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District: Newcastle upon Tyne

This is the information we hold about the Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District.

Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.

Counties

Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.

Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Northumberland From SEPTEMBER 1837
Tyne and Wear (from Jun1974) From JUNE 1974

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 25
Year 1852 to 1945 10b
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. Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District:

Statistics

Statistics specific to Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District:

Statistics for Newcastle upon Tyne Registration District
Total Births 946313
Total Deaths 680796
Total Marriages 654783

Pages

The Newcastle upon Tyne 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) 053

Further information on Newcastle upon Tyne

There is more information about Newcastle upon Tyne 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.