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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Devon (sometimes known as "Devonshire") since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.
For the purposes of these pages, "Devon" refers to:
Click on a district name in the table below to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.
Registration District |
Registration County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.7.1936 and divided between Honiton and Bridport registration districts. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Renamed 1.4.1998 to become North Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Torridge registration district. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Devon until 1.6.1895. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Devon Central registration district. |
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Devon |
2007 |
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Created 1.4.2007 from East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge and West Devon registration districts. |
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Devon |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.7.1936 out of St. Thomas, Crediton and Honiton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Exeter, Tiverton and Honiton registration districts. |
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Devon |
1898 |
1937 |
Created 9.11.1898 out of Stoke Damerel and Plympton St. Mary registration districts. Abolished 1.7.1937 and added to Plymouth registration district. |
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1862 |
1896 |
Partly in Devon from 24.1.1862 to 31.3.1896. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Honiton and Exeter registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1937 |
Abolished 1.7.1937 and added to Plymouth registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
2007 |
Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Torridge registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to East Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to South Hams registration district. |
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1837 |
1936 |
Partly in Devon until 1.7.1936. |
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Devon |
1978 |
2007 |
Created 1.7.1978 by renaming Tiverton registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and divided between Teignbridge and South Hams registration districts. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 by renaming Barnstaple registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to West Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
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Devon |
1936 |
1974 |
Created 1.7.1936 by renaming Plympton St. Mary registration district. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Plymouth registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Renamed 1.7.1936 to become Plympton registration district. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 out of Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Plymouth and Torbay registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Barnstaple registration district. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Devon unil 1.4.1895. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.7.1936 and divided between Devon Central, Exeter and Honiton registration districts. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1898 |
Abolished 9.11.1898 and added to Devonport registration district. |
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1837 |
1896 |
Partly in Devon until 30.9.1896. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to West Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 out of Newton Abbot registration district. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1978 |
Renamed 1.7.1978 to become Mid Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1968 |
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Created 1.4.1968 out of Totnes and Newton Abbot registration districts. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Bideford and Holsworthy registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1936 |
Abolished 1.7.1936 and added to Bideford registration district. |
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Devon |
1837 |
1968 |
Abolished 1.4.1968 and divided between Newton Abbot and Torbay registration districts. |
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1837 |
1936 |
Partly in Devon until 1.4.1936. |
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Devon |
1998 |
2007 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Tavistock and Okehampton registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2007 and added to Devon registration district. |
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