County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Wales Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Background
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganisation of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously split between the former County of Gwent and the County of Mid Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic counties of Monmouthshire and Glamorgan which were abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Caerphilly.

Communities
See Communities in Caerphilly

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
Register Office, Penallta House, Tredomen Park, YSTRAD MYNACH, CF82 7PG, Wales

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS
 * Gwent FHS