St James Poor Law Union/Registration District

Abolished: 1868

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
ST JAMES Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.
ST JAMES WESTMINSTER Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WESTMINSTER ST JAMES Alternate English     Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BERWICK STREET Registration sub-District   1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
GOLDEN SQUARE Registration sub-District   1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
ST JAMESS SQUARE Registration sub-District   1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
WESTMINSTER ST JAMES Vest/CP Parish-level Unit 1762 1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LONDON Poor Law/Registration County   1868 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MIDDLESEX Poor Law/Registration County   1868 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of St James Poor Law Union/Registration District

If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, St James (Poor Law Union/Registration District) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055726

Date accessed: 12th November 2025