Westminster Registration District

WESTMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1870–1913), Greater London (from 1965).
Created : 1.7.1870 (rernaming of St. James Westminster registration district).
Abolished : 1.7.1913 (to become part of St. Martin registration district).
Re-created : 1.4.1965 (renamiing of City of Westminster registration district).
Sub-districts : Berwick Street, Golden Square, St. Anne, St. James, St. James & St. Anne, St. Jamess Square, Westminster.
GRO volumes : 1a (1870–1913), 5E (1965–74), 15 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : Westminster.

Table 1A: List of Places in Westminster Registration District (1870–1913)

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Notes
St. Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster	Middlesex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
St. Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster	London	1889	1913	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
St. James Westminster	Middlesex	1870	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
St. James Westminster	London	1889	1913	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).

Table 1B: List of Places in Westminster Registration District (from 1965)

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

London borough	County	From	To	Notes
City of Westminster	Greater London	1965		Until 1.1.1978 comprising only that part of the London borough of City of Westminster not included in Paddington or St. Marylebone registration districts (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of City of Westminster). See also Table 2, notes (c), (d) and (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Westminster Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1870 (created)	(a)	Gained the parishes of St. Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster and St. James Westminster from St. James Westminster registration district.
1.7.1913 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the constituent parishes of St. Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster and St. James Westminster to St. Martin registration district.	25445 in 1911
1.4.1965 (re-created)	(c)	Gained part of the London borough of Westminster (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of City of Westminster) from City of Westminster registration district.	85735 in 1961
1.1.1978	(d)	Gained part of the London borough of City of Westminster from St. Marylebone registration district.
1.1.1978	(e)	Gained the remaining part of the London borough of City of Westminster from Westminster registration district.

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