District: Gower
This is the information we hold about the Gower Registration District.
Gower Registration District has been in existence from September 1858 until December 1934.
Counties
Gower Registration District has been part of the following counties, by date.
| County | Date range |
|---|---|
| Glamorgan (to Mar1974) | From SEPTEMBER 1858 to DECEMBER 1934 |
Volumes
Volume numbers used in Gower Registration District, by date.
| Date range | Volume |
|---|---|
| Year 1837 to 1851 | - |
| Year 1852 to 1945 | 11a |
| 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. Gower 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 Gower Registration District:
- Birth Forenames (8680 names)
- Birth Surnames (2572 names)
- Death Forenames (2824 names)
- Death Surnames (1666 names)
- Marriage Forenames (3281 names)
- Marriage Surnames (1964 names)
Statistics
Statistics specific to Gower Registration District:
| Total Births | 24145 |
|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 12198 |
| Total Marriages | 14043 |
Pages
The Gower 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.
Further information on Gower
There is more information about Gower 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.