District: Isle of Wight
This is the information we hold about the Isle of Wight Registration District.
Isle of Wight Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.
Counties
Isle of Wight Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Hampshire | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
| Isle of Wight (from Sep1946) | From SEPTEMBER 1946 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Isle of Wight Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 8 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 2b |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 6b |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 6b |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 20 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (70573 names)
- Birth Surnames (21230 names)
- Death Forenames (42260 names)
- Death Surnames (18984 names)
- Marriage Forenames (35553 names)
- Marriage Surnames (20702 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Isle of Wight Registration District:
| Total Births | 254081 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 195696 |
| Total Marriages | 205249 |
Pages
The Isle of Wight 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) | 556 |
|---|
Further information on Isle of Wight
There is more information about Isle of Wight 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.