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

Created: 1772  

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   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Poor Law Union PLU 1909   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
SOUTHAMPTON Registration sub-District   01 Jul 1909 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTHAMPTON EASTERN Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1909   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'.
SOUTHAMPTON WESTERN Registration sub-District 01 Jul 1909   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'.
BITTERNE Tg/CP Parish-level Unit 1924 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
NORTH STONEHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1924 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSWOOD CP/Ch Parish-level Unit 1908 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SHIRLEY CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1908 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON CP Parish-level Unit 1912 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ALL SAINTS AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON HOLY ROOD CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST JOHN CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST LAWRENCE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MARY AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MICHAEL CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1772 1912 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST NICHOLAS CP Parish-level Unit 1920 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAMPSHIRE Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE 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 Jul 1909 was enlarged by gaining part of EASTLEIGH RegD/PLU Portswood (part of Southampton CB), Shirley (part of Southampton CB)   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10207630

Date accessed: 08th April 2026