Middlesbrough Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1875  

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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MIDDLESBROUGH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
MIDDLESBOROUGH Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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'
Poor Law Union PLU     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
MIDDLESBROUGH Registration sub-District   01 Oct 1910 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
MIDDLESBROUGH EAST Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1910   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'.
MIDDLESBROUGH WEST Registration sub-District 01 Oct 1910   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'.
ORMESBY 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'.
THORNABY 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'.
ESTON Ch/CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 542.
HEMLINGTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 557.
INGLEBY BARWICK Tn/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
LINTHORPE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1875 1913 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
MALTBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 578.
MARTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 580.
MIDDLESBROUGH CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 582.
NORMANBY CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1875 1915 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 588.
ORMESBY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
STAINTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 611.
THORNABY CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
WEST ACKLAM AP/CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1875 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 502.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTH RIDING Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
NORTH RIDING 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 Jun 1921 was enlarged by gaining part of GUISBOROUGH RegD/PLU Area: 689 acres. Population in 1921: 180.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10063220

Date accessed: 08th April 2026