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SUNDERLAND REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : East Sunderland, Monk Wearmouth, North Bishop Wearmouth, Ryhope, South Bishop Wearmouth, Southwick, Sunderland East, Sunderland First, Sunderland Fourth, Sunderland North, Sunderland Second, Sunderland Third, Sunderland West, West Sunderland.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837–51), 10a (1852–1946), 1A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Sunderland.

Table 1: List of Places in Sunderland Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Bishopwearmouth

Durham

1837

1897

Abolished 25.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Bishopwearmouth Panns

Durham

1837

1897

Abolished 25.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Bishopwearmouth Without

Durham

1894

1928

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bishopwearmouth. Abolished 1.4.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Ford

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (c).

Fulwell

Durham

1837

1928

Abolished 1.4.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Hylton

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).

Monkwearmouth

Durham

1837

1897

Abolished 25.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Monkwearmouth Shore

Durham

1837

1897

Abolished 25.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Monkwearmouth Without

Durham

1894

1895

Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Monkwearmouth. Abolished 9.11.1895 and re-incorporated into the parish of Monkwearmouth.

Ryhope

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (c).

Ryehope Within

Durham

1894

1897

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Ryhope in Sunderland County Borough. Abolished 25.3.1897 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Southwick

Durham

1837

1928

Abolished 1.4.1928 and incorporated into the parish of Sunderland.

Sunderland

Durham

1837

1974

See Table 2, notes (a), (b), (e), (f), (g) and (h).

Tunstall

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (c).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Sunderland Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1928

(a)

Gained part of the parish of Sunderland (which until 1.4.1928 formed part of the parish of Silksworth) from Houghton le Spring registration district.

54 in 1921

(b)

Gained part of the parish of Sunderland (which until 1.4.1928 formed part of the parish of Whitburn) from South Shields registration district.

5 in 1921

1.7.1938

(c)

Lost the parishes of Ford, Hylton, Ryhope, and Tunstall,  to Durham Eastern registration district.

21945 in 1931

(d)

Lost part of the parish of Hylton (which became part of the parish of Washington on 1.4.1937) to Durham Northern registration district.

17 in 1931

(e)

Gained part of the parish of Sunderland (which until 1.4.1937 formed part of the parish of Silksworth) from Houghton le Spring registration district.

64 in 1931

1.4.1951

(f)

Gained part of the parish of Sunderland (which until 1.4.1951 formed parts of the parishes of Ford, Hylton, and Silksworth) from Durham Eastern registration district.

 

1.4.1967

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Sunderland (which became part of the parish of Houghton le Spring on 1.4.1967) to Durham Northern registration district.  

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Sunderland (which until 1.4.1967 formed the parish of Tunstall, and parts of the parishes of Burdon, Ford, Herrington, Hylton, Offerton, Ryhope, Seaham, and Silksworth) from Durham Eastern registration district.  

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