For the purposes of registering Births and Deaths, Lancashire was divided into a number of Registrars' Sub-Districts, which could cover anything from part of a large town, up to a group of several dozen rural parishes. The boundaries of these areas have changed frequently over the years since 1837, and as a result many birth and death records have been transferred between different register offices.

This page will be updated each time new records are added to the database, and recent additions will also be indicated on the Updates page.

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Sub-District	Years Operative	Registers at	Code	Years indexed
ASHTON UNDER LYNE**		Tameside		See www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
Ashton Town**		Tameside		See www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
BLACKBURN				See Blackburn to Witton Below
Blackburn	1837-1885; 1965-Present 1965-Present	Blackburn	B	1837-1885; 1965-2000
Blackburn East	1937-1964	Blackburn	BE	1937-1964
Blackburn Northern	1885-1936	Blackburn	BN	1885-1936
Blackburn South East	1909-1936	Blackburn	BSE	1909-1936
Blackburn South West	1909-1936	Blackburn	BSW	1909-1936
Blackburn Southern	1885-1909	Blackburn	BS	1885-1909
Blackburn West	1937-1964	Blackburn	BW	1937-1964
Blackburn Western	1905-1909	Blackburn	BWE	1905-1909
Darwen	1837-1974	Blackburn	D	1837-1974
Darwen and Turton	1974-1981	Blackburn	D&T	1974-1999
Witton	1837-1905	Blackburn	W	1837-1905
BLACKPOOL				See Blackpool to Poulton-le-Fylde Below
Blackpool	1968-	Blackpool	BL	1968-1974
Blackpool A	1890-1919	Blackpool	BLKA	1890-1919; 1962-1963
Blackpool East	1960-	Blackpool	BE	1960-1967
Blackpool North	1920-	Blackpool	BN	1920-1967
Blackpool South	1920-36	Blackpool	BS	1920-1967
Poulton-le-Fylde	1837-1889	Blackpool	PLF	1837-1889
BOLTON				See Bolton to Westhoughton below
Bolton A	1968-Present	Bolton	BOL	1968-2007
Bolton B	1968-Present	Bolton	BOL	1968-2007
Bolton C	1968-Present	Bolton	BOL	1974-2007
Bolton D	1968-Present	Bolton	BOL	1974-2007
Bolton E	1974-1975	Bolton	BOL	1974-1975
Bolton North	1947-1968	Bolton	BN	1947-1964
Bolton South	1941-1967	Bolton	BS	1941-1967
Eastern Bolton	1837-1886	Bolton	EB	1837-1886
Edgworth	1837-1902	Bolton	EDG	1837-1902
Farnworth	1837-1956	Bolton	FTH	1837-1956
Farnworth & Kearsley	1956-1969	Bolton	F&K	1956-1974
Great Bolton	1886-1902	Bolton	GB	1886-1902
Great Bolton & Lever	1902-1941	Bolton	GBL	1902-1941
Halliwell	1837-1947	Bolton	HALL	1837-1947
Horwich	1837-1967	Bolton	HOR	1837-1974
Kearsley	1940-1956	Bolton	KER	1940-1956
Lever	1837-1902	Bolton	LEV	1837-1902
Little Bolton	1837-1947	Bolton	LB	1837-1947
Little Hulton	1837-1902	Bolton	LH	1837-1902
Sharples	1837-1902	Bolton	SH	1837-1902
South West Bolton	1902-1941	Bolton	SWB	1902-1941
Tonge with Haulgh	1837-1920	Bolton	TWH	1837-1920
Townleys	1956-1967	Bolton	T	1956-1968
Townleys A	1968-Present	Bolton	TA	1968-1974
Townleys B	1968-Present	Bolton	TB	1968-1974
Turton	1837-	Bolton	TUR	1837-1974
Western Bolton	1837-1886	Bolton	WB	1837-1886
Westhoughton	1837-1884	Bolton	WH	1837-1884
BURNLEY	1837-			See Barnoldswick to Pendle Below
Barnoldswick	1837-1974	Preston	BA	1837-1969
Briercliffe	1936-1937	Preston	BRIER	1936-1937
Burnley	1837-1897	Preston	BU	1837-1897
Burnley	1966-	Preston	BU	1966-1974
Burnley East	1897-1956	Preston	BUE	1897-1956
Burnley First	1956-1966	Preston	BF	1956-1966
Burnley Second	1956-1966	Preston	BS	1956-1966
Burnley West	1897-1956	Preston	BUW	1897-1956
Colne	1837-1957	Preston	COL	1837-1957
Colne and Padiham	1957-1968	Preston	C&P	1957-1968
Nelson	1895-1968	Preston	NEL	1895-1968
Nelson and Colne	1968-1974	Preston	N&C	1968-1974
Padiham	1837-1957	Preston	PA	1837-1957
Pendle	1837-1928	Preston	PE	1837-1928
BURY				See Birtle to Whitefield below
Birtle	1837-1895	Bury	BIR	1837-1899
Bury	1921-	Bury	B	1921-1991
Bury North	1837-1921	Bury	BN	1837-1921
Bury South	1837-1921	Bury	BS	1837-1921
Elton	1837-1934	Bury	ELT	1837-1934
Holcombe	1837-1895	Bury	HOL	1837-1895
Pilkington	1837-1896	Bury	PILK	1837-1896
Prestwich	1837-1934	Bury	PREST	1837-1934
Radcliffe	1837-1912	Bury	RAD	1837-1974
Ramsbottom	1895-1974	Bury	RAMS	1899-1974
Tottington	1837-1910	Bury	TOTT	1837-1910
Walmersley	1837-1900	Bury	WAL	1837-1900
Whitefield	1896-1934	Bury	WHITE	1896-1934
CHORLEY				See Adlington to Croston Below
Adlington/Rivington	1837-1959	Preston	ADL	1837-1959
Brindle/Withnell	1837-1969	Preston	BR	1837-1968
Chorley	1837-Present	Preston	CHO	1837-1974
Croston	1837-1974	Preston	CRO	1837-1973
FLEETWOOD & FYLDE				See Fleetwood to Lytham St. Annes Below
Fleetwood	1890-1988	Preston	FLW	1890-1899; 1907-1974
Fleetwood & Fylde	1988-2005	Preston	F&F	None
Kirkham	1837-1988	Preston	KH	1837-1974
Lytham	1837-1937	Preston	LY	1837-1937
Lytham St. Annes	1937-1988	Preston	LYSTA	1937-1974
HYNDBURN			HY	See Accrington to Rossendale A below
Accrington	1837-1974	Preston	ACC	1837-1974
Bacup	1895-1937	Preston	BAC	1895-1937
Edenfield	1837-1895	Preston	EDEN	1837-1895
Great Harwood	1837-1936	Preston	G.HAR	1837-1936
Great Harwood A	1937-1974	Preston	G.HAR.A	1937-1969
Haslingden	1837-1895	Preston	HAS	1837-1928; 1936-1954
Hyndburn	1974-2005	Preston	HY	None
Newchurch	1837-1895	Preston	NEW	1837-1895
Oswaldtwistle	1837-1936	Preston	OS	1837-1936
Oswaldtwistle A	1937-1974	Preston	OS.A	1937-1974
Rawtenstall A 2nd	1937-1974	Preston	RAW.A	1937-1974
Rawtentstall A 1st	1895-1937	Preston	R.A	1895-1937
Rossendale	1837-1895	Preston	ROSS	1837-1895
Rossendale A	1974-2005	Preston	RS	None
LANCASTER				See Arkholme to Wray Below
Arkholme	1837-1922	Preston	ARK	1837-1922
Caton	1837-1974	Preston	CAT	1837-1973
Ellel	1837-1937	Preston	ELL	1837-1937
Garstang	1837-1997	Preston	GAR	1837-1974
Heaton	1837-1919	Preston	HEA	1837-1919
Hornby	1937-1973	Preston	HOR	1937-1973
Lancaster	1837-	Preston	LAN	1837-1974
Morecambe	1918-1974	Preston	MOR	1918-1974
Preesall	1937-1998	Preston	PREE	1937-1974
St. Michael	1837-1937	Preston	ST.M	1937-1937
Stalmine	1837-1937	Preston	STL	1837-1937
Tunstall	1837-1937	Preston	TUN	1837-1937
Warton	1837-1919	Preston	WAR	1837-1919
Wray	1837-1937	Preston	WRY	1837-1937
LIVERPOOL				See Abercromby to West Derby Western Below
Abercromby	1906-	Liverpool	ABE	1910-1952
Dale Street	1837-1905	Liverpool	DALE	1837-1840
Edge Hill	1924-1951	Liverpool	EDGE	1924-1951
Everton	1837-1969	Liverpool	EVE	1935-1952
Everton North	1885-1915	Liverpool	EVEN	None
Everton South	1885-1915	Liverpool	EVES	None
Exchange	1904-	Liverpool	EXCH	1904-1951
Fazakerley	1899-	Liverpool	FAZ	1899-1952
Howard Street	1837-1893	Liverpool	HOW	1837-1840
Islington	1837-1904	Liverpool	ISL	1837-1841
Kirkdale	1876-	Liverpool	KIRK	1879-1967
Little Woolton	1922-	Liverpool	LW	1922-1924
Liverpool	1969-Present	Liverpool	LL	None
Liverpool North	1934-1969	Liverpool	LN	None
Liverpool South	1934-1969	Liverpool	LS	None
Mill Road Hospital	1952-1967	Liverpool	MRH	1952-1967
Mount Pleasant	1837-1906	Liverpool	MP	None
Much Woolton	1837-	Liverpool	MW	1837-1922
Netherfield	1934-	Liverpool	NETH	None
Scotland	1904-1924	Liverpool	SCOT	1904-1923
Sefton Park	1934-1969	Liverpool	SEFT	1934-1952
St Peters	1934-	Liverpool	STP	None
St. George	1841-1898	Liverpool	STG	1841-1846
St. Martin	1837-1904	Liverpool	STM	1894-1904
St. Thomas	1837-1906	Liverpool	STT	1837-1838
Toxteth Park	1837-1907; 1934-	Liverpool	TP	1840-1907
Toxteth Park Central	1907-1928	Liverpool	TPC	1907-1928
Toxteth Park East	1907-1928	Liverpool	TPE	1907-1928
Toxteth Park North	1928-1934	Liverpool	TPN	1928-1934
Toxteth Park NW	1907-1923	Liverpool	TPNW	1907-1923
Toxteth Park South	1928-1934	Liverpool	TPS	1928-1934
Toxteth Park SW	1907-1924	Liverpool	TPSW	1907-1923
Toxteth Park West	1924-1928	Liverpool	TPW	1924-1928
Walton	1837-	Liverpool	WAL	None
Walton Park	1934-1957	Liverpool	WPARK	1934-1957
Walton Park First	1957-1965	Liverpool	WP1ST	1957-1965
Walton Park Second	1957-1966	Liverpool	WP2ND	1957-1966
Wavertree	1837-1915	Liverpool	WAV	1883-1952
West Derby	1837-1876	Liverpool	WD	None
West Derby Eastern	1899-	Liverpool	WDE	1899-1934
West Derby Municipal	1880-	Liverpool	WDM	1888-1899
West Derby Rural	1880-1889	Liverpool	WDR	1888-1899
West Derby Western	1899-	Liverpool	WDW	1899-1923
Woolton	1897-	Liverpool	WOOL	1897-1934
MANCHESTER				See Ancoats to West Manchester Below. Note further reorganisation in 1936 to be added
Ancoats	1837-1917	Manchester	ANC	1837-1925
Ardwick	1837-1936	Manchester	ARD	1837-1936
Blackley	1837-1935	Manchester	BLA	1837-1935
Bradford	1908-1935	Manchester	BRA	1908-1935
Central	1881-1917	Manchester	CEN	1837-1917
Cheetham	1837-1936	Manchester	CHE	1837-1936
Chorlton-on-Medlock	1837-1936	Manchester	CHO	1837-1936
Deansgate	1837-1881	Manchester	DEA	1837-1881
Didsbury	1837-1936	Manchester	DID	1837-1936
