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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Essex since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.
For the purposes of these pages, "Essex " 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 |
Essex |
1974 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Brentwood and Thurrock registration districts. Abolished 1.7.1974 and added to Brentwood registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.7.1939 and divided between Brentwood and Chelmsford registration districts. |
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1837 |
1939 |
Partly in Essex until 1.10.1939. |
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Essex |
1837 |
2010 |
Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1939 |
2010 |
Created 1.7.1939 out of Billericay, Romford, Orsett and Chelmsford registration districts. Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1998 |
2010 |
Created 1.4.1998 out of Southend-on-Sea registration district. Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
2010 |
Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
2010 |
Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1967 |
Abolished 1.1.1968 and added to Chelmsford registration district. |
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Essex |
1935 |
1965 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of West Ham registration district. Transferred to Greater London on 1.4.1965. |
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1837 |
1939 |
Partly in Essex until 1.7.1939. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and divided between Epping Forest, Brentwood and Harlow registration districts. |
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Essex |
1974 |
2010 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Epping registration district. Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
2010 |
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Created 1.2.2010 from Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point & Rochford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford registration districts. |
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Essex |
1935 |
1965 |
Created 1.10.1935 out of West Ham registration district. Abolished 1.4.1965 and divided between Waltham Forest and Redbridge registration districts. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1972 |
Abolished 1.11.1972 and added to Braintree registration district. |
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Essex |
1974 |
2010 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Epping registration district. Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1939 |
1957 |
Created 1.7.1939 out of Tendring registration district. Abolished 1.10.1957 and added to Colchester registration district. |
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Essex |
1939 |
1965 |
Created 1.7.1939 out of Romford registration district. Abolished 1.4.1965 and divided between Barking, East Ham and Redbridge registration districts. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.7.1939 and divided between Colchester and Braintree registration districts. |
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1837 |
1935 |
Partly in Essex until 1.4.1935. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1972 |
Abolished 1.11.1972 and added to Chelmsford registration district. |
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Essex |
1974 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Chelmsford registration district. Abolished 1.7.1974 and added to Chelmsford registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.7.1939 and added to Epping registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.7.1939 and divided between Thurrock, Brentwood,and Romford registration districts. |
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1837 |
1938 |
Partly in Essex until 1.7.1938. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Southend-on-Sea registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1965 |
Abolished 1.4.1965 and divided between Havering, Barking and Redbridge registration districts. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Essex until 30.9.1895 |
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Essex |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Uttlesford registration district. |
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Essex |
1939 |
|
Created 1.7.1939 out of Rochford registration district. |
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1837 |
1938 |
Partly in Essex until 1.7.1938. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1939 |
Abolished 1.7.1939 and divided between Colchester and Harwich registration districts. |
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Essex |
1939 |
|
Created 1.7.1939 out of Orsett and Rochford registration districts. |
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Essex |
1974 |
2010 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Saffron Walden and Chelmsford registration districts. Abolished 1.2.2010 and added to Essex registration district. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1965 |
Transferred to Greater London on 1.4.1965. |
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Essex |
1837 |
1880 |
Abolished 1.7.1880 and divided between Braintree, Lexden and Maldon registration districts. |
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