County Borough of Wrexham, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Wrexham, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Background
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganisation of local government in Wales. Most of the county was previously part of the former district of Wrexham Maelor in the former county of Clwyd but several communities come from the former district of Glyndŵr, also in the former county of Clwyd, and previosuly in the historic county of Denbighshire which were abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the Guildhall, Queen's Square, Wrexham.

Communities
The county borough of Wrexham is divided into the communities of:

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Registry Office
Superintendent Registrar The Guildhall WREXHAM Wales LL11 1AY

Telephone: +44 (0)1978 292027

Archives
Wrexham Heritage & Archives Service County Buildings, Regent Street Wrexham LL11 1RB UK Telephone: 01978 297 460 E-mail: museum@wrexham.gov.uk
 * We recommend visitors to the Archives book ahead owing to space restrictions.
 * Telephone: 01978 297 480
 * Email: archives@wrexham.gov.uk museum@wrexham.gov.uk

Website - The A. N. Palmer Centre for Local Studies Archives Wrexham County Borough Museum, County Buildings, Regent Street, WREXHAM, Wales. LL11 1RB Telephone: +44 (0)1978 317973 Email: [mailto:archives@wrexham.gov.uk archives@wrexham.gov.uk]

Websites

 * Wrexham County Borough Council
 * Wrexham War Memorials