Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales Genealogy

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

History
Cilcain is a small community and ecclesiastical parish in Flintshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village 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 1890: "Cilcain is a very ancient village, lying beneath Moel Fammau, the highest of the Clwydian Hills. ... This village lies in the midst, and commands an extensive range, of most beautiful scenery. The cottages and farmhouses are nearly all whitewashed or coloured, and look exceedingly picturesque." (From Handy Guide to Mold and the Neighbourhood, Tweddel, 1890)

Cilcain was one of the "ancient parishes" of Flintshire. It originally comprised the seven townships of Cefn, Llan (or Tre'r Llan), Llystynhunydd (or Glust), Llys y Coed, Maes y Groes, Mechlas (or Dolfechlas), and Trellyniau. On 27 June 1848, the township of Trellyniau and part of the township of Llystynhunydd went to the new parish of Rhesycae. On 31 March 1865, the remainder of Llystynhunydd, and parts of the townships of Cefn and Mechlas went to the new parish of Rhydymwyn.

For more information on Cilacain, see:
 * | Cilcain 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 PARISH was DATE.

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

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

Websites

 * Vision of Britain - Cilcain
 * Cilcain parish church at Clwyd FHS
 * Cilcain War Memorial at Clwyd FHS