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District: Battle

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

Battle Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 1977.

Counties

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

Battle Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Sussex (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974
East Sussex (from Jun1974) From JUNE 1974 to MARCH 1977

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Battle Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Battle Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 7
Year 1852 to 1945 2b
Year 1946 to 1965 5h
Year 1966 to 1973 5h
Year 1974 to 1993_4 18

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

Statistics

Statistics specific to Battle Registration District:

Statistics for Battle Registration District
Total Births 59514
Total Deaths 63894
Total Marriages 57765

Pages

The Battle 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 Battle

There is more information about Battle 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.