Gwaenysgor, Flintshire, Wales Genealogy

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

History
Gwaenysgor, or Gwaunysgor, is a village and ecclesiastical parish in Flintshire, Wales. It is in the community of Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor.

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 1856: "This parish, which is embosomed in hills, and surrounded by lofty mountains, abounds with lead ore, and very extensive mines have been worked for many years with considerable advantage to the proprietors. The village is pleasantly situated at the base of a ridge of hills, on the summit of which are numerous verdant tumuli, supposed to be the sepulchres of persons of distinction at some remote period." (From Handbook for the Vale of Clwyd, William Davis, 1856)

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

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

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

Websites

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