County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Wales Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

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

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Merthyr Tydfil.

Parishes
See Communities in Merthyr Tydfil
 * Interactive map of Merthyr Tydfil Parishes.

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
Merthyr Tydfil Register Office Tŷ Penderyn 26 High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DP Wales

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS