District: Croydon
This is the information we hold about the Croydon Registration District.
Croydon Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.
Counties
Croydon Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Greater London (from Jun1965) | From JUNE 1965 |
| Kent | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
| Surrey | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Croydon Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 4 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 2a |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 5g |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 5a |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 11 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Croydon 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 Croydon Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (147178 names)
- Birth Surnames (61431 names)
- Death Forenames (64034 names)
- Death Surnames (34866 names)
- Marriage Forenames (78070 names)
- Marriage Surnames (53456 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Croydon Registration District:
| Total Births | 637490 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 521858 |
| Total Marriages | 391713 |
Pages
The Croydon 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) | 225 |
|---|
Further information on Croydon
There is more information about Croydon 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.