York RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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York RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Industry

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Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

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Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 29,244 in 1801 to 98,714 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.27 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.34 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 163.06 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 108.29 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: YORK
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1838
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10174673
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780.

York RegD/PLU, Yorkshire

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
had administrative responsibility for	BISHOPTHORPE OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
had administrative responsibility for	ESCRICK OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
had administrative responsibility for	FLAXTON OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
had administrative responsibility for	YORK OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
EAST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780.
WEST RIDING	Administrative County		Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
WEST RIDING	Administrative County		Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
28 May 1862	was reduced to enlarge	WETHERBY RegD/PLU	Angram	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 Aug 1869	was reduced to enlarge	WETHERBY RegD/PLU	Hulton Wandesely	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BISHOPTHORPE	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1904		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'.
BOOTHAM	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
DUNNINGTON	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'.
ESCRICK	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'.
FLAXTON	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'.
MICKLEGATE	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SKELTON	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'.
WALMGATE	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
YORK EAST	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1904		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'.
YORK WEST	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1904		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'.
ACASTER MALBIS Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 502.
ACOMB CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1837	1854	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 502.
ASKHAM BRYAN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ASKHAM RICHARD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 507.
BENINGBROUGH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jul 1895	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BISHOPTHORPE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 516.
BOSSALL WITH BUTTERCRAMBE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
CLAXTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLIFTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLIFTON WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
CLIFTON WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
COPMANTHORPE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 530.
DEIGHTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 534.
DRINGHOUSES CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DRINGHOUSES WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DRINGHOUSES WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
DUNNINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 537.
EARSWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 537.
ELVINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 541.
ESCRICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 541.
FLAXTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 544.
FULFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 546.
GATE FULFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 546.
GATE HELMSLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 557.
GRIMSTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 550.
HARTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 554.
HAXBY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
HESLINGTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1885	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 558.
HESLINGTON ST LAWRENCE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 558.
HESLINGTON ST PAUL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	1885	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 558.
HEWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 558.
HEWORTH WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.
HEWORTH WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.
HOLGATE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 560.
HOLTBY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 560.
HUNTINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
KEXBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 566.
LANGWITH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 572.
LILLINGS AMBO Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
MIDDLETHORPE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 583.
MIDDLETHORPE WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 583.
MIDDLETHORPE WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 583.
MURTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 585.
NABURN Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 586.
OSBALDWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 590.
OVERTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jul 1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 591.
RAWCLIFFE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 595.
SAND HUTTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 600.
SKELTON AP/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 607.
STILLINGFLEET Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
STOCKTON ON THE FOREST Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
STRENSALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 613.
THE GREEN CP	Parish-level Unit		by 1891	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
THORGANBY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
TOWTHORPE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 621.
UPPER HELMSLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 557.
UPPER POPPLETON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	1854	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
WARTHILL CP	Parish-level Unit	1925	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WARTHILL COPYHOLD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	soon after 1837	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WARTHILL FREEHOLD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	soon after 1837	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 623.
WEST STAMFORD BRIDGE WITH SCOREBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 612.
WHELDRAKE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 625.
WIGGINTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
YORK CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ALL SAINTS NORTH STREET AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ALL SAINTS PAVEMENT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK CASTLE CP/ParPart/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK DAVY HALL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK HOLY TRINITY GOODRAMGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK HOLY TRINITY KINGS COURT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK HOLY TRINITY MICKLEGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK MINSTER YARD WITH BEDDERN CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK MINT YARD CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ST ANDREW AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ST CRUX AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ST CUTHBERT ST HELEN ON THE WALLS AND ALL SAINTS PEASHOLME CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 631.
YORK ST DENNIS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST GEORGE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST GILES IN THE SUBURBS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST HELEN STONEGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST JOHN DELPIKE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST JOHN MICKLEGATE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST LAWRENCE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARGARET AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARTIN LE GRAND CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARTIN MICKLEGATE WITH ST GREGORY CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL JUNIOR AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARY BISHOPHILL SENIOR CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MARY CASTLEGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 632.
YORK ST MAURICE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST MICHAEL LE BELFREY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST MICHAEL SPURRIERGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST NICHOLAS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST OLAVE MARYGATE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST PETER LE WILLOWS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST PETER THE LITTLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST SAMPSON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST SAVIOUR AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.
YORK ST WILFRID AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 633.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, York RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024