Camberwell Registration District

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CAMBERWELL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1837–1965), Greater London (1965–91).
Created : 1.7.1837 (originally "St. Giles Camberwell").
Abolished : 1.10.1991 (to become part of Southwark registration district).
Sub-districts : Camberwell, Camberwell North, Camberwell North West, Camberwell South, Camberwell South East, Dulwich, East Dulwich, North Camberwell, North West Camberwell, Peckham, Peckham North, Peckham South, St. George, St. Giles.
GRO volumes : IV (1837–51), 1d (1852–1946), 5C (1946–65), 5A (1965–74), 11 (1974–91).
Registers currently held at : Southwark.

Table 1A: List of Places in Camberwell Registration District (1837–1965)

All the areas in Camberwell registration district became part of the county of London on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
Camberwell	Surrey	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of the London borough of Southwark. See also Table 2, notes (a) to (n).
Camberwell	London	1889	1965

Table 1B: List of Places in Camberwell Registration District (1965–91)

All the areas in Camberwell registration district became part of the county of Greater London on 1.4.1965.

London borough	County	From	To	Notes
Southwark	Greater London	1965	1991	Only that part of the London borough of Southwark not included in Southwark registration district (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of Camberwell). See also Table 2, note (o).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Camberwell Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1901	(a)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford on 1.4.1901) to Greenwich registration district.	1167 in 1901
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Cambewell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford) from Greenwich registration district.	909 in 1901
	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of Lambeth on 1.4.1901) to Lambeth registration district.	6006 in 1901
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Lambeth) from Lambeth registration district.	6339 in 1901
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of Lewisham on 1.4.1901) to Lewisham registration district.	874 in 1901
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Lewisham) from Lewisham registration district.	1643 in 1901
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of Bermondsey on 1.4.1901) to St. Olave Southwark registration district.	708 in 1901
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Bermondsey) from St. Olave Southwark registration district.	335 in 1901
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of Rotherhithe on 1.4.1901) to St. Olave Southwark registration district.	322 in 1901
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Rotherhithe) from St. Olave Southwark registration district.	150 in 1901
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Newington) from St. Saviour Southwark registration district.	329 in 1901
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of Newington on 1.4.1901) to Southwark registration district.	1026 in 1901
	(m)	Lost part of the parish of Camberwell (which became part of the parish of St. George the Martyr Southwark on 1.4.1901) to Southwark registration district.	363 in 1901
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Camberwell (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Streatham) from Wandsworth registration district.	175 in 1901
1.10.1991 (abolished)	(o)	Lost the constituent part of the London borough of Southwark to Southwark registration district.

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