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District Numbering System used in the index books of the General Register Office, England

1837-1851 1852-August 1946
As of September, 1946 and onwards, Arabic numerals with capital letters were used.  Example:  6B.
I,
II,
III
parts of London & all of Middlesex 1a
1b
1c
parts of London & parts of Middlesex (see also 3a)
IV parts of London & all of Surrey 1d parts of London, parts of Kent, parts of Surrey
V all of Kent 2a parts of Kent & parts of Surrey
VI Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire 2b parts of Hampshire (Hants) & all of Sussex
VII parts of Hampshire (Hants) & all of Sussex 2c parts of Berkshire & parts of Hampshire (Hants)
VIII parts of Hampshire (Hants), & all of Dorset and Wiltshire 3a parts of Berkshire, all of Buckinghamshire, all of Hertfordshire, parts of Middlesex (see also 1a, 1b, 1c) & all of Oxfordshire (Oxon)
IX all of Cornwall & parts of Devonshire 3b all of Bedfordshire, all of Cambridgeshire, all of Huntingdonshire, parts of Nottinghamshire (see also 7b) & parts of Suffolk
X parts of Devon & parts of Somerset 4a all of Essex & parts of Suffolk
XI parts of Somerset, parts of Gloucestershire ( see also XVIII) & parts of Warwickshire (see also XVI & XVIII) 4b all of Norfolk
XII all of Essex & parts of Suffolk 5a all of Dorset & all of Wiltshire
XIII all of Norfolk & parts of Suffolk 5b all of Devonshire
XIV all of counties Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire 5c all of Cornwall & all of Somersetshire
XV all of the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire (Northants), Nottinghamshire & Rutland 6a all of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire & Shropshire (Salop)
XVI all of Oxfordshire (Oxon), parts of Staffordshire (see also XVII & XVIII) & parts of Warwickshire (see also XI & XVIII) 6b all of Staffordshire, parts of Warwickshire & parts of Worcestershire
XVII parts of Staffordshire 6c parts of Warwickshire & parts of Worcestershire
XVIII parts of Gloucestershire (see also XI), parts of Shropshire (Salop) (see also XXVI), parts of Staffordshire (see also XVI, XVII), parts of Warwickshire (see also XI, XVI) & all of Worcestershire 6d parts of Warwickshire only (see also 6b, 6c)
XIX all of the counties of Cheshire & Derbyshire;    part of Flintshire (see also XXVII) 7a All of the counties of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire & Rutland
XX Parts of Lancashire only (see also XXV) 7b All of Derbyshire & parts of Nottinghamshire (see also 3b)
XXI parts of Lancashire & parts of Yorkshire 8a all of Cheshire only
XXII parts of Yorkshire only 8b parts of Lancashire only
XXIII parts of Yorkshire only 8c parts of Lancashire only
XXIV all of Durham & parts of Yorkshire 8d parts of Lancashire only
XXV All of Cumberland, parts of Lancashire (see also XX, XXI), all of Northumberland & all of Westmorland 8e parts of Lancashire only
XXVI Brecknockshire, Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire, Hereford, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire & parts of Shropshire (Salop) (see also XVIII) 9a parts of Yorkshire only
XXVII Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, parts of Flintshire (see also XIX), Denbighshire, Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire 9b parts of Yorkshire only
9c parts of Yorkshire only
9d parts of Yorkshire only
10a all of Durham only
10b all of Cumberland, Northumberland & Westmoreland
11a all of Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire & Pembrokeshire
11b all of Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire & Radnorshire
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