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BRISTOL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Gloucestershire.
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Ashley, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol Central, Bristol East Central, Bristol North, Bristol South, Bristol West, Bristol West Central, Castle Precincts, Clifton, Knowle, St. Augustine, St. George, St. James, St. Mary Redcliff, St. Paul, St. Paul & St. Augustine, St. Phillip & St. Jacob, Southmead, Stapleton, Westbury on Trym.
GRO volumes : XI (1837–51), 6a (1852–1946), 7B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Bristol.

Table 1: List of Places in Bristol Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

All Saints

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

Bristol

Gloucestershire

1898

1974

Created 1.4.1898 from the parishes of North Bristol, South Bristol, St. George, Central Bristol, and Stapleton. See also Table 2, notes (a) to (w).

Castle Precincts

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

Central Bristol

Gloucestershire

1896

1898

Created 30.9.1896 from the parishes of St. Paul In, St. Augustine, St. James In, St. Michael, St. Mary Redcliff, Temple, St. Philip & St. Jacob In, St. Stephen, Castle Precincts, St. Nicholas, St. Peter, St. Thomas, St. John The Baptist, All Saints, Christchurch, St. Ewen, St. Mary le Port, and St. Leonard. Abolished 1.4.1898 and incorporated into the parish of Bristol.

Christchurch

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Augustine

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Ewen

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. James In

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. John the Baptist

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Leonard

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Mary le Port

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Mary Redcliffe

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Michael

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Nicholas

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Paul In

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Peter

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Philip & St. Jacob In

Gloucestershire

1877

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Stephen

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

St. Thomas

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

Temple

Gloucestershire

1837

1896

Abolished 30.9.1896 and incorporated into the parish of Central Bristol.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Bristol Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.1.1899

(a)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parishes of North Bristol, St. George, and Stapleton, and part of the parish of Horfield) from Barton Regis registration district.

179995 in 1891

(b)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed the parish of South Bristol, and parts of the parishes of Bedminster, Easton in Gordano, Long Ashton, Portbury, and Portishead) from Bedminster registration district.

53406 in 1891

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1898 formed part of the parish of Brislington) from Keynsham registration district.

330 in 1891

1.1.1902

(d)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1901 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.

421 in 1901

1.7.1903

(e)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1902 formed parts of the parishes of Henbury and Shirehampton) from Barton Regis registration district.

0 in 1901

1.1.1905

(f)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1904 formed part of the parish of Henbury, and the parishes of Horfield, Shirehampton, and Westbury on Trym) from Barton Regis registration district.

6976 in 1901

1.1.1919

(g)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Easton in Gordano) from Long Ashton registration district.

16 in 1911

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1918 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.

50 in 1911

1.11.1926

(i)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.

7 in 1921

(j)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.10.1926 formed part of the parish of Henbury) from Thornbury registration district.

19 in 1921

1.4.1936

(k)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Brislington and Whitchurch) from Keynsham registration district.

 

(l)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.8.1930 and 1.4.1933 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopworth and Portishead) from Long Ashton registration district.

 

1.4.1937

(m)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Stoke Gifford on 1.4.1935) to Sodbury registration district.

0 in 1931

1.4.1951

(n)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.

 

(o)

Lost parts of the parish of Bristol (which became parts of the parishes of Clevedon, Easton in Gordano, and Portishead on 1.4.1951) to Weston super Mare registration district.

 

(p)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parishes of Bishopsworth, Dundry, Easton In Gordano, and Long Ashton) from Weston super Mare registration district.

 

1.4.1966

(q)

Gained part of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Whitchurch) from Bathavon registration district.

 

(r)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Keynsham on 1.4.1966) to Bathavon registration district.  

(s)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Kingswood on 1.4.1966) to Kingswood registration district.  

(t)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Kingswood and Mangotsfield Urban) from Kingswood registration district.

 

(u)

Lost part of the parish of Bristol (which became part of the parish of Winterbourne on 1.4.1966) to Sodbury registration district.  

(v)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Filton, Stoke Gifford, and Winterbourne) from Sodbury registration district.

 

(w)

Gained parts of the parish of Bristol (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Almondsbury and Redwick & Northwick) from Thornbury registration district.

 


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