East Manchester	1917-1925	Manchester	EM	1917-1925
Failsworth	1837-1925	Manchester	FAI	1837-1925
Gorton	1911-1927	Manchester	GOR	1911-1927
Hulme	1837-1936	Manchester	HUL	1837-1936
London Road	1837-1880	Manchester	LRd	1837-1880
Manchester	1950-1969	Manchester	BOOK	1950-1969
Manchester	1969-Present	Manchester	M	1969-2007
Manchester	1924-1936	Manchester	MAN	1924-1936
Manchester Central	1936-1950	Manchester	MC	1936-1950
Manchester Crumpsall Hospital	1936-1950	Manchester	CRU	1936-1950
Manchester East Central	1939-1950	Manchester	MEC	1936-1950
Manchester Eastern	1936-1950	Manchester	ME	1936-1950
Manchester North Central	1939-1950	Manchester	MNC	1936-1950
Manchester North Eastern	1936-1939	Manchester	MNE	1936-1939
Manchester North Western	1936-1939	Manchester	MNW	1936-1939
Manchester Northern	1936-1950	Manchester	MN	1936-1950
Manchester South Eastern	1936-1939	Manchester	MSE	1936-1939
Manchester South Western	1936-1939	Manchester	MSW	1936-1939
Manchester Southern	1936-1950	Manchester	MS	1936-1950
Manchester West Central	1939-1950	Manchester	MWC	1939-1950
Manchester Western	1936-1950	Manchester	MW	1936-1950
Manchester Withington Hospital	1936-1950	Manchester	WITH	1936-1950
Market Street	1837-1881	Manchester	MST	1837-1881
Newton	1837-1908	Manchester	NEW	1837-1908
Newton Heath	1908-1936	Manchester	NH	1908-1936
Openshaw	1911-1936	Manchester	OPE	1911-1936
Rusholme	1911-1936	Manchester	RUS	1911-1936
Saint George	1837-1917	Manchester	STG	1837-1917
West Manchester	1917-1925	Manchester	WM	1917-1925
NORTH SEFTON				See Formby to Southport Below
Formby	1837-1934	North Sefton	F	1837-1899
North Meols	1837-1894	North Sefton	NM	1837-1899
North Sefton	1974-	North Sefton	NS	None
Southport	1894-1974	North Sefton		None
OLDHAM				See Chadderton to Uppermill below
Boundary Park A	1967-1981	Oldham	BPA	1963-1981
Boundary Park B	1967-1981	Oldham	BPB	1961-1981
Chadderton	1837-1933	Oldham	CHAD	1837-1933
Crompton	1837-1928	Oldham	CR	1837-1928
Crompton & Royton	1928-1974	Oldham	C&R	1928-1974
Delph	1837-1905	Oldham	DEL	1837-1905
Middleton	1933-1974	Oldham	MIDD	1933-1974
Oldham A	1967-	Oldham	OLDA	1961-1986
Oldham Above Town	1837-1905	Oldham	OAT	1837-1905
Oldham B	1967-	Oldham	OLDB	1963-1986
Oldham Below Town	1837-1905	Oldham	OBT	1837-1905
Oldham C	1971-	Oldham	OLDC	1971-1986
Oldham Central	1905-1933	Oldham	OCEN	1905-1933
Oldham D	1977-	Oldham	OLDD	1977-1986
Oldham East	1905-1933	Oldham	OEAS	1905-1933
Oldham First	1936-1967	Oldham	OLD1ST	1936-1967
Oldham North	1933-1936	Oldham	ONOR	1933-1936
Oldham Second	1936-1967	Oldham	OLD2ND	1936-1967
Oldham South	1905-1936	Oldham	OSOU	1905-1936
Oldham Third	1936-1967	Oldham	OLD3RD	1936-1967
Royton	1837-1928	Oldham	ROY	1837-1928
Saddleworth	1905-1974	Oldham	SADD	1904-1974
Springhead	1905-1967	Oldham	SP	1904-1967
Uppermill	1837-1905	Oldham	UPP	1837-1905
ORMSKIRK				See WEST LANCASHIRE below
PRESCOT				See Huyton to Whiston below
