Gwyddelwern, Merionethshire, Wales Genealogy

Gwyddelwern is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish, to the north of Corwen in Denbighshire in Wales. The village is part of the Edeirnion district.

The name Gwyddelwern translates into English as "alder marsh in the thickets".

The parish church is dedicated to St Beuno and its churchyard is circular, an indication of the age of the site, possibly to pre-Christian times.

The area is predominantly Welsh-speaking.

Census Records
The parish of Gwyddelwern formed part of the Corwen Registrar's District.

Church Records
The following Gwyddelwern Parish Registers have been deposited at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth:

Civil Records
Births, marriages and deaths in Gwyddelwern will be recorded in the GRO indexes as:

Poor Law Union
Gwyddelwern formed part of the Corwen Union which was created on 13 December 1836 and the workhouse was built at Corwen, but not completed until April 1840.

The records for the Corwen Union are held at the Meirionydd Record Office in Dolgellau.