Cannock Registration District

CANNOCK REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire.
Created : 1.4.1877 (out of Penkridge registration district).
Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire registration districts).
Sub-districts : Brewood, Brownhills, Cannock, Cheslyn Hay, Hednesford, Penkridge.
GRO volumes : 6b (1877-1946), 9B (1946-74).
Registers currently held at : Staffordshire (Cannock), Staffordshire (Newcastle), and Sandwell.

Table 1: List of Places in Cannock Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Acton Trussell & Bednall	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Blymhill	Staffordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (f), (g), (k) and (u).
Brewood	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (r), (s) and (u).
Bushbury	Staffordshire	1877	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Brewood and Featherstone. See also Table 2, notes (a), (b) and (c).
Cannock	Staffordshire	1877	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (a), (e), (q), (t) and (u).
Cheslyn Hay	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Church Eaton	Staffordshire	1877	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (h).
Coppenhall	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Dunston	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Essington	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (m), (o), (p), (r) and (u).
Featherstone	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (s) and (u).
Great Wyrley	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Hatherton	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Hilton	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Huntington	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Kinvaston	Staffordshire	1877	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Penkridge. See also Table 2, note (a).
Lapley	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a), (i) and (u).
Norton Canes	Staffordshire	1877	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 to become parts of the parishes of Cannock, Aldridge Brownhills, and Hammerwich. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Ogley Hay	Staffordshire	1935	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 to become parts of the parishes of Aldridge Brownhills and Hammerwich. See also Table 2, notes (a), (l) and (n).
Penkridge	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Saredon	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Shareshill	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Shire Oak	Staffordshire	1935	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 to become parts of the parishes of Aldridge Brownhills and Hammerwich. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (l).
Stretton	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Teddesley Hay	Staffordshire	1877	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (u).
Walsall Wood	Staffordshire	1935	1966	Abolished 1.4.1966 to become part of the parish of Aldridge Brownhills. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (l).
Weston under Lizard	Staffordshire	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (u).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Cannock Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1877 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of Acton Trussell & Bednall, Brewood, Bushbury, Cannock, Cheslyn Hay, Church Eaton, Coppenhall, Dunston, Essington, Featherstone, Great Wyrley, Hatherton, Hilton, Huntington, Kinvaston, Lapley, Norton Canes, Penkridge, Saredon, Shareshill, Stretton, and Teddesley Hay, from Penkridge registration district.	23705 in 1871
1.4.1927	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Bushbury (which became part of the parish of Wolverhampton on 1.4.1927) to Wolverhampton registration district.	3071 in 1921
1.4.1935	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Bushbury (which became part of the parish of Wolverhampton on 1.4.1933) to Wolverhampton registration district.	818 in 1931
1.10.1935	(d)	Gained the parishes of Ogley Hay and Shire Oak from Lichfield registration district.	5075 in 1931
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Cannock (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Brereton) from Lichfield registration district.	715 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Blymhill (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) from Newport registration district.	56 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of Blymhill and Weston under Lizard from Shifnal registration district.	661 in 1931
	(h)	Lost the parish of Church Eaton to Stafford registration district.	546 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Lapley (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Bradley) from Stafford registration district.	27 in 1931
	(j)	Gained the parish of Walsall Wood from Wednesbury registration district.	7597 in 1931
1.4.1965	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Blymhill (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Sheriff Hales) from Wellington registration district.
1.4.1966	(l)	Lost the parish of Walsall Wood, and parts of the parishes of Norton Canes, Ogley Hay, and Shire Oak (which became parts of the parish of Aldridge Brownhills on 1.4.1966) to Aldridge & Brownhills registration district.
	(m)	Gained parts of the parish of Essington (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Short Heath, Wednesfield and Willenhall) from Bilston registration district.
	(n)	Lost part of the parish of Ogley Hay (which became part of the parish of Hammerwich on 1.4.1966) to Lichfield registration district.
	(o)	Lost part of the parish of Essington (which became part of the parish of Walsall on 1.4.1966) to Walsall registration district.
	(p)	Gained part of the parish of Essington (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Walsall) from Walsall registration district.
	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Cannock (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Pelsall) from Wednesbury registration district.
	(r)	Lost parts of the parishes of Brewood and Essington (which became parts of the parish of Wolverhampton on 1.4.1966) to Wolverhampton registration district.
	(s)	Gained parts of the parishes of Brewood and Featherstone (which until 1.4.1966 fomed parts of the parish of Wolverhampton) from Wolverhampton registration district.
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(t)	Lost the parish of Cannock to Cannock Chase registration district.	55560 in 1971
1.4.1974 (abolished)	(u)	Lost the parishes of Acton Trussell & Bednall, Blymhill, Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coppenhall, Dunston, Essington, Featherstone, Great Wyrley, Hatherton, Hilton, Huntington, Lapley, Penkridge, Saredon, Shareshill, Stretton, Teddesley Hay, and Weston under Lizard, to South Staffordshire registration district.	45955 in 1971

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