St Margaret and St John Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Abolished: 1870

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

This unit is clearly called 'Westminster' by the 1851 census, but from 1868 onwards a different unit is equally clearly called Westminster.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN WESTMINSTER Alternate English     Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)
WESTMINSTER Alternate English   1867 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET Alternate English     Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD   01 Jul 1870 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
Poor Law Union PLU     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARGARET WESTMINSTER Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CLOSE OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST PETER CP/ExP Parish-level Unit   01 Jul 1870 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WESTMINSTER ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CP Parish-level Unit 1765 1870 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1765 1870 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County   1870 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1870 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.

Boundary Map of St Margaret and St John Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St Margaret and St John Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005218

Date accessed: 08th April 2026