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District: Neath

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

Neath Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until September 1970.

Counties

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

Neath Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Breconshire (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to SEPTEMBER 1970
Glamorgan (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to SEPTEMBER 1970

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Neath Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Neath Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 26
Year 1852 to 1945 11a
Year 1946 to 1965 8b
Year 1966 to 1973 8b
Year 1974 to 1993_4 -

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

Statistics

Statistics specific to Neath Registration District:

Statistics for Neath Registration District
Total Births 310273
Total Deaths 193527
Total Marriages 170295

Pages

The Neath 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

Alternate names for District
  • neath

Further information on Neath

There is more information about Neath 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.