Registration Districts in Cumberland

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN CUMBERLAND

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Cumberland 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, "Cumberland" refers to:

the ancient county of Cumberland (1837-89)
the administrative county of Cumberland (1889-1974), with the county borough of Carlisle (1915-74).

The county of Cumberland was abolished on 1.4.1974 to become part of the county of Cumbria.

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
Alston	Cumberland	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Penrith registration district.
Bootle	Cumberland	1837	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of Millom and Whitehaven registration districts.
Border	Cumberland	1937	1974	Created 1.10.1937 out of Carlisle and Brampton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of Carlisle registration district.
Brampton	Cumberland	1837	1937	Abolished 1.10.1937 to become part of Border registration district.
Carlisle	Cumberland	1837	1974
Cockermouth	Cumberland	1837	1974
Longtown	Cumberland	1837	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of Border registration district.
Millom	Cumberland	1939	1974	Created 1.4.1939 out of Bootle and Whitehaven registration districts).
Penrith	Cumberland	1837	1974
Whitehaven	Cumberland	1837	1974
Wigton	Cumberland	1837	1974

Return to Registration Districts homepage

The information on this page may not be reproduced without the consent of the copyright holder.

Hosted by UKBMD - Births, Marriages, Deaths & Censuses on the Internet