Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales Genealogy

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A guide to genealogy in Bangor, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc.

For other places with similar names see: Bangor

Bangor is a city, community and ecclesiastical parish in Gwynedd, Wales.

Before 1974 the city was in the historic county of Caernarfonshire and, between 1874 and 1996 in the County of Gwynedd. In 1996 it became part of the modern County of Gwynedd.

History
In 1887: Bangor.-- par., parl. bor., and market town, Carnarvonsh., near Menai Strait, 60 m. W. of Chester and 238 m. NW. of London by rail -- par., 7543 ac., pop. 11,370; parl. bor., pop. 9026; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers.Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. It is much resorted to for sea-bathing and the beautiful scenery around it. The see of B. is the oldest in Wales; the cathedral is an interesting building. Slate is extensively quarried for exportation. B. is one of the Carnarvon dist. Of parliamentary boroughs, and with Carnarvon, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli returns 1 member to Parl. [John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)]

For more information see:Genuki - Bangor

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Vision of Britain - Bangor