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

Created: 02 Jul 1861  

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

Youngs' gives PLU start date as 1891, however 1881 Poor Law listing indicates created in 1861, record amended accordingly.

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
BIRKENHEAD Registration sub-District 02 Jul 1861   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'.
TRANMERE Registration sub-District 02 Jul 1861   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'.
WALLASEY Registration sub-District 02 Jul 1861   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'.
BIDSTON CUM FORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1891 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1891 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 9.
CLAUGHTON WITH GRANGE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1891 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
LISCARD CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1891 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 24.
NOCTORUM CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1891 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
OXTON CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1891 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
POULTON CUM SEACOMBE CP/Tn Parish-level Unit 1891 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
TRANMERE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit 1891 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 38.
WALLASEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1891 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 39.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 02 Jul 1861   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 640.
CHESHIRE 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
02 Jul 1861 was created from part of WIRRAL RegD/PLU Birkenhead was split from the Wirral to become a separate Union and RD   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1898 was enlarged by gaining part of WIRRAL RegD/PLU Rock Ferry and Lower Bebbington   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154820

Date accessed: 09th April 2026