Registration Districts in Yorkshire East Riding

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS IN YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING

The list below shows the civil registration districts in Yorkshire East Riding between 1837 and 1974. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.

For the purposes of these pages "Yorkshire East Riding" on these pages refers to:

the East Riding of the ancient county of York (1837–89), including the county of the town of Kingston upon Hull and the county of the city of York.
the administrative county of York, East Riding (1889–1974), with the county boroughs of Hull and York.
the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull (from 1996), which together comprise the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire.

For the period 1974 to 1996 see the county of Humberside.

Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.

Registration DIstrct	Registration County	From	To	Comments
Beverley	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Holderness registration district.
Beverley	East Riding of Yorkshire	1996	2002	Transferred from Humberside on 1.4.1996. Abolished 1.7.2002 and added to East Riding of Yorkshire registration district.
Bridlington	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Buckrose registration district.
Bridlington	East Riding of Yorkshire	1996	2002	Transferred from Humberside on 1.4.1996. Abolished 1.7.2002 and added to East Riding of Yorkshire registration district.
Buckrose	Yorkshire East Riding	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Bridlington, Driffield and Pocklington registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Bridlington, Ryedale, Whitby and Scarborough registration districts.
Driffield	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Buckrose registration district.
East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire East Riding	2002
Goole	East Riding of Yorkshire	1996	2002	Abolished 1.7.2002 and added to East Riding of Yorkshire registration district.
Holderness	Yorkshire East Riding	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Beverley, Sculcoates, Skirlaugh, Patrington and Howden registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Beverley and Hull registration districts.
Howden	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Howdenshire and Holderness registration districts.
Howdenshire	Yorkshire East Riding	1937	1974	Created 1.4.1937 out of Pocklington, Howden, York and Selby registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Pocklington, York, Goole, Selby and Bridlington registration districts.
Hull	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1974	Transferred to Humberside on 1.4.1974.
Hull	East Riding of Yorkshire	1996		Transferred from Humberside on 1.4.1996.
Malton	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	Partly in Yorkshire East Riding until 1.10.1936.
Patrington	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and added to Holderness registration district.
Pocklington	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and diivded between Howdenshire and Buckrose registration districts.
Pocklington	East Riding of Yorkshire	1996	2002	Transferred from Humberside on 1.4.1996. Abolished 1.7.2002 and added to East Riding of Yorkshire registration district.
Scarborough	Yorkshire North Riding	1837	1936	Partly in Yorkshire East Riding until 1.10.1936.
Sculcoates	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between Hull and Holderness registration districts.
Selby	Yorkshire West Riding	1837	1937	Partly in Yorkshire East Riding until 1.4.1937.
Skirlaugh	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Abolished 1.4.1937 and divided between Holderness and Hull registration districts.
York	Yorkshire East Riding	1837	1937	Partly in Yorkshire East Riding until 1.4.1937.

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