Southwark St George the Martyr Poor Law Union/Registration District

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1869

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
SOUTHWARK ST GEORGE THE MARTYR Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 687.
ST GEORGE SOUTHWARK Alternate English     1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST GEORGE THE MARTYR SOUTHWARK Alternate English     Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BOROUGH ROAD Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
KENT ROAD Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
LONDON ROAD Registration sub-District   01 Jan 1870 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTHWARK ST GEORGE THE MARTYR Vest/CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1835 1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.

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   1869 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SURREY Poor Law/Registration County   1869 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 687.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Jan 1870 was abolished to enlarge SOUTHWARK RegD/PLU St. George Southwark merged into St. Saviour Southwark   Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary Map of Southwark St George the Martyr 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, Southwark St George the Martyr (Poor Law Union/Registration District) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10210549

Date accessed: 12th November 2025