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

Administrative unit

Launceston RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 10,241 in 1801 to 14,051 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.94 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.26 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 125. infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 59.07 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Preferred Name:: LAUNCESTON
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1837
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10091548
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.

Launceston RegD/PLU, Cornwall

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
CORNWALL	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
CORNWALL	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ALTARNUN	Registration sub-District			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'.
LAUNCESTON	Registration sub-District			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'.
NORTH HILL	Registration sub-District			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'.
NORTH PETHERWIN	Registration sub-District			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'.
ST STEPHENS	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1901	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ALTARNUN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 58.
BOYTON Ch/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 59.
BROADWOODWIDGER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1852	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 79.
EGLOSKERRY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 60.
LANEAST CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 62.
LAUNCESTON CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
LAWHITTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
LAWHITTON RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
LAWHITTON URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
LEWANNICK CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
LEZANT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 63.
NORTHCOTT CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1852	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
NORTH HILL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 61.
NORTH PETHERWIN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 66.
SOUTH PETHERWIN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 66.
ST GILES ON THE HEATH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1852	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 95.
ST MARY MAGDALENE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
STOKE CLIMSLAND AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.
ST STEPHENS AP/CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST STEPHENS BY LAUNCESTON RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST STEPHENS BY LAUNCESTON URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS STREET CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 70.
TREMAINE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.
TRENEGLOS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.
TRESMEER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.
TREWEN Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.
VIRGINSTOW AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1852	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 100.
WARBSTOW Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.
WERRINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 72.

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

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024