Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, Wales Genealogy

A guide to genealogy in Llangeler, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc.

Llangeler is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Carmarthenshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Dyfed. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Carmarthenshire.

History
LLANGELER (LLAN-GELER), a parish, in the union of NEWCASTLE-EMLYN, higher division of the hundred of ELVET, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 5 miles (E. by S.) from Newcastle-Emlyn. It comprises by computation 6414 acres, of which nearly 2000 are arable, 3480 pasture, 900 waste, and the remainder woodland; the surface is undulated, and the surrounding scenery pleasantly varied, embracing a portion of the fertile and picturesque Vale of Teivy. The church, dedicated to St. Celer, is a plain and neat edifice, in good repair. An ancient chapel of ease, dedicated to St. Mary, and thence called "Capel Mair," has been entirely demolished. There is a place of worship which is jointly appropriated to Independents and Presbyterians.

For more information on Llangeler see Llangeler at GENUKI

Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].

Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Llangeler was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Llangeler is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.

Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Llangeler at Vision of Britain