County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Caerphilly, 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 split between the former County of Gwent and the County of Mid Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic counties of Monmouthshire and Glamorgan which were abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Caerphilly.

Communities
See Communities in Caerphilly

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Register Office

 * County Borough of Caerphilly Register Office
 * Gwasanaeth Cofrestru
 * Tŷ Penallta
 * Parc Tredomen
 * Ystrad Mynach
 * Hengoed
 * CF82 7PG
 * Wales
 * Telephone: 01443 863478

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS
 * Gwent FHS