West Ham Registration District

WEST HAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex (1837–65), Greater London (1965–67).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1968 (to become part of Newham registration district).
Sub-districts : Canning Town, Forest Gate, Leyton, North East Ham, North Leyton, Plaistow, Silvertown, South East Ham, South Leyton, Stratford, Walthamstow, Walthamstow East, Walthamstow West, Wanstead, West Ham, West Ham Central, West Ham North East, West Ham North West, West Ham South, Woodford.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946)., 5A (1946–65), 5E (1965–67).
Registers currently held at : Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Cann Hall	Essex	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Wanstead in Leyton Urban District. See also Table 2, note (e).
East Ham	Essex	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Leyton	Essex	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Little Ilford	Essex	1837	1900	Abolished 26.3.1900 to become part of the parish of East Ham.
Walthamstow	Essex	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
Wanstead	Essex	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).
West Ham	Essex	1837	1965	Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of the London borough of Newham.
Woodford	Essex	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (e).

Table 1B: List of Places in West Ham Registration District (1965–67)

All the areas in West Ham registration district became part of the county of Greater London on 1.4.1965.

London borough	County	From	To	Comments
Newham	Greater London	1965	1967	Only that part of the London borough of Newham not included in East Ham registration district (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of West Ham). See also Table 2, note (f).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting West Ham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1908	(a)	Lost part of the parish of East Ham (which became part of the parish of Barking on 9.11.1907) to Romford registration district.	0 in 1901
	(b)	Lost part of the parish of East Ham (which became part of the parish of Ilford on 9.11.1907) to Romford registration district.	10 in 1901
	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of East Ham (which until 9.11.1907 formed parts of the parishes of Barking and Ilford) from Romford registration district.	0 in 1901
1.10.1935	(d)	Lost the parish of East Ham to East Ham registration district.	142394 in 1931
1.10.1935	(e)	Lost the parishes of Cann Hall, Leyton, Walthamstow, Wanstead, and Woodford, to Essex South Western registration district.	304414 in 1931
1.1.1968 (abolished)	(f)	Lost the constituent part of the London borough of Newham to Newham registration district.	157367 in 1961

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