Llangiwg, Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Llan-giwg, Glamorgan ancestry, family history, and genealogy: civil registration, census records, and parish register transcripts.

History
Llan-giwg (also spelled Llangiwg, Llanguick and Llanciwg) is an ecclesiastical parish in the north west portion of Glamorgan in Wales. The parish is five and a half miles Northwest of Neath. The church is dedicated to Saint Ciwg. The parish contains approximately 12,550 acres. The Duke of Beaufort was one of the largest landowners in the parish.

Cemeteries

 * Carmel: transcript (recorded in 1942) at West Glamorgan Archives
 * Cwmllynfell (old chapel): (publication of transcript and index expected in 2022)
 * Cwmllynfell (new chapel): (not recorded)
 * Monumental inscriptions, Godre'r Graig Cemetery, Llangiwg, Glamorgan
 * Gwrhyd: Monumental inscriptions, Capel y Gwrhyd, Llangiwg, Glamorgan
 * Llan-giwg St. Ciwg parish church: (publication of transcript and index expected in 2022)
 * Llan-giwg St. Peter parish church:
 * Pant-Teg: Monumental inscriptions for St. Mary's, Panteg, Monmouthshire
 * Saron Chapel (old and new):Monumental inscriptions, Saron Chapel, Treoes, Glamorgan
 * Check surrounding parishes if the person you are looking for cannot be found. For instance, search the Gellionnen and Baran Chapels in Llangyfelach parish for people who lived in Llangiwg.

Census Records
The 1841-1911 censuses are available online with indexes and images. The 1921 census is only available on Findmypast.


 * Ancestry.co.uk
 * findmypast
 * TheGenealogist.co.uk

Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (dates covered) are at the West Glamorgan Archive Service.

Church warden accounts (dates covered) are at the West Glamorgan Archive Service.

Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Llan-giwg was 2 August 1838. An index and images are available online at Welsh Tithe Maps - Places of Wales

Civil Registration
Births, marriages and deaths were recorded by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular index site is FreeBMD.

Record Compilation
Contributions contributed by the genealogical community for [specific localities] include documents, images, video and audio recordings; as well as, cultural items and family histories are found on these websites.

Llangiwg Memories FamilySearch FamilyTree Melvile Richards Archive (type the name of a parish in the "Locator" box then click "Search" Peoples Collection Wales

Estates
Estate records are a valuable resource because the majority of the Wales population have some type of connection with the varied aspects of the estate duties.
 * Beaufort


 * Cilybebyll -Turberville, Lloyd, Bassett, Leach


 * Dyffryn Clydach -Philip Williams


 * Gnoll -Herbert Macworth (manor of Caergurwen)


 * Penlle'rgaer -Griffith Price


 * Shewen - William & Joseph Shewen (entered in 1730s by marriage)


 * Ynyscedwyn - Aubrey & Gough families

Genealogies
Gibbs
 * Looking at these online family trees gives examples of where to find sources for your Welsh ancestors.

Howell

Williams

Community Trees

 * FamilySearch Community Trees - These compiled family trees contain sources from specific time periods and geographic locations for an entire town or community; See the full list of Community Trees included

Medieval Community Trees

 * Welsh Medieval Community Tree - Mostly nobility and gentry lines, dates range from 100s-1800s A.D.

Archives
Glamorgan Archives Clos Parc Morgannwg Cardiff CF11 8AW, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 29 2087 2200 Email: GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk Glamorgan Archives Facebook

The National Archives Bessant Dr Richmond TW9 4DU, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8876 3444 Email: asd@nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives (Kew) Facebook

West Glamorgan Archive Service Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3SN, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1792 636589 Email: westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk West Glamorgan Archive Service Facebook

Neath Antiquarian Society Neath Mechanics' Institute 4 Church Place Neath SA11 3LL, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1639 620139 Email: westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk Neath Antiquarian Society Facebook

Libraries
The National Library of Wales Penglais Rd Aberystwyth SY23 3BU, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1970 632800 Email: gofyn(at)llgc.org.uk National Library of Wales Facebook

Societies
Glamorgan Family History Society Off Heol Persondy Aberkenfig, Bridgend CF32 9PR, United Kingdom Telephone: +441656728531 Email: secretary@glamfhs.org.uk Glamorgan Family History Society Facebook

Swansea Valley History Society The Cross Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4AH<br United Kingdom Telephone: +441792869277 Email: rosalie.lewis@btinternet.com Ann Lewis (Chairperson) Swansea Valley History Society Facebook

Poor Law Unions
Records created by Poor Law Unions can contain valuable information for researchers. This information may include, birth date, original parish, and religion. Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records 1834-1948 page for more information.

Neath: Sept 1836 - March 1875

Pontardawe: March 1875 - 1988

Published Sources

 * Survey Roll of Kegerwen Manor 19 April 1610" Cartae et alia munimenta quae ad dominium de Glamorgancia pertinent. pp. 2156-2165. 1910.  By Godfrey L. Clark.  Cardiff : Printed by W. Lewis. Online at: Internet Archive;


 *  The Diaries of Margaret Penderel Jones of Garth 1871 to 1897. 2014. By Margaret Penderel Jones, edited by Dr. Peter Jackson. Newport: South Wales record Society.


 * The History of Pontardawe. 1996. By J.E. Morgan. Swansea:Ivor Griffiths.


 * In the Footsteps of Saints and Sinners: Llangiwg Church past, present and future. 2009. By D. Gerald O. James. Friends of Llangiwg.


 * The Industrialization of a Glamorgan Parish. pp. 345-361. 1975. By Thomas Hugh. National Library of Wales journal. Online at: GENUKI


 * The Joneses and Penderels of Garth Rhydyfro, Pontardawe. 2013. By Elizabeth F. Belcham. Glynneath : Heritage Add-ventures.


 * Old Characters of Cwmgors and Gwauncaegurwen from the year 1840. 1999. By Jonah Evans, translated by Jenni Hyatt. Online at: GENUKI


 * Old Characters of Gellinudd. By J. E. Morgan. No publisher and publication date information available.


 * Tareni Colliery: the mine, the miners and their communities : a history of a mining enterprise in The Swansea Valley. 2016. By Clive Reed. Swansea Valley: Swansea Valley Heritage.

Websites
Llangiwg church on Facebook

The Llangiwg Trust

Memories of Pontardawe and surrounds (Facebook group)

Photos (on Flickr)