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District: Whitechapel

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

Whitechapel Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until December 1925.

Counties

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

Whitechapel Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
London (to Mar1965) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to DECEMBER 1925
Middlesex (to Mar1965) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to DECEMBER 1925

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Whitechapel Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Whitechapel Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 2
Year 1852 to 1945 1c
Year 1946 to 1965 -
Year 1966 to 1973 -
Year 1974 to 1993_4 -

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

Statistics

Statistics specific to Whitechapel Registration District:

Statistics for Whitechapel Registration District
Total Births 231461
Total Deaths 102729
Total Marriages 214580

Pages

The Whitechapel 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 Whitechapel

There is more information about Whitechapel 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.