County of Cardiff, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County of Cardiff, 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 was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former County of South Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

Communities
See Communities in Cardiff

Parishes

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

Online Records

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

Register Office

 * Cardiff Register Office
 * City Hall
 * Cathays Park
 * Cardiff
 * CF10 3ND
 * Wales
 * Telephone: 029 2087 1680/029 2087 1684

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS