District: Chester
This is the information we hold about the Chester Registration District.
Chester Registration District has been in existence from March 1870 until March 1974.
Counties
Chester Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Cheshire | From MARCH 1870 to MARCH 1974 |
| Flintshire (to Mar1974) | From MARCH 1870 to MARCH 1974 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Chester Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | - |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 8a |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 10a |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 10a |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | - |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Chester Registration District may have come into existence at any date within the first date range specified, and abolished at any date within the last date range. See the top of the page for the exact dates when the District was active.
Personal names
Here are links to pages listing all the distinct forenames and surnames found in Chester Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (36441 names)
- Birth Surnames (17125 names)
- Death Forenames (14369 names)
- Death Surnames (10450 names)
- Marriage Forenames (17540 names)
- Marriage Surnames (13125 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Chester Registration District:
| Total Births | 198525 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 130390 |
| Total Marriages | 126375 |
Pages
The Chester 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.
Further information on Chester
There is more information about Chester 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.