Wales, Court and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
These records are part of a set of gateway records needed to bridge from the census and civil registration era back to the earlier period when land and property records are required for pre 1841 research.

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Related Websites

 * Manorial Documents Register
 * National Library of Wales website

Related Wiki Articles

 * England Land and Property, Part 2
 * Wales Court Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.