County Borough of Bridgend, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Bridgend, 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 Mid 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 Bridgend.

Parishes
See Communities in Bridgend
 * Interactive map of Bridgend Parishes.

Online Records

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

Register Office
Register Office Tŷ'r Ardd Sunnyside BRIDGEND CF31 4AR Wales

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

Family History

 * Glamorgan FHS