County of Swansea, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County of Swansea, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Wales Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Background
The county was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county was previously part of the former County of West Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the city of Swansea.

Communities
See Communities in Swansea

Parishes

 * See a list of the parishes in Swansea with links to their pages.
 * Interactive map of Swansea Parishes.

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
Register Office, Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, SWANSEA, SA1 3SN, Wales.

Archive
The county borough forms part of the West Glamorgan Archives in Swansea.

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS