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The list below shows the civil registration districts in Kent since 1837. The same districts were used to compile the census returns for the years 1851 to 1921.
For the purposes of these pages, "Kent" refers to:
Click on a district name to see the places and dates covered, or see the Index of Place Names for the whole of England and Wales.
Registration DIstrct |
Registration County |
From |
To |
Comments |
Kent |
1941 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1941 out of West Ashford, Tenterden, East Ashford, Faversham, Elham and Romney Marsh registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Ashford with Shepway registration district. |
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Kent |
1998 |
2003 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Ashford and Shepway registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Bridge registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1974 |
Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Canterbury registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1965 |
Transferred to Greater London on 1.4.1965. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Cantebury with Swale registration district. |
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Kent |
1998 |
2003 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Canterbury and Swale registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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Kent |
1941 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1941 out of Medway, Gravesend, Strood & Hoo and Hollingbourne registration districts. Renamed 1.4.1998 to become Medway registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Maidstone registration district. |
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1837 |
1934 |
Partly in Kent until 1.4.1934. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1980 |
Renamed 1.1.1980 to become Gravesend registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Thanet with Dover registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Ashford and Folkestone registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Thanet and Dover registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Folkestone, Ashford and Dover registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Sittingbourne, Bridge and Ashford registration districts. |
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Kent |
1941 |
1974 |
Created 1.4.1941 out of Elham, Romney Marsh, East Ashford, Tenterden and Dover registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1974 and added to Shepway registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Chatham registration district. |
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Kent |
1980 |
2003 |
Created 1.1.1980 by renaming Dartford registration district. Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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1837 |
1889 |
Partly in Kent until 1.4.1889. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Maidstone and Chatham registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1923 |
Abolished 1.8.1923 and added to Strood & Hoo registration district |
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Kent |
2003 |
Created 1.4.2003 from Ashford with Shepway, Canterbury with Swale, Gravesend, Maidstone, Thanet with Dover and Tunbridge Wells registration districts. |
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1837 |
1889 |
Partly in Kent until 1.4.1889. |
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Kent |
1837 |
2003 |
Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Maidstone, Dartford and Tonbridge registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Chatham registration district. |
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Kent |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1998 by renaming Chatham registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Sittingbourne registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1884 |
Renamed 26.12.1884 to become Strood registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Folkestone and Ashford registration districts. |
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1837 |
1895 |
Partly in Kent until 30.9.1895. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Tonbridge and Dartford registration districts |
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Kent |
1837 |
1979 |
Abolished 1.1.1980 and added to Swale registration district. |
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Kent |
1974 |
1998 |
Created 1.4.1974 out of Folkestone registration district. Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Ashford with Shepway registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1965 |
Abolished 1.4.1965 and divided between Bexley and Bromley registration districts. |
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Kent |
1941 |
1979 |
Created 1.4.1941 out of Milton, Faversham and West Ashford registration districts. Abolished 1.1.1980 and added to Swale registration district. |
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Kent |
1884 |
1923 |
Created 26.12.1884 by renaming North Aylesford registration district. Abolished 1.8.1923 and added to Strood & Hoo registration district. |
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Kent |
1923 |
1941 |
Created 1.8.1923 from Strood and Hoo registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1941 and added to Chatham registration district. |
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Kent |
1980 |
1998 |
Created 1.1.1980 from Sittingbourne and Sheppey registration districts. Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Cantebury with Swale registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Ashford and Folkestone registration districts. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1998 |
Abolished 1.4.1998 and added to Thanet with Dover registration district. |
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Kent |
1998 |
2003 |
Created 1.4.1998 from Dover and Thanet registration districts. Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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1837 |
1935 |
Partly in Kent until 1.4.1935 |
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Kent |
1837 |
1979 |
Renamed 1.1.1980 to become Tunbridge Wells registration district. |
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Kent |
1980 |
2003 |
Created 1.1.1980 by renaming Tonbridge registration district. Abolished 1.4.2003 and added to Kent registration district. |
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Kent |
1837 |
1941 |
Abolished 1.4.1941 and divided between Ashford and Sittingbourne registration districts. |
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1868 |
1889 |
Created 1.7.1868 out of Greenwich and Lewisham registration districts. Partly in Kent until 1.4.1889. |
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