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LEWISHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : London (1837–1965), Greater London (1965–74)
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Eltham, Lee, Lewisham, Lewisham Park, Lewisham Village, Plumstead, Sydenham.
GRO volumes : V (1837–51), 1d (1852–1946), 5D (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Lewisham, Greenwich and Bromley.

Table 1A: List of Places in Lewisham Registration District (1837–1965)

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Charlton

Kent

1837

1868

See Table 2, note (a).

Eltham

Kent

1837

1889

Abolished 31.3.1930 and incorporated into the parish of Borough of Woolwich. See also Table 2, notes (i), (j) and (m).

London

1889

1930

Kidbrooke

Kent

1837

1868

See Table 2, note (a).

Lee

Kent

1837

1889

Abolished 1.4.1904 and incorporated into the parish of Lewisham.

London

1889

1904

Lewisham

Kent

1837

1889

Abolished 1.4.1965 and incorporated into the London Borough of Lewisham. See also Table 2, notes (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (k) and (l).

London

1889

1965

Mottingham

Kent

1837

1887

See Table 2, note (b).

Plumstead

Kent

1837

1868

See Table 2, note (a).

Table 1B: List of Places in Lewisham Registration District (1965–74)

London Borough

County

From

To

Comments

Lewisham

Greater London

1965

1966

Until 1.7.1966 comprised only that part of the London Borough of Lewisham not included in Deptford registration district (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of Lewisham). See also Table 2, note (n).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lewisham Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.7.1868

(a)

Lost the parishes of Charlton, Kidbrooke, and Plumstead, to Woolwich registration district.

33778 in 1861

1.4.1887

(b)

Lost the parish of Mottingham to Bromley registration district.

779 in 1881

1.4.1901

(c)

Lost part of the parish of Lewisham (which became part of the parish of Camberwell on 1.4.1901) to Camberwell registration district.

1643 in 1901

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Lewisham (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Camberwell) from  Camberwell registration district.

874 in 1901

(e)

Lost part of the parish of Lewisham (which became part of the parish of Greenwich on 1.4.1901) to Greenwich registration district.

639 in 1901

(f)

Gained part of the parish of Lewisham (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Greenwich) from Greenwich registration district.

498 in 1901

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Lewisham (which became part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford on 1.4.1901) to Greenwich registration district.

477 in 1901

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Lewisham (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of St. Paul Deptford) from Greenwich registration district.

541 in 1901

(i)

Lost part of the parish of Eltham (which became part of the parish of Charlton and Kidbrooke on 1.4.1901) to Woolwich registration district.

0 in 1901

(j)

Gained part of the parish of Eltham (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Charlton) from Woolwich registration district.

0 in 1901

(k)

Lost part of the parish of Lewisham (which became part of the parish of Charlton and Kidbrooke on 1.4.1901) to Woolwich registration district.

0 in 1901

(l)

Gained part of the parish of Lewisham (which until 1.4.1901 formed part of the parish of Charlton) from Woolwich registration district.

3 in 1901

1.4.1930

(m)

Lost the parish of Eltham (which became part of the parish of Borough of Woolwich on 31.3.1930) to Woolwich registration district.

28308 in 1921

1.7.1966

(n)

Gained part of the London Borough of Lewisham (which until 1.4.1965 formed the parish of St. Paul Deptford) from Deptford registration district.

68829 in 1931


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