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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Wiltshire between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.
For the purposes of these pages, "Wiltshire" refers to:
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 |
Wiltshire |
1837 |
1895 |
Renamed 1.6.1895 to become Salisbury registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Salisbury district. |
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1837 |
1880 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 1.4.1880. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Trowbridge registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Chippenham registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1938 |
2008 |
Abolished 1.4.2008 and added to Wiltshire registration district. |
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1837 |
1897 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 30.9.1897. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Swindon registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.10.1998 and added to Devizes & Marlborough registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1998 |
2008 |
Created 1.10.1998 from Devizes and Marlborough registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 and added to Wiltshire registration district. |
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1837 |
1844 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 20.10.1844. |
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1837 |
1881 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 20.12.1881. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 30.9.1895. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1899 |
Abolished 1.5.1899 to become Swindon registration district. |
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1837 |
1936 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 1.4.1936. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Chippenham registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.10.1998 and added to Devizes & Marlborough registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and divided between Trowbridge and Devizes registration districts. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1977 |
Abolished 1.1.1978 and added to Salisbury registration district. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 30.9.1895. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Devizes registration district. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 30.9.1895. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1869 |
Abolished 21.5.1869 and added to Alderbury registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1895 |
2008 |
Created 1.6.1895 by renaming Alderbury registration district. Abolished 1.4.2008 and added to Wiltshire registration district. |
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1837 |
1883 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 25.3.1883. |
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Wiltshire |
1899 |
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Created 1.5.1899 by renaming Highworth registration district. |
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1837 |
1930 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 31.3.1930. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Mere registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Created 1.4.1936 out of Melksham and Bradford on Avon registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2008 and added to Wiltshire registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
2008 |
Abolished 1.4.2008 and added to Wiltshire registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and added to Warminster registration district. |
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Wiltshire |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.4.1936 and divided between Salisbury and Warminster registration districts. |
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Wiltshire |
2008 |
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Created 1.4.2008 from Chippenham, Devizes & Marlborough, Salisbury, Trowbridge and Warminster registration districts. |
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1837 |
1844 |
Partly in Wiltshire until 20.10.1844. |
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