Available Themes

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.

Preferred Name:
ST JAMES
Unit Type:
Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:
Poor Law Parish
Registration District
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1868
Unit ID:
10055726
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 649.

Alternative names

The following alternative names 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)

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
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.

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
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.
How to reference this page:

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

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

Date accessed: 20th April 2024