District: Swansea
This is the information we hold about the Swansea Registration District.
Swansea Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until the present day.
Counties
Swansea Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Glamorgan (to Mar1974) | From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974 |
| West Glamorgan (from Jun1974) | From JUNE 1974 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Swansea 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 | 27 |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Swansea 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 Swansea Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (96632 names)
- Birth Surnames (27563 names)
- Death Forenames (48039 names)
- Death Surnames (16356 names)
- Marriage Forenames (41549 names)
- Marriage Surnames (23265 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Swansea Registration District:
| Total Births | 502115 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 376499 |
| Total Marriages | 335722 |
Pages
The Swansea 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) | 897 |
|---|
Further information on Swansea
There is more information about Swansea 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.