Mold, Flintshire, Wales Genealogy

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

History
Mold (Welsh: Yr Wyddgrug) is the county town, community and ecclesiastical parish in Flintshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the town was in the historic county of Flintshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Flintshire.

In 1812 - "Mold is a market town situated in a small but fertile plain, surrounded by rugged hills, richly productive of mineral treasure. It consists principally of one long and spacious street, comprising 682 houses, and has a population amounting to 4235. On the north side is a mount, partly natural, and partly artificial, from where is a fine view of of the circumjacent country, with Moel-y-famma (sic) rising proudly pre-eminent among the Clwydian hills". (From North Wales, Rev. J. Evans, 1812)

For more information on Mold see:
 * | Mold 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 Mold was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Mold is DATESANDNAMESCIVREG.

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

Websites

 * Vision of Britain - Mold
 * Mold Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
 * Mold War Memorial at Clwyd FHS