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District: Hereford

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

Hereford Registration District has been in existence from September 1837 until March 2008.

Counties

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

Hereford Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
County Date range
Herefordshire (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974
Hereford and Worcester (from Jun1974) From JUNE 1974
Monmouthshire (to Mar1974) From SEPTEMBER 1837 to MARCH 1974

Volumes

Volume numbers used in Hereford Registration District, by date.

Volume numbers used in Hereford Registration District, by date.
Date range Volume
Year 1837 to 1851 26
Year 1852 to 1945 6a
Year 1946 to 1965 9a
Year 1966 to 1973 9a
Year 1974 to 1993_4 29

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

Statistics

Statistics specific to Hereford Registration District:

Statistics for Hereford Registration District
Total Births 6020
Total Deaths 20609
Total Marriages 10382

Pages

The Hereford 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) 516

Further information on Hereford

There is more information about Hereford 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.