Ormskirk Registration District

ORMSKIRK REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Aughton, Bickerstaffe, Formby, Halsall, Lathom, North Meols, Ormskirk, Scarisbrick, Southport, Skelmersdale, Skelmersdale & Holland, Tarleton.
GRO volumes : XXI (1837–51), 8b (1852–1946), 10F (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Lancashire, Sefton North and Knowsley.

Table 1: List of Places in Ormskirk Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Ainsdale	Lancashire	1894	1925	Created 1894 out of the parish of Formby. Abolished 1.4.1925 and incorporated into the parish of Southport.
Altcar	Lancashire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (b).
Aughton	Lancashire	1837	1974
Bickerstaffe	Lancashire	1837	1974
Birkdale	Lancashire	1837	1912	Abolished 1.4.1912 and incorporated into the parish of Southport.
Bispham	Lancashire	1837	1974
Burscough	Lancashire	1837	1974
Downholland	Lancashire	1837	1974
Formby	Lancashire	1837	1934	See Table 2, note (b).
Halsall	Lancashire	1837	1974
Hesketh with Becconsall	Lancashire	1837	1974
Lathom	Lancashire	1837	1974
Lydiate	Lancashire	1837	1974
Maghull	Lancashire	1837	1974
Melling	Lancashire	1837	1974
North Meols	Lancashire	1837	1974
Ormskirk	Lancashire	1837	1974
Rufford	Lancashire	1837	1974
Scarisbrick	Lancashire	1837	1974
Simonswood	Lancashire	1837	1974	See Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
Skelmersdale	Lancashire	1837	1974
Southport	Lancashire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of North Meols in Southport Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (a).
Tarleton	Lancashire	1837	1974
Upholland	Lancashire	1968	1974	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ormskirk Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1934	(a)	Lost the parish of Southport to Southport registration district.	78295 in 1931
1.10.1934	(b)	Lost the parishes of Altcar and Formby to Crosby registration district.	8386 in 1931
1.4.1958	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Simonswood (which became part of the parish of Kirkby on 1.4.1958) to Prescot registration district.
1.4.1968	(d)	Gained the parish of Upholland from Ince registration district.
1.4.1969	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Simonswood (which became part of the parish of Kirkby on 1.4.1969) to Prescot registration district.

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