Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy

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

Background
Glamorgan was sometimes, incorrectly, known as Glamorganshire.A shire is a traditional term for a partition of land. In the United Kingdom, a shire often referred to ancient counties with names that ended in “shire.” These counties are usually, but not always, named after their county town. In Wales, the county Glamorgan is occasionally referred to with the “shire” suffix. Records for this area can be searched using both names.

The county was abolished in 1974.

Glamorgan Abolished and Subdivided

 * Following further local government reorganisation, the counties of West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan were abolished on April 1, 1996.
 * The county of West Glamorgan was divided into the newly created county boroughs of:
 * Swansea and
 * Neath Port Talbot.


 * The county of Mid Glamorgan was divided into the county boroughs of:
 * Bridgend,
 * Merthyr Tydfil,
 * Rhondda Cynon Taf
 * and part of Caerphilly.


 * The county of South Glamorgan was divided into the county of:
 * the Vale of Glamorgan and
 * the county and city of Cardiff.

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1542-1911 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1650-1900 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1678-2001 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1930 - at FamilySearch — index

Topics

 * Glamorgan Archives
 * Glamorgan Family History Society Pedigree Collection
 * The Aberkenfig Resource Centre at Bridgend.
 * Register of Cottage Leases Dowlais Iron Company 1818 to 1877
 * Glamorgan Censuses
 * Glamorgan Electoral Registers
 * Glamorgan Estate Rentals
 * Glamorgan Maritime Records
 * Glamorgan Nonconformist Records
 * Glamorgan Parishes
 * Glamorgan Police Records
 * Glamorgan Poor Law Unions
 * Municipal cemeteries in Glamorgan
 * Glamorgan Societies

Research tools

 * The Glamorgan Record Office in Cardiff.
 * The West Glamorgan Archive Service in Swansea.
 * Swansea Wills

Websites

 * Wales Glamorgan Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Wales, West Glamorgan, Elecorral Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Wales Glamorgan Church of Wales Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * 1885 County Map: Courtesy of London Ancestor
 * [[Media:Glamorgan_Parish_map.jpg|Parish map]]
 * 1885 Borough Map of Swansea: Courtesy of London Ancestor
 * Maps and other information around Old Merthyr Tydfil
 * Glamorganshire Resources and Help pages RootsChat Glamorganshire Resources and Help pages. (Free).
 * Dissenter Index for Glamorgan &amp; Monmouthshire
 * Rootsweb Glamorgan board
 * BBC Wales south-east genealogy
 * Boundary Commission Map 1885 Use this for determining which division a family lived in when searching electoral registers. Petty session divisions are also included.
 * Cardiff Merchant Marine Indexes, Agreement &amp; Crew Lists
 * St. Bride's Super Ely
 * Swansea Wills
 * Glamorgan Archives