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DUDLEY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Staffordshire (1837–1912), Worcestershire (1912–66), Staffordshire (1966–74).
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Brierley Hill, Dudley, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Tipton, Wordsley.
GRO volumes : XVIII (1837–51), 6c (1852–1912), 6b (1913–35), 6c (1935–46), 9D (1946–66), 9B (1966–74).
Registers now held by : Dudley and Sandwell.

Table 1: List of Places in Dudley Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Coseley

Staffordshire

1903

1935

Created 30.9.1903 from the part of the parish of Sedgley in Coseley Urban District. See also Table 2, note (b).

Dudley

Worcestershire

1837

1966

See Table 2, notes (c) to (h).

Staffordshire

1966

1974

Dudley Castle Hill

Worcestershire

1837

1889

Abolished 1.4.1929 and incorporated into the parish of Dudley.

Staffordshire

1889

1929

Rowley Regis

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, note (b).

Sedgley

Staffordshire

1837

1935

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

Tipton

Staffordshire

1837

1935

See Table 2, note (b).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dudley Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

24.3.1883

(a)

Lost a detached part of the parish of Sedgeley, including Barns Meadow at Willingsworth (which became part of the parish of Darlaston on 24.3.1883) to Walsall registration district.

0 in 1891

1.4.1935

(b)

Lost the parishes of Coseley, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, and Tipton, to Rowley Regis registration district.

121448 in 1931

1.4.1954

(c)

Gained parts of the parish of Dudley (which until 1.4.1954 formed parts of the parishes of Brierley Hill, Coseley, Rowley Regis, and Sedgeley) from Rowley Regis registration district.  

1.4.1966

(d)

Gained parts of the parish of Dudley (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Himley and Kinver) from Bilston registration district.  

(e)

Gained parts of the parish of Dudley (which until 1.4.1966 formed parts of the parishes of Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Coseley, Rowley Regis, and Sedgley) from Rowley Regis registration district.  

(f)

Gained part of the parish of Dudley (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Stourbridge) from Stourbridge registration district.

 

(g)

Lost part of the parish of Dudley (which became part of the parish of Warley on 1.4.1966) to Warley West registration district.

 

(h)

Gained part of the parish of Dudley (which until 1.4.1966 formed part of the parish of Tipton) from Wednesbury registration district.

 


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