Registration Districts in Staffordshire

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN STAFFORDSHIRE

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

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

the ancient county of Stafford (1837–89), including the county of the city of Lichfield.
the administrative county of Stafford (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Burton upon Trent (from 1901), Dudley (from 1966), Hanley (until 1910), Smethwick (1907–66), Stoke-on-Trent (from 1910), Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.
the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire (from 1974), with the unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent (from 1997).

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
Aldridge & Brownhills	Staffordshire	1966	1974	Created 1.4.1966 out of Wednesbury, Cannock, Lichfield, Walsall, Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Walsall registration district.
Ashbourne	Derbyshire	1837	1935	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.10.1935.
Bilston	Staffordshire	1935	1966	Created 1.4.1935 out of Wolverhampton registration district. Abolished 1.4.1966 and divided between Seisdon, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock, Dudley and West Bromwich registration districts.
Birmingham South	Warwickshire	1924	1932	Created 1.9.1924 out of King's Norton, Birmingham and Aston registration districts. Abolished 1.10.1932 and divided between Birmingham and Smethwick registration districts.
Bromsgrove	Worcestershire	1837	1844	Partly in Staffordshire until 20.10.1844.
Burton upon Trent	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to East Staffordshire registration district.
Cannock	Staffordshire	1877	1974	Created 1.4.1877 by renaming Penkridge registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire registration districts.
Cannock Chase	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Created 1.4.1974 out of Cannock and Lichfield registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Cheadle	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Staffordshire Moorlands and East Staffordshire registration districts.
Congleton	Cheshire	1837	1893	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.10.1893.
Dudley	Staffordshire	1837	1912	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.4.1912.
East Staffordshire	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Created 1.4.1974 out of Burton upon Trent, Lichfield and Cheadle registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Kidderminster	Worcestershire	1837	1895	Partly in Staffordshire until 30.9.1895.
King's Norton	Worcestershire	1837	1912	Abolished 1.9.1924 and added to Birmingham South registration district.
King's Norton	Warwickshire	1912	1924
Kingswinford	Staffordshire	1934	1937	Created 1.7.1934 out of Stourbridge registration district. Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Rowley Regis registration district.
Leek	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Staffordshire Moorlands registration district.
Lichfield	Staffordshire	1837	2008	Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Market Drayton	Shropshire	1837	1935	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.10.1935.
Newcastle-under-Lyme	Staffordshire	1837	2008	Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Newport	Shropshire	1837	1935	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.10.1935.
Penkridge	Staffordshire	1837	1877	Renamed 1.4.1877 to become Cannock registration district.
Rowley Regis	Staffordshire	1935	1966	Created 1.4.1935 out of Dudley registration district. Abolished 1.4.1966 and divided between Dudley, Warley West, Wolverhampton, Seisdon, West Bromwich, Stourbridge and Walsall registration districts.
Seisdon	Staffordshire	1837	1839	Abolished 31.3.1839 and added to Wolverhampton registration district.
Seisdon	Staffordshire	1966	1974	Created 1.4.1966 out of Bilston, Rowley Regis and Wolverhampton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to South Staffordshire registration district.
Shifnal	Shropshire	1837	1935	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.10.1935.
Smethwick	Staffordshire	1932	1966	Created 1.10.1932 out of West Bromwich registration district. Abolished 1.4.1966 and divided between Warley East, West Bromwich and Birmingham registration districts.
South Staffordshire	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Created 1.4.1974 out of Cannock and Seisdon registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Stafford	Staffordshire	1837	2008	Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Staffordshire	Staffordshire	2008		Created 1.10.2008 from Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands registration districts.
Staffordshire Moorlands	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Created 1.4.1974 out of Leek and Cheadle registration districts. Abolished 1.10.2008 and added to Staffordshire registration district.
Stoke-on-Trent	Staffordshire	1935		Created 1.1.1935 out of Stoke & Wolstanton registration district.
Stoke upon Trent	Staffordshire	1837	1922	Abolished 1.7.1922 and added to Stoke & Wolstanton registration district.
Stoke & Wolstanton	Staffordshire	1922	1934	Created 1.7.1922 out of Stoke upon Trent, Wolstanton, Leek, Cheadle and Stone registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1935 and divided between Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme registration districts
Stone	Staffordshire	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Stafford registration district.
Stourbridge	Worcestershire	1837	1934	Partly in Staffordshire until 1.7.1934.
Tamworth	Staffordshire	1837	1939	Abolished 1.10.1939 and added to Lichfield registration district.
Uttoxeter	Staffordshire	1837	1939	Abolished 1.10.1939 and divided between Cheadle and Lichfield registration districts.
Walsall	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Transferred to West Midlands on 1.4.1974.
Wednesbury	Staffordshire	1932	1966	Created 1.10.1932 out of West Bromwich registration district. Abolished 1.4.1966 and divided between Aldridge & Brownhills, West Bromwich, Walsall, Lichfield, Cannock, Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Warley West registration districts.
West Bromwich	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Sandwell registration district.
Wolstanton	Staffordshire	1838	1922	Created 16.1.1838 out of Newcastle-under-Lyme registration district. Abolished 1.7.1922 and divided between Stoke & Wolstanton and Leek registration districts.
Wolverhampton	Staffordshire	1837	1974	Transferred to West Midlands on 1.4.1974.

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