Wales Genealogy

United Kingdom Wales Guide to Wales ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Wales is one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (together with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and is located in the western part of Britain.

From its original Celtic origins, a distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the centuries after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century.

The country is bilingual, with both Welsh and English being official languages. However, English is the predominant language spoken, with approximately 20 percent of the population able to speak Welsh."Wales.com - Language." Welsh Government, accessed Nov. 30, 2011, http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/About_Wales/Language/Language.aspx.

Wales Clickable Map
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Wales. Click on a state below to go to the state wiki article listing more information.

States
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in the United States. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

Territories and Federal District
There are five territories and one federal district under the jurisdiction of the United States.

Former Territories
There are six former territories of the United States.

More Wales Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Wales.
 * == The historic counties ==
 * == The historic counties ==
 * == The historic counties ==

Most researchers will be researching with the context of these historic counties. Wales, like many other countries, has seen much reorganisation over time and it may be necessary to search in several counties.

See the relevant county pages for further information.

More Wales Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Wales.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Old Content
The population in Wales was estimated to be 3,006,400 from the 2011 census.

The city of Cardiff, on the south coast, is the country's capital, seat of government and chief commercial centre. It has a population of around 350,000.



Learn how to start your Welsh genealogy.

Featured resources



 * Emigration: Record Selection Guide
 * Key Online Record Set: Welsh Probates
 * Browse by Topic: Pages for Wales
 * FamilySearch: Welsh Records
 * Article: Wales Missing Census Records
 * Research Places: Aberkenfig Resource Centre Cefn Mawr Resource Centre
 * National Library of Wales: Manuscript Pedigrees
 * Family, house, and local history: Archives Wales


 * The 1911 census is now available online for all of Wales. About 13% of the schedules are printed and filled out in Welsh.
 * Ordnance Survey Maps with registration district boundaries free to search online
 * The National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth has begun a £20 million project to make large parts of its collection available on-line. The project will take 10 years to complete and will involve the digitising of millions of documents, newspapers and books.
 * The latest national Census in Wales took place on 27 March, 2011.
 * BBC Wales have relaunched their website on Welsh Family History
 * FamilySearch now has Welsh parish registers on microfilm.

Events:


 * The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History will offer a week long course on Welsh family history 10-14 October 2016.


 * More events details ...

Useful websites

 * BBC Wales - Family History
 * National Gazetteer of Wales
 * Welsh Graveyard
 * Welsh Mormon History
 * BYU Research Outline for Wales

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