Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy

Guide to Glamorgan County, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Glamorgan, Wales Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Online Records

 * 1542-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1570-1994 Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570-1994 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1650-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1832-1978 Glamorganshire, Wales, Electoral Registers, 1832-1978 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1845-1920 Glamorganshire, Wales, Glamorgan County Ayslum Records, 1845-1920 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1850-1920 Glamorgan, Wales, Workhouse Registers, 1850-1920 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1904-1920 Cardiff, Wales, Index to Police Constabulary Registers, 1904-1920 at Ancestry.com — index, ($)

Background
Glamorgan was sometimes, incorrectly, known as Glamorganshire. A shire is a traditional term for a partition of land. In the United Kingdom, a shire often referred to ancient counties with names that ended in “shire.” These counties are usually, but not always, named after their county town. In Wales, the county Glamorgan is occasionally referred to with the “shire” suffix. Records for this area can be searched using both names.

The county was abolished in 1974.

Glamorgan Abolished and Subdivided

 * Following further local government reorganisation, the counties of West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan were abolished on April 1, 1996.
 * The county of West Glamorgan was divided into the newly created county boroughs of:
 * Swansea and
 * Neath Port Talbot.


 * The county of Mid Glamorgan was divided into the county boroughs of:
 * Bridgend,
 * Merthyr Tydfil,
 * Rhondda Cynon Taf
 * and part of Caerphilly.


 * The county of South Glamorgan was divided into the county of:
 * the Vale of Glamorgan and
 * the county and city of Cardiff.

Parishes

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

Hundreds
Below are the Hundreds of Glamorgan.

Topics

 * Glamorgan Archives
 * Glamorgan Censuses
 * Glamorgan Electoral Registers
 * Glamorgan Estate Rentals
 * Glamorgan Family History Society Pedigree Collection
 * Glamorgan Maritime Records
 * Glamorgan Nonconformist Records
 * Glamorgan Police Records
 * Glamorgan Poor Law Unions
 * Glamorgan Societies
 * Municipal cemeteries in Glamorgan
 * Glamorgan Parishes
 * Register of Cottage Leases Dowlais Iron Company 1818 to 1877
 * The Aberkenfig Resource Centre at Bridgend

Research tools

 * Swansea Wills
 * The Glamorgan Record Office in Cardiff
 * The West Glamorgan Archive Service in Swansea

Websites

 * 1885 Borough Map of Swansea: Courtesy of London Ancestor
 * 1885 County Map Courtesy of London Ancestor
 * BBC Wales south-east genealogy
 * Boundary Commission Map 1885 Use this for determining which division a family lived in when searching electoral registers. Petty session divisions are also included
 * Cardiff Merchant Marine Indexes, Agreement &amp; Crew Lists
 * Dissenter Index for Glamorgan &amp; Monmouthshire
 * Glamorgan Archives
 * Maps and other information around Old Merthyr Tydfil
 * [[Media:Glamorgan_Parish_map.jpg|Parish Map]]
 * RootsChat Glamorganshire Resources and Help pages
 * Rootsweb Glamorgan board
 * St. Bride's Super Ely
 * Swansea Wills
 * Wales Glamorgan Church of Wales Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Wales Glamorgan Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Wales, West Glamorgan, Elecorral Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records