Find Wales marriages in church or chapel records after 1 July 1837

Couples could choose to be married at the local government registration office, a parish church or nonconformist chapel starting 1 July 1837. Because many Welsh parish registers are online, it should cost less to get a copy of the marriage record for your ancestor.

'''Step 1. Decide approximately when & where the marriage happened''' '''Step 2. Search the county marriage index'''
 * estimate a marriage about one year before the first known child
 * search in a range of years (1840 -1850) for a marriage about 1845
 * search the bride's birth county first, then try the groom's birth county if different

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,, , , , , , , , , , , Step 3.Compare details in the record with information you already have to be sure you have the correct marriage record '''Step 4. Obtain a copy of the record'''
 * Age and occupation should match or be very similar
 * If the names are very common other details may need to be compared from census and other records
 * common names require extra care so you will need an easy way to get back to a copy of the marriage record to check for clues