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GATESHEAD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Durham.
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Gateshead, Gateshead First, Gateshead Second, Heworth, Whickham, Winlaton.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837–51), 10a (1852–1946), 1A (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Gateshead.

Table 1: List of Places in Gateshead Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Blaydon

Durham

1936

1938

Created 1.4.1936 out of the parish of Winlaton. See also Table 2, notes (f) and (g).

Chopwell

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Blaydon. See also Table 2, notes (c) and (d).

Crawbrook

Durham

1837

1914

Abolished 1.4.1914 and incorporated into the parish of Ryton.

Gateshead

Durham

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (i).

Heworth

Durham

1889

1938

See Table 2, note (e).

Heworth Within

Durham

1894

1907

Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Heworth in Gateshead County Borough. Abolished 1.4.1907 and incorporated into the parish of Gateshead.

Ryton

Durham

1837

1938

See Table 2, note (f).

Ryton Woodside

Durham

1837

1914

Abolished 1.4.1914 and incorporated into the parish of Ryton.

Stella

Durham

1837

1937

Abolished 1.4.1937 and incorporated into the parish of Blaydon.

Whickham

Durham

1837

1938

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

Winlaton

Durham

1837

1936

Abolished 1.4.1936 and incorporated into the parishes of Blaydon, Whickham, and Stanley.

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Gateshead Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

24.3.1883

(a)

Gained part of the parish of Whickham (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Lamesley, including Sunniside) from Chester le Street registration district.

7 in 1891

(b)

Gained part of the parish of Whickham (which until 24.3.1883 formed a detached part of the parish of Tanfield, including Tanfield Moor) from Lanchester registration district.

31 in 1891

1.3.1902

(c)

Lost part of the parish of Chopwell (which became part of the parish of Medomsley on 1.10.1901) to Lanchester registration district.

0 in 1901

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Chopwell (which until 1.10.1901 formed part of the parish of Medomsley) from Lanchester registration district.

171 in 1901

1.7.1938

(e)

Lost the parish of Heworth to Durham North Eastern registration district.

27040 in 1931

(f)

Lost the parishes of Blaydon, Ryton, and Whickham, to Durham North Western registration district.

66691 in 1931

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Blaydon (which became part of the parish of Stanley on 1.4.1937) to Durham North Western registration district.

0 in 1931

(h)

Lost part of the parish of Whickham (which became part of the parish of Stanley on 1.4.1937) to Durham North Western registration district.

108 in 1931

1.4.1954

(i)

Gained part of the parish of Gateshead (which until 1.4.1954 formed part of the parish of Heworth) from Durham North Eastern registration district.

 


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