Woolwich Dockyard (Registration Sub-District) through time

Woolwich Dockyard Registration Sub-District

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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

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

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WOOLWICH Vest/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.

Other related units

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GREENWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Jul 1868	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WOOLWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	01 Jul 1868	01 Apr 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Woolwich Dockyard (Registration Sub-District) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10564773

Date accessed: 05th December 2025