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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Cheshire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1911.
For the purposes of these pages, "Cheshire" refers to:
Click on a district name in the table below 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 |
Cheshire |
1837 |
1898 |
Abolished 1.10.1898 to become Bucklow registration district |
|
Lancashire |
1837 |
1848 |
Abolished 31.3.1848 to become parts of Ashton under Lyne and Oldham registration districts. |
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Lancashire |
1848 |
1937 |
Created 31.3.1848 out of Ashton & Oldham registration district. Partly in Cheshire until 1.4.1937. |
|
Cheshire |
1861 |
1974 |
Created 2.7.1861 out of Wirral registration district. Transferred to the county of Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Cheshire |
1898 |
1974 |
Created 1.10.1898 out of Altrincham registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Trafford, Macclesfield, Warrington, and Manchester registration districts. |
|
Cheshire |
2007 |
2009 |
Created 1.7.2007 from Cheshire Central, Cheshire East, and Cheshire West registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2009 to become part of Cheshire East and Cheshire West & Chester registration districts. |
|
Cheshire |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from South Cheshire and Vale Royal registration districts. Abolished 1.7.2007 to become part of Cheshire registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Macclesfield and South Cheshire registration districts. Abolished 1.7.2007 to become part of Cheshire registration district. |
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Cheshire |
2009 |
|
Created 1.4.2009 out of Cheshire registration district. |
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Cheshire |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Chester & Ellesmere Port registration district. Abolished 1.7.2007 to become part of Cheshire registration district. |
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Cheshire |
2009 |
|
Created 1.4.2009 out of Cheshire registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1870 |
1974 |
Created 1.1.1870 from Great Boughton registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Chester & Ellesmere Port registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1974 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Chester, West Cheshire, and Wirral registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1998 to become Cheshire West registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Crewe, Macclesfield and Northwich registration districts. |
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Cheshire |
1974 |
1991 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Crewe, Macclesfield, and Northwich registration districts. Abolished 1.7.1991 to become South Cheshire registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of Nantwich, Congleton, Chester and Northwich registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Congleton & Crewe registration district. |
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Cheshire |
1837 |
1870 |
Abolished 1.1.1870 to become Chester registration district. |
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Cheshire |
1974 |
|
Created 1.4.1974 out of Widnes and Runcorn registration districts. |
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Derbyshire |
1838 |
1937 |
Created 20.1.1838 out of High Peak registration district. Partly in Cheshire until 1.4.1937. |
|
Derbyshire |
1837 |
1838 |
Abolished 20.1.1838 to become part of Chapel en le Frith and Hayfield registration districts. |
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Cheshire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of Ashton under Lyne and Stockport registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Tameside and High Peak registration districts. |
|
Cheshire |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 to become part of Cheshire East registration district. |
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Shropshire |
1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Cheshire until 30.9.1895. |
|
Cheshire |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.4.1937 to become part of Crewe and West Cheshire registration districts. |
|
Cheshire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of Stockport, Hayfield, Glossop and Macclesfield registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Stockport and Macclesfield registration districts. |
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Cheshire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Vale Royal and Congleton & Crewe registration districts. |
|
Cheshire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Halton, Warrington, and Vale Royal registration districts. |
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Cheshire |
1991 |
1998 |
Created 1.7.1991 from Congleton & Crewe registration district. Abolished 1.4.1998 to become part of Cheshire Central and Cheshire East registration districts. |
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Cheshire |
1837 |
1974 |
Transferred to the county of Greater Manchester on 1.4.1974. |
|
Cheshire |
1974 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Northwich and Runcorn registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1998 to become part of Cheshire Central registration district. |
|
Cheshire |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.1.1936 out of Birkenhead and Wirral registration districts. Transferred to the county of Merseyside on 1.4.1974. |
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Lancashire |
1845 |
1895 |
Partly in Cheshire from 21.10.1845 until 1.7.1895. |
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Cheshire |
1974 |
|
Transferred from Lancashire on 1.4.1974. |
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Cheshire |
1937 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1937 out of Chester, Wirral and Nantwich registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Chester & Ellesmere Port registration district. |
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Shropshire |
1853 |
1935 |
Created 4.4.1853 out of Ellesmere, Great Boughton, Nantwich, Wem and Wrexham registration districts. Partly in Cheshire until 1.10.1935. |
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Cheshire |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Birkenhead and Chester & Ellesmere Port registration districts. |
|
Denbighshire |
1837 |
1896 |
Partly in Cheshire until 1.11.1896. |
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