Stepney Registration District

STEPNEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1837–1921 & 1926–65), Greater London (1965–82).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.7.1921 (to become Limehouse registration district).
Re-created : 1.1.1926 (from Mile End Old Town, Whitechapel, Limehouse, and St. George in the East registration districts).
Abolished : 1.1.1983 (to become part of Tower Hamlets registration district).
Sub-districts : Limehouse, Limehouse East, Limehouse West, Lower Mile End Old Town, Mile End, Mile End Old Town North Eastern, Mile End Old Town South Western, Ratcliff, St George & St John, Shadwell, Shadwell & Ratcliffe, Stepney, Upper Mile End Old Town, Whitechapel.
GRO volumes : II (1837–51), 1c (1852–1921), 1c (1926–46), 5D (1946–65), 5E (1965–74), 15 (1974–82).
Registers currently held at : Tower Hamlets.

Table 1A: List of Places in Stepney Registration District (1837–1921)

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Limehouse	Middlesex	1837	1889	See also Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (d).
Limehouse	London	1889	1921	See also Table 2, notes (b), (c) and (d).
Mile End Old Town	Middlesex	1837	1857	See also Table 2, note (a).
Ratcliff	Middlesex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Limehouse.
Ratcliff	London	1889	1921
Shadwell	Middlesex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Limehouse.
Shadwell	London	1889	1921
Wapping	Middlesex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1921 to become part of the parish of Limehouse.
Wapping	London	1889	1921

Table 1B: List of Places in Stepney Registration District (1926–65)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Limehouse	London	1926	1927	Abolished 1.4.1927 to become part of the parish of Stepney. See also Table 2, note (f).
Mile End Old Town	London	1926	1927	Abolished 1.4.1927 to become part of the parish of Stepney. See also Table 2, note (g).
St. George in the East	London	1926	1927	Abolished 1.4.1927 to become part of the parish of Stepney. See also Table 2, note (h).
Stepney	London	1927	1965	Created 1.4.1927 from the parishes of Mile End Old Town, Whitechapel, St. George in the East, and Limehouse. Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
Whitechapel	London	1926	1927	Abolished 1.4.1927 to become part of the parish of Stepney. See also Table 2, note (i).

Table 1C: List of Places in Stepney Registration District (1965–82)

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

London borough	County	From	To	Comments
Tower Hamlets	Greater London	1965	1982	Only that part of the London borough of Tower Hamlets not included in Poplar or Bethnal Green registration districts (which until 1.4.1965 comprised the parish of Stepney). See also Table 2, note (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Stepney Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1857	(a)	Lost the parish of Mile End Old Town to Mile End Old Town registration district.	56602 in 1851
1.4.1901	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Limehouse (which became part of the parish of Poplar on 1.4.1901) to Poplar registration district.	343 in 1901
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Limehouse (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Bromley) from Poplar registration district.	11 in 1901
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Limehouse (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Poplar) from Poplar registration district.	163 in 1901
1.7.1921 (abolished)	(e)	Lost the constituent parish of Limehouse to Limehouse registration district.	52240 in 1921
1.1.1926 (re-created)	(f)	Gained the parish of Limehouse from Limehouse registration district.	52240 in 1921
	(g)	Gained the parish of Mile End Old Town from Mile End Old Town registration district.	103121 in 1921
	(h)	Gained the parish of St. George in the East to Stepney registration district.	40441 in 1921
	(i)	Gained the parish of Whitechapel from Whitechapel registration district.	53855 in 1921
1.1.1983 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent part of the London borough of Tower Hamlets to Tower Hamlets registration district.

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