Ashton and Oldham Registration District

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ASHTON & OLDHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Lancashire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 31.3.1848 (divided between Ashton under Lyne and Oldham registration districts).
Sub-districts : Ashton; Audenshaw; Chadderton; Crompton; Denton; Dukinfield; Hartshead; Knott Lanes; Middleton; Mottram; Newton; Royton; Oldham Above Town; Oldham Below Town; Stayley.
GRO volumes : XX (1837–48).
District number : 256 (1841–46); 474 (1846–48).

Table 1: List of Places in Ashton & Oldham Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alkrington	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Ashton under Lyne	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Chadderton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Crompton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Denton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Droylsden	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Dukinfield	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Godley	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Hattersley	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Haughton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Hollingworth	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Matley	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Middleton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Mottram	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Newton	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Oldham	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Royton	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Stayley	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Thornham	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).
Tintwistle	Cheshire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (a).
Tonge	Lancashire	1837	1848	See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Ashton & Oldham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
31.3.1848 (abolished)	(a)	Lost the parishes of Ashton under Lyne, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Godley, Hattersley, Haughton, Hollingworth, Matley, Mottram, Newton, Stayley and Tintwistle, to Ashton under Lyne registration district.	101605 in 1841
31.3.1848 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the parishes of Alkrington, Chadderton, Crompton, Middleton, Oldham, Royton, Thornham and Tonge, to Oldham registration district.	72408 in 1841

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