County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, 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 South Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

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

Communities
See Communities in the Vale of Glamorgan

Parishes

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

Online Records

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

Register Office

 * Vale of Glamorgan Council Civic Offices
 * Holton Road
 * BARRY
 * CF63 4RU
 * Wales
 * Telephone: 01446 700111

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS