Barry, Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Barry, Glamorgan ancestry, family history, and genealogy: civil registration, census records, and parish register transcripts.

History
BARRY, (AKA "Barri") a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of Dinas-Powys, county of Glamorgan, South Wales, 10 miles (S. W.) from Cardiff. This parish is situated on the shore of the Bristol Channel, by which it is bounded on the south; and comprises a small tract of country, pleasingly diversified, and richly ornamented with woods of luxuriant growth, and thriving coppices of underwood. The views, extending over the Channel and the adjacent country, are interesting and extensive. The soil of Barry, though resting upon a tenacious clay, is in general fertile, producing chiefly wheat of good quality. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.

For more information on Barry see Barry at GENUKI

Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Barry was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Barry is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.

Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Y Barri at Vision of Britain