District: Worcester
This is the information we hold about the Worcester Registration District.
Worcester Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 2006.
Counties
Worcester Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Hereford and Worcester (from Jun1974) | From JUNE 1974 |
| Worcestershire (to Mar1974) | From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Worcester Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 18 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 6c |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 9d |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 9d |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 29 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Worcester 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 Worcester Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (61656 names)
- Birth Surnames (23304 names)
- Death Forenames (26280 names)
- Death Surnames (13109 names)
- Marriage Forenames (22619 names)
- Marriage Surnames (15043 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Worcester Registration District:
| Total Births | 238359 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 138964 |
| Total Marriages | 145866 |
Pages
The Worcester 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) | 527 |
|---|
Further information on Worcester
There is more information about Worcester 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.