Huyton	1837-1905	Prescot	HUY	1837-1905
Huyton with Roby	-1971	Prescot	HWR	None
Kirby	-1971	Prescot		None
Knowsley	1971-	Prescot	KNO	None
Prescot	1837-	Prescot	PRE	1837-1961
Prescot and Huyton	-1971	Prescot	PH	None
Whiston	-1971	Prescot	WHI	None
PRESTON & SOUTH RIBBLE				See Alston to West Preston below
Alston	1837-1937	Preston	ALST	1837-1937
Billington	1837-1964	Preston	B	1837-1964
Billington & Mellor	1964-1974	Preston	B&M	1864-1973
Broughton	1837-1937	Preston	BRO	1837-1937
East Preston	1903-1920	Preston	EP	1903-1920
Fulwood	1937-1969	Preston	FUL	1937-1969
Fulwood & Penwortham	1969-1974	Preston	F&P	1969-1974
Leyland	1837-1974	Preston	LEY	1837-1974
Longridge	1937-1974	Preston	LRIDGE	1937-1974
Longton	1837-1937	Preston	LONG	1837-1937
Mellor	1837-1964	Preston	M	1837-1964
North Preston	1903-1920	Preston	NP	1903-1920
Penwortham	1937-1969	Preston	PENHAM	1937-1969
Preston	1837-1877; 1967-1974	Preston	PRES	1837-1877; 1967-1974
Preston & South Ribble	1974-2005	Preston	PSR	None
Preston East	1920-1935	Preston	PEAST	1920-1935
Preston North East	1935-1966	Preston	PNE	1935-1966
Preston South West	1935-1966	Preston	PSW	1935-1966
Preston West	1920-1935	Preston	PWEST	1920-1935
St John	1878-1903	Preston	ST.J	1878-1903
St Peters	1878-1903	Preston	ST.P	1878-1903
Trinity	1878-1903	Preston	TR	1878-1903
Walton-le-Dale	1837-1974	Preston	WLD	1837-1974
West Preston	1903-1920	Preston	WP	1903-1920
RIBBLE VALLEY				See Bowland to Whalley Below
Bowland	1947-1952	Preston	BO	1947-1952
Chipping	1837-1950	Preston	CH	1837-1958
Clitheroe	1837-1937	Preston	CL	1837-1937
Clitheroe A	1937-	Preston	CLA	1937-1974
Gisburn	1837-1946	Preston	GI	1837-1946
Slaidburn	1837-1946	Preston	SL	1837-1946
Whalley	1837-1937	Preston	WH	1837-1937
ROCHDALE				See Blatchinworth & Calderbrook to Wuerdle & Wardle Below
Blatchinworth and Calderbrook	1837-1901	Rochdale	BC	1837-1901
Butterworth	1892-1901	Rochdale	B	1892-1901
Butterworth Freehold	1837-1892	Rochdale	BF	1837-1892
Butterworth Lordship	1837-1892	Rochdale	BL	1837-1892
Castleton	1936-1953	Rochdale	C	1936-1940
Castleton Further	1837-1901	Rochdale	CF	1837-1890
Castleton Nearer	1837-1901	Rochdale	CN	1837-1890
Castleton No 1	1902-1936	Rochdale	CHO1	1902-1936
Castleton No 2	1902-1936	Rochdale	CNO2	1902-1936
Heywood	1837-1974	Rochdale	H	1837-1940
Littleborough	1902-1974	Rochdale	L	1902-1942
Middleton	1837-1933 & 1974 to date	Rochdale	M	1837-1933
Milnrow	1902-1974	Rochdale	MIL	1902-1940
Rochdale	1954-1974	Rochdale	ROCH	None
Spotland and Norden	1902-1953	Rochdale	S&N	1902-1940
Spotland Further	1837-1901	Rochdale	SF	1837-1901
Spotland Nearer	1837-1901	Rochdale	SN	1837-1901
Wardleworth	1837-1953	Rochdale	W	1837-1940
Whitworth and Brandwood	1837-1895	Rochdale	WB	1837-1895
Whitworth and Wardle	1895-1937	Rochdale	WHW	1895-1937
Wuerdle and Wardle	1837-1895	Rochdale	WUW	1837-1895
SALFORD				See Broughton to Pendleton Below
