District: Southwark
This is the information we hold about the Southwark Registration District.
Southwark Registration District has been in existence from June 1901 until the present day.
Counties
Southwark Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Greater London (from Jun1965) | From JUNE 1965 |
| London (to Mar1965) | From JUNE 1901 to MARCH 1965 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Southwark Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | - |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 1d |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 5d |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 5e |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 15 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Southwark 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 Southwark Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (73762 names)
- Birth Surnames (43097 names)
- Death Forenames (31671 names)
- Death Surnames (24106 names)
- Marriage Forenames (43209 names)
- Marriage Surnames (39260 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Southwark Registration District:
| Total Births | 275231 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 262857 |
| Total Marriages | 165107 |
Pages
The Southwark 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) | 251 |
|---|---|
| Alternate names for District |
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Further information on Southwark
There is more information about Southwark 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.