UK only, for now
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ask us about anywhere else.