District: Doncaster
This is the information we hold about the Doncaster Registration District.
Doncaster Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.
Counties
Doncaster Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
| Nottinghamshire | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
| South Yorkshire (from Jun1974) | From JUNE 1974 |
| West Riding of Yorkshire (to Mar1974) | From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Doncaster Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 22 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 9c |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 2b |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 2b |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 3 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Doncaster Registration District may have come into existence at any date within the first date range specified. See the top of the page for the exact dates when the District was active. After 1993, volumes were replaced by District Numbers (see Other Information below).
Personal names
Here are links to pages listing all the distinct forenames and surnames found in Doncaster Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (74690 names)
- Birth Surnames (31066 names)
- Death Forenames (30936 names)
- Death Surnames (17210 names)
- Marriage Forenames (27627 names)
- Marriage Surnames (23222 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Doncaster Registration District:
| Total Births | 478684 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 295101 |
| Total Marriages | 252040 |
Pages
The Doncaster Page Map shows the expected volume number, and the ranges of page numbers encountered in the data, for each event type (birth, marriage and death) and quarter.
Other information
| GRO District Number (post 1993) | 042 |
|---|
Further information on Doncaster
There is more information about Doncaster on the UKBMD website. Please note that during the period this Registration District name was used there could be changes in which places were included within the district. The UKBMD page includes information on these changes.