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

Administrative unit

Wetherby RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Life & Death

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Total Population 1861 to 1911: Population grew from 6,668 in 1861 to 16,209 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 1911: In 1861, only 6.1 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.25 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 148.88 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 93.66 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:: WETHERBY
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union (after 1861)
Registration District (after 1854)
Date created:: 0-8-1854
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 10087661
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 780.

Wetherby RegD/PLU, Yorkshire

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST 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.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
28 Jun 1861	was reduced to create	KIRKDEIGHTON RegD	Great Ribston with Walshford, Hunsingore, Cattal, Thornville, Kirkdeighton transferred to new RD of Kirkdeighton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1861	was enlarged by gaining part of	KNARESBOROUGH RegD/PLU	The sub-district of Wetherby went to create part of the new district of Wetherby	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1861	was enlarged by gaining part of	OTLEY RegD	Rigton and Weardley transferred to newly formed RD of Wetherby	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1861	was created from part of	TADCASTER RegD/PLU	Newly formed RD of Wetherby gained Bardsey with Rigton, East Keswick, Scarcroft , Wathersome, Bilton, Healaugh, Wighill, and Bickerton from Tadcaster	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1862	was enlarged by gaining part of	YORK RegD/PLU	Angram	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
06 Aug 1869	was enlarged by gaining part of	KIRKSTALL RegD	Shadwell transferred as part of the dissolution of Kirkstall	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 Aug 1869	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRAMHAM RegD	Bilton, Long Marston, Tockwith, Wilstrop, Branham with Oglethorpe, Clifford with Boston, Collingham, Thopr Arch, and Thorner	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 Aug 1869	was enlarged by the abolition of	OTLEY RegD	Dunkeswick, Weeton, Harewood, Wigton, and Wilke	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 Aug 1869	was enlarged by gaining part of	YORK RegD/PLU	Hulton Wandesely	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
21 May 1869	was enlarged by gaining part of	KIRKDEIGHTON RegD	Kirkdeighton township transferred as part of the dissolution of Kirkdeighton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Feb 1913	was reduced to enlarge	LEEDS RegD/PLU/PLPar/PLPar	Area: 1164 acres. Population in 1921: 1234.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOSTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jun 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WETHERBY	Registration sub-District	28 May 1861		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'.
ANGRAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 506.
BARDSEY CUM RIGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 510.
BICKERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 513.
BILTON IN AINSTY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
BOSTON SPA CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
BRAMHAM CUM OGLETHORPE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 519.
CLIFFORD CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLIFFORD WITH BOSTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
COLLINGHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 529.
COWTHORPE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 531.
DUNKESWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 537.
EAST KESWICK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 566.
HAREWOOD Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 553.
HUTTON WANDESLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
KEARBY WITH NETHERBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 566.
KIRKBY OVERBLOW AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 570.
KIRK DEIGHTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 534.
LINTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 576.
LITTLE RIBSTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 596.
LONG MARSTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 580.
MICKLETHWAITE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 582.
NORTH DEIGHTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 534.
NORTH RIGTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 596.
SCARCROFT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SHADWELL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	21 Aug 1869	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.
SICKLINGHALL Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 606.
SPOFFORTH WITH STOCKELD Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 610.
THORNER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
THORP ARCH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 618.
TOCKWITH Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
WALTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 622.
WEARDLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 624.
WEETON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 624.
WETHERBY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 625.
WIGHILL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WIGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WILSTROP CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WOTHERSOME CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1861	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.
WYKE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10087661

Date accessed: 28th April 2024