Wrexham Registration District
Wales Wrexham
Wrexham Registration District
The Wrexham Registration District came into existence of 1 July 1837 and was based on the boundaries of the existing Wrexham Poor Law Union, which included parts of the counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire and Cheshire (across the border in England).
Sub-District | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Cheshire |
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1. Hope |
The parishes of: Gresford and the townships of: Allington, Brymbo, Burton, Gwersyllt, Llay |
The parishes of: Hope, Treuddyn and the township of: Marford & Hoseley |
none |
2. Malpas |
The parishes of: Holt, Isycoed, Marchwiel and the Bangor is y Coed townships of: Eyton, Pickhill, Royton, Sesswick |
The parishes of: Threapwood, Worthenbury, | The Malpas townships of: Agden, Bradley, Chidlow, Chorlton, Church Shocklach, Cuddington, Malpas, Newton juxta Malpas, Oldcastle, Overton, Shocklach Oviatt, Stockton, Wychough, Wigland |
3. Ruabon |
The parishes of: Ruabon, Erbistock | none | none |
4. Wrexham |
The Wrexham, Wales Genealogy townships: Abenbury Fawr, Abenbury Fechan, Acton, Bersham, Bieston, Borras Hwfa, Borras Riffre, Broughton, Esclusham Above, Esclusham Below, Erddig, Erlas, Gourton, Minera, Stansty, Wrexham Abbott, Wrexham Regis. | none | none |
On 1 April 1853, the Malpas sub-district was abolished, and replaced by the Holt sub-district. This district was substantially the same as that of Malpas but with the loss of many of the Cheshire townships to the Whitchurch Registration District in Shropshire.
Sub-District | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Cheshire |
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1. Hope |
The parishes of: Gresford and the townships of: Allington, Brymbo, Burton, Gwersyllt, Llay |
The parishes of: Hope, Treuddyn and the township of: Marford & Hoseley |
none |
2. Holt |
The parishes of: Holt, Isycoed, Marchwiel and the Bangor is y Coed townships of: Eyton, Royton, Sesswick, Pickhill |
The parishes of: Threapwood, Worthenbury and the Bangor is y Coed township of: Bangor is y Coed |
The Shocklach townships: Church Shocklach, Shocklach Oviatt |
3. Ruabon |
The parishes of: Ruabon, Erbistock | none | none |
4. Wrexham |
The Wrexham, Wales Genealogy townships: Abenbury Fawr, Abenbury Fechan, Acton, Bersham, Bieston, Borras Hofa, Borras Riffre, Broughton, Esclusham Above, Esclusham Below, Erddig, Erlas, Gourton, Minera, Stansty, Wrexham Abbott, Wrexham Regis. | none | none |
In 1871, the Hope sub-district was abolished. Its Flintshire parishes and townships being transferred to the Hawarden sub-district of the Chester Registration District and its Denbighshire parishes and townships being transferred to the Holt sub-district of the Wrexham Registration District.
Sub-District | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Cheshire |
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1. Holt |
The parishes of: Gresford, Gwersyllt, Holt, Isycoed, Marchwiel and the Rossett townships of: Allington, Burton and the Bangor is y Coed townships of: Eyton, Royton, Sesswick, Pickhill |
The parishes of: Worthenbury, Threapwood and the Bangor is y Coed township of: Bangor is y Coed |
The Shocklach townships of: Church Shocklach, Shocklach Oviatt |
2. Ruabon |
The parishes of: Ruabon, Erbistock | none | none |
3. Wrexham |
The Wrexham, Wales Genealogy townships of: Abenbury Fawr, Abenbury Fechan, Acton, Bersham, Bieston, Borras Hofa, Borras Riffre, Broughton, Esclusham Above, Esclusham Below, Erddig, Erlas, Gourton, Minera, Stansty, Wrexham Abbott and Wrexham Regis. | none | none |