Birmingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc/PLU)

Created: 1783  

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

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Registration District RegD     1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'
Incorporation Inc   1834 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Union PLU 1834   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ALL SAINTS Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
LADY WOOD Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST GEORGE Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARTIN Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARY Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1879 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST PAUL Registration sub-District   01 Oct 1876 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST PETER Registration sub-District   01 Nov 1876 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST PHILIP Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1877 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST THOMAS Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1893 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ASTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 436.
ASTON MANOR CP Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 436.
BALSALL HEATH CP Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BIRMINGHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 438.
EDGBASTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 444.
ERDINGTON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 444.
HANDSWORTH CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1911 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
YARDLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1911 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 493.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WARWICKSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 751.
WARWICKSHIRE Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Oct 1912 was reduced to enlarge ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 7520.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was enlarged by gaining part of ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 30622.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was enlarged by gaining part of KINGS NORTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 2188.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912 was enlarged by gaining part of KINGS NORTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 2188.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Apr 1920 was enlarged by gaining part of ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 70789.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Apr 1920 was reduced to enlarge ASTON RegD/PLU Population in 1921: 1897.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Boundary Map of Birmingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc/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, Birmingham Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/Inc/PLU) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055891

Date accessed: 09th April 2026