District: Sheppey
This is the information we hold about the Sheppey Registration District.
Sheppey Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until December 1979.
Counties
Sheppey Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Kent | From SEPTEMBER 1837 to DECEMBER 1979 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Sheppey Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 5 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 2a |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 5b |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 5f |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 16 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Sheppey 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.
Personal names
Here are links to pages listing all the distinct forenames and surnames found in Sheppey Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (29128 names)
- Birth Surnames (13057 names)
- Death Forenames (10723 names)
- Death Surnames (7336 names)
- Marriage Forenames (13160 names)
- Marriage Surnames (8978 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Sheppey Registration District:
| Total Births | 86361 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 48527 |
| Total Marriages | 43035 |
Pages
The Sheppey 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.
Further information on Sheppey
There is more information about Sheppey 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.