County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Wales Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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 Gwent and, before that, the former historic county of Monmouthshire which was abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Ebbw Vale.

Communities
See Communities in Blaenau Gwent

Parishes

 * See a list of the parishes in Blaenau Gwent with links to their pages.
 * Interactive map of Blaenau Gwent Parishes.

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
The Register Office, Bedwellty House, Morgan Street, TREDEGAR, NP22 3XN, Wales.

Archive
The county borough forms part of the Gwent Archives in Ebbw Vale.

Family History

 * Gwent FHS