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• Total Population 1861 to 1911: Population grew from 61,420 in 1861 to 210,470 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 1911: In 1861, only 2.09 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.24 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 167.92 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 112.38 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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
CHESHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	02 Jul 1861		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 640.
CHESHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
02 Jul 1861	was created from part of	WIRRAL RegD/PLU	Birkenhead was split from the Wirral to become a separate Union and RD	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1898	was enlarged by gaining part of	WIRRAL RegD/PLU	Rock Ferry and Lower Bebbington	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BIRKENHEAD	Registration sub-District	02 Jul 1861		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'.
TRANMERE	Registration sub-District	02 Jul 1861		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'.
WALLASEY	Registration sub-District	02 Jul 1861		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'.
BIDSTON CUM FORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1891	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BIRKENHEAD ST MARY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1891	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 9.
CLAUGHTON WITH GRANGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1891	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 15.
LISCARD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1891	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 24.
NOCTORUM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1891	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
OXTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1891	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
POULTON CUM SEACOMBE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1891	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 31.
TRANMERE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1891	1898	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 38.
WALLASEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1891	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 39.