District: Wigan & Leigh
This is the information we hold about the Wigan and Leigh Registration District.
Wigan and Leigh Registration District has been in existence from September 1995 until the present day.
Counties
Wigan and Leigh Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester (from Jun1974) | From SEPTEMBER 1995 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Wigan and Leigh Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | - |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | - |
| Year 1946 to 1965 | - |
| Year 1966 to 1973 | - |
| Year 1974 to 1993_4 | - |
These date ranges reflect major reorganisations of the G.R.O.'s volume numbering system. Wigan and Leigh 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 Wigan and Leigh Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (2428 names)
- Birth Surnames (2248 names)
- Death Forenames (849 names)
- Death Surnames (1038 names)
- Marriage Forenames (1199 names)
- Marriage Surnames (1606 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Wigan and Leigh Registration District:
| Total Births | 4036 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 2293 |
| Total Marriages | 2324 |
Pages
The Wigan and 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) | 018 |
|---|
Further information on Wigan and Leigh
There is more information about Wigan and 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.