District: Barnstaple
This is the information we hold about the Barnstaple Registration District.
Barnstaple Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 1998.
Counties
Barnstaple Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Devon | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Barnstaple Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 10 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 5b |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 7a |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 7a |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 21 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Barnstaple 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 Barnstaple Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (49548 names)
- Birth Surnames (17322 names)
- Death Forenames (25311 names)
- Death Surnames (12121 names)
- Marriage Forenames (22370 names)
- Marriage Surnames (14146 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Barnstaple Registration District:
| Total Births | 173462 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 121356 |
| Total Marriages | 125913 |
Pages
The Barnstaple 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) | 404 |
|---|
Further information on Barnstaple
There is more information about Barnstaple 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.