District: Leigh
This is the information we hold about the Leigh Registration District.
Leigh Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until September 1995.
Counties
Leigh Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester (from Jun1974) | From JUNE 1974 |
| Lancashire | From SEPTEMBER 1837 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Leigh Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | 21 |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 8c |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | 10d |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | 10d |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | 39 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Leigh 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 Leigh Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (22675 names)
- Birth Surnames (13226 names)
- Death Forenames (11687 names)
- Death Surnames (8712 names)
- Marriage Forenames (13729 names)
- Marriage Surnames (13328 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Leigh Registration District:
| Total Births | 256496 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 203897 |
| Total Marriages | 188942 |
Pages
The Leigh 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) | 017 |
|---|
Further information on Leigh
There is more information about Leigh 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.