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District: London City

This is the information we hold about the London City Registration District.

London City Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.

Counties

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

London City Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Greater London (from Jun1965) From JUNE 1965
London (to Mar1965) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1965
Middlesex (to Mar1965) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1965

Volumes

Volume numbers used in London City Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in London City Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 2
Year 1852 to 1945 1c
Year 1946 to 1965 5d
Year 1966 to 1973 5d
Year 1974 to 1993_4 14

These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. London City Registration District may have come into existence at any date within the first date range specified. 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 London City Registration District:

Statistics

Statistics specific to London City Registration District:

Statistics for London City Registration District
Total Births 133045
Total Deaths 166933
Total Marriages 149049

Pages

The London City 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) 243
Alternate names for District
  • city of london

Further information on London City

There is more information about London City 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.