Barton upon Irwell	1837-1980	Salford	BAR	1837-1914
Broughton	1837-1926	Salford	BRO	1837-1914
Greengate	1837-1926	Salford	GRE	1837-1914
Pendleton	1837-1926	Salford	PEN	1837-1914
Regent Road	1837-1926	Salford	RR	1837-1914
Worsley	1837-1980	Salford	WOR	1837-1914
SOUTH SEFTON				See Aughton to Litherland Below
Aughton				See WEST LANCASHIRE
Bootle	1889-	South Sefton	B	1899-1905
Great Crosby	1837-	South Sefton	C	1837-1905
Litherland	1837-	South Sefton	LITH	1837-1905
ST. HELENS				See St Newton-le-Willows to Widnes Below
Newton-le-Willows	1837-1974	St Helens	NLW	1837-1974
Rainford	1837-1974	St Helens	RAI	1837-1974
St Helens	1837-1935	St Helens	SH	1837-1935
St Helens First	1957-1968	St Helens	FIR	1957-1968
St Helens North	1935-1957	St Helens	SHN	1935-1957
St Helens Second	1957-1968	St Helens	SEC	1957-1968
St Helens South	1935-1957	St Helens	SHS	1935-1957
Widnes	1964-1974	St Helens	SHWID	None
TRAFFORD*		Trafford		See Flixton to Urmston Below
Flixton*	1837-1841	Trafford	FLX	1837-1841
Stretford*	1837-	Trafford	STR	1837-1974
Urmston*	1937-	Trafford	URM	1937-1968
WARRINGTON*		Warrington		See www.cheshirebmd.org.uk
WEST LANCASHIRE (ORMSKIRK)				See Aughton to Tarleton Below
Aughton	1837-1954	Preston	A	1837-1974
Bickerstaffe	1837-1929	Preston	BICK	1837-1929
Halsall	1837-1925	Preston	HAL	1837-1925
Lathom	1837-1934	Preston	LAT	1837-1934
Ormskirk	1837-Present	Preston	OK	1837-1974
Scarisbrick	1837-1907	Preston	SCA	1837-1907
Skelmersdale	1918-	Preston	SKE	1918-1968
Skelmersdale and Holland	1968-	Preston	SKH	1968-1974
Tarleton	1837-1954	Preston	TAR	1837-1974
WIDNES*
Widnes	1837-	Halton	WID	1837-1900
WIGAN AND LEIGH				See Ashton to Wigan Below
Ashton	1837-1974	Wigan & Leigh	ASH	1837-1950
Aspull	1837-1974	Wigan & Leigh	ASP	1837-1950
Atherton	1837-1974	Wigan & Leigh	ATH	1837-1951
Billinge	1904-1918	Wigan & Leigh	BILL	1904-1918
Culcheth	1837-1924	Wigan & Leigh	CUL	1837-1924
Hindley	1837-1974	Wigan & Leigh	HNDL	1837-1950
Leigh	1895-1937	Wigan & Leigh	L	1895-1937
Leigh & Golborne	1937-1974	Wigan & Leigh	LG	1937-1950
Lowton	1837-1937	Wigan & Leigh	LOW	1837-1937
Orrell	1919-1974	Wigan & Leigh	ORR	1919-1950
Pemberton	1837-1921	Wigan & Leigh	PEM	1837-1921
Standish	1837-1974	Wigan & Leigh	STND	1837-1950
Upholland	1837-1904	Wigan & Leigh	UPHL	1837-1904
Westleigh	1846-1895	Wigan & Leigh	WL	1846-1895
Wigan	1837-1922	Wigan & Leigh	WIG	1837-1922
Wigan Central	1921-1974	Wigan & Leigh	WIG(C)	1921-1950
Wigan East	1921-1974	Wigan & Leigh	WIG(E)	1921-1950
Wigan West	1921-1974	Wigan & Leigh	WIG(W)	1921-1950

* These offices were in Lancashire up to 1974 but are now in Cheshire
** From 1837 there was a combined registration district of Ashton and Oldham. In 1848 Ashton Town sub-district became part of a new Ashton-under-Lyne District. The registers for Ashton Town are now held by the Tameside Registration District and have been indexed by www.cheshirebmd.org.uk