District: Oldham
This is the information we hold about the Oldham Registration District.
Oldham Registration District has been in existence from June 1848 until the present day.
Counties
Oldham Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester (from Jun1974) | From JUNE 1974 |
| Lancashire | From JUNE 1848 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Oldham Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 20 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 8d |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 10f |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 10f |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 39 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Oldham 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 Oldham Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (33372 names)
- Birth Surnames (17107 names)
- Death Forenames (15378 names)
- Death Surnames (13084 names)
- Marriage Forenames (17366 names)
- Marriage Surnames (15064 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Oldham Registration District:
| Total Births | 244501 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 154512 |
| Total Marriages | 172332 |
Pages
The Oldham 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) | 007 |
|---|
Further information on Oldham
There is more information about Oldham 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.