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GREENWICH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1837–1965), Greater London (1965–74).
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Deptford Central, Deptford East, Deptford North, Deptford South, Greenwich East, Greenwich South, Greenwich North, Greenwich West, St. Nicholas Deptford, St. Paul Deptford, Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51), 1d (1852–1946), 5C (1946–65), 5B (1965–74).
Registers now held by : Greenwich and Lewisham.

Table 1A: List of Places in Greenwich Registration District (1837–1965)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Borough of Greenwich

London

1930

1965

Created 31.3.1930 from the parishes of Greenwich, Charlton & Kidbrooke, and St. Nicholas Deptford. Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Greenwich. See also Table 2, note (n).

Greenwich

Kent

1837

1889

Abolished 31.3.1930 and incorporated into the parish of Borough of Greenwich. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (e).

London

1889

1930

St. Nicholas Deptford

Kent

1837

1889

Abolished 31.3.1930 and incorporated into the parish of Borough of Greenwich. See also Table 2, notes (b) and (c).

London

1889

1930

St. Paul Deptford

Kent

1837

1889

See Table 2, notes (f), (g), (h), (i) and (m).

London

1889

1930

Woolwich

Kent

1837

1868

See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Greenwich Registration District (1965–74)

London Borough

County

From

To

Comments

Greenwich

Greater London

1965

1974

Until 1.10.1969 comprising only that part of the London Borough of Greenwich not included in Woolwich registration district (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of Borough of Greenwich). See also Table 2, note (o).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Greenwich Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.7.1868

(a)

Lost the parish of Woolwich to Woolwich registration district.

24795 in 1861

1.4.1901

(b)

Lost part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which became part of the parish of Cambewell on 1.4.1901) to Camberwell registration district.

909 in 1901

(c)

Gained part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Camberwell) from Camberwell registration district.

1167 in 1901

(d)

Lost part of the parish of Greenwich (which became part of the parish of Lewisham on 1.4.1901) to Lewisham registration district.

498 in 1901

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Greenwich (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Lewisham) from Lewisham registration district.

639 in 1901

(f)

Lost part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which became part of the parish of Lewisham on 1.4.1901) to Lewisham registration district.

541 in 1901

(g)

Gained part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Lewisham) from Lewisham registration district.

477 in 1901

(h)

Lost part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which became part of the parish of Rotherhithe on 1.4.1901) to St. Olave Southwark registration district.

499 in 1901

(i)

Gained part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Rotherhithe) from St. Olave Southwark registration district.

635 in 1901

1.4.1930

(m)

Lost the parish of St. Paul Deptford to Deptford registration district.

112534 in 1921

(n)

Gained part of the parish of Borough of Greenwich (which until 31.3.1930 formed the parish of Charlton & Kidbrooke) from Woolwich registration district.

21978 in 1921

1.10.1969

(o)

Gained part of the London Borough of Greenwich (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Woolwich) from Woolwich registration district.

144264 in 1931


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