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District: Taunton

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

Taunton Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 1974.

Counties

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

Taunton Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Devon From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974
Somerset From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Taunton Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Taunton Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 10
Year 1852 to 1945 5c
Year 1946 to 1965 7c
Year 1966 to 1973 7c
Year 1974 to 1993_4 -

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

Statistics

Statistics specific to Taunton Registration District:

Statistics for Taunton Registration District
Total Births 157271
Total Deaths 104408
Total Marriages 111766

Pages

The Taunton 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

Alternate names for District
  • taunton

Further information on Taunton

There is more information about Taunton 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.