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District: Scarborough

This is the information we hold about the Scarborough Registration District.

Scarborough Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until September 1998.

Counties

Scarborough Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.

Scarborough Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
East Riding of Yorkshire (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974
North Riding of Yorkshire (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974
North Yorkshire (from Jun1974) From JUNE 1974

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Scarborough Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Scarborough Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 24
Year 1852 to 1945 9d
Year 1946 to 1965 1b
Year 1966 to 1973 1b
Year 1974 to 1993_4 2

These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Scarborough 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 Scarborough Registration District:

Statistics

Statistics specific to Scarborough Registration District:

Statistics for Scarborough Registration District
Total Births 171502
Total Deaths 131674
Total Marriages 141568

Pages

The Scarborough 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) 655

Further information on Scarborough

There is more information about Scarborough 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.