Wales Genealogy

Featured Article
Record offices and libraries with records about your Welsh ancestors are scattered throughout Wales, England and the United States. The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City are notable examples where you might spend days of fruitful searching. Don't overlook local gems like the Aberkenfig Resource Centre.

Searching Before 1800?
In early Wales there was a legal need to know not only your pedigree but also your kindred. This led to the creation of early manuscript pedigrees. Many of those Welsh pedigrees are available. Read more... 

Did You Know?
Websites are available listing records and resources for individual parishes. The site for Llangynfelyn in Mid Wales is an example of a good one. A site exists for the hamlet of Rhyndwyclydach in Llangyfelach parish Glamorganshire where transcripts of two chapel membership lists (Gellionnen and Baran), land tax assessments, census, directories and overseers of the poor may be viewed.

Useful Websites
National Gazetteer of Wales

Wales Lookup Exchange

National Library of Wales ISYS:web search

Graveyard Welsh

Maritime Wales