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

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1930

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'
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
IPSWICH EASTERN 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'.
IPSWICH WESTERN 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 MARGARET Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1890 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
IPSWICH CP Parish-level Unit 1903   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH COLD DUNGHILLS ExP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH FELAWS HOUSE ExP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH GEORGE STREET CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST CLEMENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST HELEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST LAWRENCE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MARGARET AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MARY AT THE ELMS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MARY AT THE QUAY CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MARY AT THE TOWER CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MARY STOKE AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST MATTHEW CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST NICHOLAS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST PETER AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
IPSWICH ST STEPHEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 458.
RUSHMERE CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1895 1903 1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SHIRE YARD HALL ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1858 1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 463.
WARREN HOUSE ExP/CP Parish-level Unit 1858 1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
WESTERFIELD AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1895 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
WESTERFIELD IN IPSWICH CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 466.
WHITTON CUM THURLESTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1903 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 467.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EAST SUFFOLK Administrative County     Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
SUFFOLK Poor Law/Registration County 1850   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 680.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jun 1895 was reduced to enlarge BOSMERE AND CLAYDON RegD/PLU Whitton lost to Bosmere   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of BOSMERE AND CLAYDON RegD/PLU Two separeate parts of Bramford were lost to Ipswich   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of SAMFORD RegD/PLU Part of Belstead and two separate parts of Sproughton were lost to Ipswich   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was enlarged by gaining part of WOODBRIDGE RegD/PLU Rushmere lost to Ipswich   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895 was reduced to enlarge WOODBRIDGE RegD/PLU Westerfield lost to Woodbridge   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10221365

Date accessed: 08th April 2026