Stafford Registration District

STAFFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.2008 (to become part of Staffordshire registration district).
Sub-districts : Castle Church, Colwich, Gnosall, Stafford, Stone.
GRO volumes : XVII (1837–51), 6b (1852–1946), 9B (1946–74), 30 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Staffordshire (Stafford).

Table 1: List of Places in Stafford Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Adbaston	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (s).
Barlaston	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n), (o) and (s).
Baswich	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Bradley	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (s).
Brocton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Castle Church	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Chartley Holme	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Stowe.
Chebsey	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Church Eaton	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (e), (j) and (s).
Colwich	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (g), (h), (k) and (s).
Cresswell	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Eccleshall	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Ellenhall	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Forton	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (i), (q), (r) and (s).
Fradswell	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Fulford	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n), (o), (p) and (s).
Gayton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Gnosall	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (i), (l), (m) and (s).
Haughton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, notes (d) and (s).
High Offley	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (s).
Hilderstone	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Hopton & Coton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Ingestre	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Marston	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Milwich	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Norbury	Staffordshire	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (i) and (s).
Ranton	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Ranton Abbey	Staffordshire	1837	1885	Abolished 25.3.1885 to become part of the parish of Ellenhall.
St. Mary & St. Chad	Staffordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 to become part of the parish of Stafford.
Salt & Enson	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Sandon	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Seighford	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Stafford	Staffordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 out of the parishes of St. Mary & St. Chad and Castle Church. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Stafford	Staffordshire	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Stafford.
Standon	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Stone	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Stone Rural	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n) and (s).
Stowe	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Swynnerton	Staffordshire	1937	2008	See Table 2, notes (n), (o), (p) and (s).
Tillington	Staffordshire	1837	1917	Abolished 1.4.1917 to become parts of the parishes of Stafford and Cresswell.
Tixall	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Weston	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Whitgreave	Staffordshire	1837	2008	See Table 2, note (s).
Worston	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Seighford.
Yarlet	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Marston.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Stafford Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Colwich (which became part of the parish of Colton on 24.3.1883) to Lichfield registration district.	86 in 1891
25.3.1885	(b)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Colwich (which became part of the parish of Colton on 24.3.1885) to Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1891
	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Bradley (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Gnosall, including Allston and part of Apeton) from Newport registration district.	32 in 1891
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Haughton (which until 25.3.1885 formed a detached part of the parish of Gnosall) from Newport registration district.	0 in 1891
1.10.1935	(e)	Gained the parish of Church Eaton from Cannock registration district.	546 in 1931
	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Bradley (which became part of the parish of Lapley on 1.4.1934) to Cannock registration district.	27 in 1931
	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Colwich (which became part of the parish of Colton on 1.4.1934) from Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Gained part of the parish of Colwich (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Colton) from Lichfield registration district.	0 in 1931
	(i)	Gained the parishes of Adbaston, Forton, Gnosall, High Offley, and Norbury, from Newport registration district.	4080 in 1931
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Church Eaton (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Gnosall) from Newport registration district.	6 in 1931
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Colwich (which became part of the parish of Blithfield on 1.4.1934) to Uttoxeter registration district.	0 in 1931
12.10.1936	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Gnosall (which became part of the parish of Woodcote on 21.8.1936) to Stafford registration district.
12.10.1936	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Gnosall (which until 21.8.1936 formed part of the parish of Woodcote) from Stafford registration district.
1.4.1937	(n)	Gained the parishes of Barlaston, Chebsey, Eccleshall, Fulford, Hilderstone, Milwich, Sandon, Standon, Stone, Stone Rural, and Swynnerton, from Stone registration district.
1.4.1965	(o)	Lost parts of the parishes of Barlaston, Fulford, and Swynnerton (which became parts of the parish of Stoke on Trent on 1.4.1965) to Stoke on Trent registration district.
	(p)	Gained parts of the parishes of Fulford, and Swynnerton (which nutil 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Stoke on Trent) from Stoke on Trent registration district.
	(q)	Lost part of the parish of Forton (which became part of the parish of Newport on 1.4.1965) to Wellington registration district.
	(r)	Gained part of the parish of Forton (which until 1.4.1965 formed part of the parish of Chetwynd) from Wellington registration district.
1.10.2008 (abolished)	(s)	Lost the constituent parishes of Adbaston, Barlaston, Baswich, Bradley, Brocton, Castle Church, Chebsey, Church Eaton, Colwich, Cresswell, Eccleshall, Ellenhall, Forton, Fradswell, Fulford, Gayton, Gnosall, Haughton, High Offley, Hilderstone, Hopton & Coton, Ingestre, Marston, Milwich, Norbury, Ranton, Salt & Enson, Sandon, Seighford, Stafford, Standon, Stone, Stone Rural, Stowe, Swynnerton, Tixall, Weston, and Whitgreave, to Staffordshire registration district.

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