Chelsea Registration District

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CHELSEA REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1841–1965), Greater London (1965–81).
Created : 22.6.1841 (out of Kensington registration district).
Abolished : 1.7.1981 (to become part of Kensington & Chelsea registration district).
Sub-districts : Chelsea, Chelsea Kensal Town, Chelsea North, Chelsea North East, Chelsea North West, Chelsea South.
GRO volumes : III (1841–51), 1a (1852–1946), 5C (1946–65), 5A (1965–74), 11 (1974–81).
Registers currently held at : Kensington & Chelsea.

Table 1A: List of Places in Chelsea Registration District (1841–1965)

All the areas in Chelsea registration district became part of the county of London on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
Chelsea	Middlesex	1841	1889	Abolished 1.4.1965 to become part of the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea. See also Table 2, notes (a) to (i).
Chelsea	London	1889	1965

Table 1B: List of Places in Chelsea Registration District (1965–81)

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

London borough	County	From	To	Notes
Kensington & Chelsea	Greater London	1965	1981	Only that part of the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea not included in Kensington registration district (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of Chelsea). See also Table 2, note (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Chelsea Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
22.6.1841 (created)	(a)	Gained the parish of Chelsea from Kensington registration district.	40179 in 1841
1.4.1901	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Chelsea (which became part of the parish of Fulham on 1.4.1901) to Fulham registration district.	0 in 1901
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Chelsea (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Fulham) from Fulham registration district.	7 in 1901
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Chelsea (which became part of the parish of Kensington on 1.4.1901) to Kensington registration district.	4113 in 1901
	(e)	Gained part of the parish of Chelsea (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Kensington) from Kensington registration district.	111 in 1901
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Chelsea (which became part of the parish of Paddington on 1.4.1901) to Paddington registration district.	17181 in 1901
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Chelsea (which became part of the parish of St. George Hanover Square on 1.4.1901) to St. George Hanover Square registration district.	1795 in 1901
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Chelsea (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of St. George Hanover Square) from St. George Hanover Square registration district.	3391 in 1901
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Chelsea (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of St. Margaret & St. John Westminster) from St. George Hanover Square registration district.	193 in 1901
1.7.1981 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent part of the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea to Kensington & Chelsea registration district.

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