Walsall Registration District

WALSALL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Aldridge, Bloxwich, Darlaston, Walsall, Walsall First, Walsall North, Walsall Second, Walsall South
GRO volumes : XVII (1837–51), 6b (1852–1946), 9B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Walsall.

Table 1: List of Places in Walsall Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aldridge	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Bentley	Staffordshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 and incorporated into the parishes of Darlaston and Short Heath. See also Table 2, note (e).
Darlaston	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Great Barr	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Pelsall	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Rushall	Staffordshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Walsall	Staffordshire	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the parishes of Walsall Foreign, Walsall Borough, and Rushall. See also Table 2, notes (c), and (f) to (n).
Walsall Borough	Staffordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parish of Walsall.
Walsall Foreign	Staffordshire	1837	1894	Abolished 1894 and incorporated into the parishes of Walsall and Walsall Wood.
Walsall Wood	Staffordshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Walsall Foreign in Brownhills Urban District. See also Table 2, note (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Walsall Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1883	(a)	Gained part of the parish of Darlaston (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Sedgeley, including Barns Meadow at Willingsworth) from Dudley registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1932	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Great Barr (which became part of the parish of Sutton Coldfield on 1.4.1931) to Sutton Coldfield registration district.	34 in 1921
1.10.1932	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1931 formed parts of the parishes of Wednesbury and West Bromwich) from West Bromwich registration district.	150 in 1931
1.4.1935	(d)	Lost the parishes of Aldridge, Darlaston, Great Barr, Pelsall, Rushall, and Walsall Wood, to Wednesbury registration district.	42096 in 1931
1.4.1935	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Bentley (which became part of the parish of Short Heath on 1.4.1934) to Wednesbury registration district.	190 in 1931
1.4.1966	(f)	Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which became part of the parish of Aldridge Brownhills on 1.4.1966) to Aldridge & Brownhills registration district.
	(g)	Gained parts of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 fomed parts of the parishes of Bilston, Short Heath, Wednesfield, and Willenhall) from Bilston registration district.
	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which became part of the parish of Essington on 1.4.1966) to Cannock registration district.
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Essington) from Cannock registration district.
	(j)	Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Coseley) from Rowley Regis registration district.
	(k)	Gained parts of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Aldridge, Darlaston, and Wednesbury) from Wednesbury registration district.
	(l)	Lost part of the parish of Walsall (which became part of the parish of West Bromwich on 1.4.1966) to West Bromwich registration district.
	(m)	Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of West Bromwich) from West Bromwich registration district.
	(n)	Gained part of the parish of Walsall (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Wolverhampton) from Wolverhampton registration district.

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