Registration Districts in Lincolnshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN LINCOLNSHIRE

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Lincolnshire since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages, "Lincolnshire" refers to:

the ancient county of Lincoln (1837–89), including the county of the city of Lincoln.
the administrative county of Parts of Holland (1889–1974).
the administrative county of Parts of Kesteven (1889–1974).
the administrative county of Parts of Lindsey (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Grimsby and Lincoln.
the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire (from 1974), with the unitary authorities (from 1996) of North-East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire.

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
Boston	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Bourne	Lincolnshire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.1.1934 and added to Bourne & South Kesteven registration district.
Bourne	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	Created 1.4.1974 out of Bourne & South Kesteven registration district. Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Bourne & South Kesteven	Lincolnshire	1934	1974	Created 1.1.1934 out of Bourne and Stamford registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Bourne registration district.
Caistor	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Cleethorpes	Lincolnshire	1938	1974	Created 1.4.1938 out of Grimsby registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Grimsby registration district.
Doncaster	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1886	Partly in Lincolnshire until 20.5.1886.
East Elloe	Lincolnshire	1936	2003	Created 1.1.1936 out of Holbeach and Wisbech registration districts. Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Gainsborough	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Glanford Brigg	Lincolnshire	1837	1938	Abolished 1.10.1938 and added to Scunthorpe registration district.
Goole	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1889	Partly in Lincolnshire until 1.10.1938.
Grantham	Lincolnshire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.1.1934 and divided between Grantham & West Kesteven, Melton Mowbray and Sleaford & East Kesteven registration districts.
Grantham	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	Created 1.4.1974 out of Grantham & West Kesteven registration district. Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Grantham & West Kesteven	Lincolnshire	1934	1974	Created 1.1.1934 out of Grantham, Newark and Sleaford registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Grantham registration district.
Grimsby	Lincolnshire	1897	1974	Created 1.4.1897 out of Caistor registration district. Transferred to Humberside on 1.4.1974.
Holbeach	Lincolnshire	1837	1935	Abolished 1.1.1936 and divided between East Elloe and Wisbech registration districts.
Horncastle	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Lincoln	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	2003		Created 1.2.2003 from Boston, Bourne, Caistor, East Elloe, Gainsborough, Grantham, Horncastle, Lincoln, Louth, Sleaford, Spalding, Spilsby and Stamford registration districts.
Louth	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Newark	Nottinghamshire	1837	1933	Partly in Lincolnshire until 1.1.1934.
North-East Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	1996		Created 1.4.1996 by renaming Grimsby registration district.
North Kesteven	Lincolnshire	1934	1974	Created 1.1.1934 out of Lincoln, Newark and Sleaford registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Lincoln registration district.
North Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	1996		Created 1.4.1996 by renaming Scunthorpe registration district.
Peterborough	Northamptonshire	1837	1933	Partly in Lincolnshire until 1.1.1934.
Scunthorpe	Lincolnshire	1938	1974	Created 1.10.1938 out of Glanford Brigg, Thorne, Gainsborough, Goole and Caistor registration districts. Transferred to Humberside on 1.4.1974.
Sleaford	Lincolnshire	1837	1933	Abolished 1.1.1934 and divided between Sleaford & East Kesteven, North Kesteven and Grantham & West Kesteven registration districts.
Sleaford	Lincolnshire	1974	2003	Created 1.4.1974 out of Sleaford & East Kesteven registration district. Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Sleaford & East Kesteven	Lincolnshire	1934	1974	Created 1.1.1934 out of Sleaford and Grantham registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Sleaford registration district.
Spalding	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Spilsby	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Stamford	Lincolnshire	1837	2003	Abolished 1.2.2003 and added to Lincolnshire registration district.
Thorne	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1938	Partly in Lincolnshire until 1.10.1938.
Welton	Lincolnshire	1938	1974	Created 1.10.1938 out of Lincoln registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Lincoln registration district.

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