Registration Districts in Caernarvonshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN CAERNARVONSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Caernarvonshire between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.

For the purposes of these pages "Caernarvonshire" refers to:

the ancient county of Carnarvon (1837-89
the administrative counties of Carnarvon (1889-1926) and Caernarvon (1926-74).

The county of Caernarvonshire was abolished on 1.4.1974 to become part of the county of Gwynedd.

Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.

Registration District	Registration County	From	To	Comments
Bangor	Caernarvonshire	1837	1974
Caernarvon	Caernarvonshire	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Carnarvon and Pwllheli registration districts.
Carnarvon	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Caernarvon and Anglesey East registration districts.
Conway	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Conway Valley registration district.
Conway Valley	Caernarvonshire	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Conway and Bangor registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Dyffryn Conwy registration district.
Ffestiniog	Merionethshire	1837	1935	Partly in Caernarvonshire until 1.10.1935.
Llanrwst	Denbighshire	1837	1935	Partly in Caernarvonshire until 1.10.1935.
Pwllheli	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Pwllheli & Portmadoc and Caernarvon registration districts.
Pwllheli & Portmadoc	Caernarvonshire	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Pwllheli registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Pwllheli & Porthmadog and Caernarfon registration districts.

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