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PLYMOUTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Devon.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Charles, Plymouth, Plymouth Central, Plymouth North, Plymouth South, Plymouth South East, Plymouth South West, St. Andrew.
GRO volumes : IX (1837-51), 5b (1852-1946), 7A (1946-74), 21 (1974-92).
Registers currently held at : Plymouth.

Table 1: List of Places in Plymouth Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Bickleigh	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Brixton	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Charles	Devon	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Plymouth. See also Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Cornwood	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Devonport	Devon	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Plymouth. See also Table 2, note (e).
East Stonehouse	Devon	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Plymouth. See alsoTable 2, note (f).
Ermington	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Harford	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Holbeton	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Ivybridge	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Newton & Noss	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Plymouth	Devon	1898	1974	Created 25.3.1898 from the parishes of Charles and St. Andrew. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (d), (g), (h) and (i).
Plymouth	Devon	1974		Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the county borough of Plymouth, and the parishes of Devonport, East Stonehouse, and Plymouth.
St. Andrew	Devon	1837	1898	Abolished 25.3.1898 to become part of the parish of Plymouth. See also Table 2, note (b).
Shaugh Prior	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Sparkwell	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Wembury	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).
Yealmpton	Devon	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (j) and (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Plymouth Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.1.1897	(a)	Gained parts of the parish of Charles (which until 9.11.1896 formed parts of the parishes of Compton Gifford, Egg Buckland, and Laira Green) from Plympton St. Mary registration district.	2534 in 1891
1.1.1897	(b)	Gained parts of the parish of St. Andrew (which until 9.11.1896 formed parts of the parishes of Compton Gifford and Pennycross) from Plympton St. Mary registration district.	2123 in 1891
1.3.1898	(c)	Gained part of the parish of Charles (which until 9.11.1897 formed part of the parish of Plymstock) from Plymouth registration district.	0 in 1891
1.4.1899	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Plymouth (which until 1.4.1899 formed part of the parish of St. Budeaux) from Plympton St. Mary registration district.	21 in 1901
1.7.1937	(e)	Gained the parish of Devonport from Devonport registration district.	84690 in 1931
1.7.1937	(f)	Gained the parish of East Stonehouse from East Stonehouse registration district.	84690 in 1931
1.4.1939	(g)	Gained parts of the parish of Plymouth (which until 1.4.1939 formed the parish of Compton Gifford, and parts of the parishes of Egg Buckland, Plymstock, St. Budeaux, and Tamerton Foliot) from Plympton registration district.
1.4.1951	(h)	Gained parts of the parish of Plymouth (which until 1.4.1951 formed the parish of St. Budeaux, and parts of the parishes of Bickleigh and Tamerton Foliot) from Plympton registration district.
1.4.1967	(i)	Gained parts of the parish of Plymouth (which until 1.4.1967 formed parts of the parishes of Brixton, Plympton St. Maurice, Plymstock, and Sparkwell) from Plympton registration district.
1.4.1974	(j)	Gained the parishes of Bickleigh, Brixton, Cornwood, Ermington, Harford, Holbeton, Ivybridge, Newton & Noss, Shaugh Prior, Sparkwell, Wembury, and Yealmpton, from Plympton registration district.	14314 in 1971
1.4.1998	(k)	Lost the parishes of Bickleigh, Brixton, Cornwood, Ermington, Harford, Holbeton, Ivybridge, Newton & Noss, Shaugh Prior, Sparkwell, Wembury, and Yealmpton, to South Hams registration district.

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