Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy

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Gwersyllt is a village and ecclesiastical parish in the County Borough of Wrexham in Wales.

History
"A township in the parish of Gresford, Union of Wrexham, hundred of Bromfield, county of Denbigh; 2½ miles (NNW) from Wrexham; on the road to Mold, containing 834 inhabitants. This township, which is sometimes regarded as divided into Lower and Upper Gwersyllt, is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, commanding in some parts a fine view of the Vale Royal of Cheshire. Here are coal mines in active operation, also two mills for the drawing of wire. ..... Wat's Dyke, an ancient boundary between England and Wales, is distinctly visible in this township." [A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833 &amp; 1849, Samuel Lewis]

The new parish of Gwersyllt was formed by an Order in Council in November 1851, from parts of the townships of Gwersyllt (formerly in Gresford), and Stansty (formerly in Wrexham). For more information see Gwersyllt, Denbighshire at genuki.org.uk

Civil Records
Births, marriages and deaths in Gwersyllt are recorded in the GRO indexes as:

Census Records
The parish of Wrexham, and later the parish of Gwersyllt, formed part of the Wrexham Registrar's District.

Poor Law Union Records
The Wrexham Union was created on 30 March 1837 and the parish of Wrexham, and later the parish of Gwersyllt, formed part of this. A workhouse was built at Croesnewydd in Wrexham. The records of the Wrexham Union are now held at Denbighshire Record Office in Ruthin.

Web Sites

 * Gwersyllt War Memorial at Clwyd FHS
 * Gwersyllt Parish Church at Clwyd FHSs