East London Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU)

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1869

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     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
CRIPPLEGATE Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST BOTOLPH Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
GLASSHOUSE YARD CP/ExP/ParLib Parish-level Unit 1866 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 323.
ST BOTOLPH ALDERSGATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE CP/ParPart Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT BISHOPSGATE AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 299.
ST GILES CRIPPLEGATE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1837 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1869 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table 2, 'Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance'.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1870 was abolished to enlarge CITY OF LONDON RegD/PLU East London RD became part of London City   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167449

Date accessed: 08th April 2026