District: Colchester
This is the information we hold about the Colchester Registration District.
Colchester Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 2010.
Counties
Colchester Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Essex | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Colchester Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 12 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 4a |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 4a |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 4a |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 9 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Colchester 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. 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 Colchester Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (79205 names)
- Birth Surnames (33231 names)
- Death Forenames (48406 names)
- Death Surnames (21815 names)
- Marriage Forenames (36728 names)
- Marriage Surnames (26840 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Colchester Registration District:
| Total Births | 276004 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 225435 |
| Total Marriages | 218853 |
Pages
The Colchester 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) | 469 |
|---|
Further information on Colchester
There is more information about Colchester 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.