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Nonconformist Records

If you are unable to find your ancestors in the parish records, it may be worthwhile looking at the records of the nonconformist chapels. Following Hardwicke's Act of 1753, all marriages between…  

Church in Wales Records

Parish Registers In 1538, Thomas Cromwell ordered that every parish should keep a record of every baptism, marriage and burial. The details that are included within the registers vary from parish…  

Records

Church in Wales records Nonconformist records Wills and probate records Manorial records  

Civil registration

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths in Wales and England began on 1st of July 1837. The indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname within four quarters each year - March, June,…  

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List of independent researchers Getting Started The Library is the main repository for family history research in Wales holding a vast number of records useful to the family historian -…  

NLW on Google Arts and Culture

The National Library of Wales has shared some of its digital collections on the Google Arts & Culture online platform, bringing Welsh culture to the attention of the world. The National…  

Newsplan Cymru meetings

Newsplan activity in Wales is co-ordinated by the Newsplan Cymru Implementation Committee. The Committee established a Working Party in order to facilitate practical co-operation between people…  

Newspaper surveys in Wales

Newsplan Cymru has carried out two surveys on the use of newspapers in Welsh libraries, one in 2002 and the other in 2004: Report on the first Newsplan Cymru survey of newspaper use (February -…  

Newspaper Publishing in Wales

(from the Report of the Newsplan Project in Wales, 1989) Development of the Newspaper Press The first printing press was established in Wales in 1718. Prior to that date it must be surmised that…  

Newsplan Cymru links

Welsh newspapers Collections at the University of Wales Bangor Library The National Library of Wales Aled Jones, Print, language and identity: newspapers in Wales since 1804, (Paper given at…  

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