County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. '''County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf was created from the historic county of Breconshire. View the Breconshire County page.'''

Background
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 Clydach Vale.

Communities
See Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
District Register Office, Municipal Building, Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd, CF37 2DP, Wales

(with local offices in Aberdare &amp; Treorchy)

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS