District: Forest of Dean
This is the information we hold about the Forest of Dean Registration District.
Forest of Dean Registration District has been in existence from June 1937 until March 2006.
Counties
Forest of Dean Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | From JUNE 1937 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Forest of Dean Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | - |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 6a |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 7b |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 7b |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 22 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (21801 names)
- Birth Surnames (6643 names)
- Death Forenames (8142 names)
- Death Surnames (4825 names)
- Marriage Forenames (11512 names)
- Marriage Surnames (6358 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Forest of Dean Registration District:
| Total Births | 72068 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 47254 |
| Total Marriages | 49440 |
Pages
The Forest of Dean 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) | 482 |
|---|
Further information on Forest of Dean
There is more information about Forest of Dean 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.