Wales Websites

= All Wales/General =



Archives &amp; libraries

Access to Archives Home Descriptions of records held at various archives in England and Wales

Archives Network Wales Descriptions of documents held by record offices, universities and other repositories in Wales.

ISYSweb Free Text Search (National Library of Wales) This allows for a keyword search of the manuscript collections. Try a search for a parish or farm name. In some cases a brief extract from the manuscript (such as a title deed) is included which may provide names, dates, places, relationships etc.



Birth Caculator


 * Birth Date Calculator This helps calculate the birth date when all you know is the date of death and age at death.



Cemeteries


 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Search -The "Debt of Honour Register" is the Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated.;


 * War Graves In Britain - The intent of this organization is to create awareness of the local Commonwealth War graves in Great Britain and compile a record of untended war graves.



Census


 * 1901 Census index - Royal Navy Ships -An index of ships that were at sea or in ports on the day (March 31, 1901) when the 1901 census was taken. ;;;

[http//www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.html;Census - Indexes 1881 Ships in South Wales]- An index of ships that were in South Wales Ports &amp; other English ports on the day the 1881 census was taken.;;;

[http//www.censusfinder.com/wales.htm :;Census - Indexes various] - Links to census indexes from various Welsh counties and other uncommon census locations. ;

Census, cemeteries records, etc. - Indexes;

[http://www.findmypast.com/CensusChooseSearchType.jsp findmypast. -]

[http://www.findmypast.com/CensusChooseSearchType.jsp Census var. years];;;

[http//freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl;FreeCEN - Search]; This project aims to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns.;

GENUKI - Home page (with numerous surname indexes);Jews In Wales Census Database-Searchable databases which has tens of thousands of entries for Jews, referring to individuals in the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.;

Rootsweb.com - UK &amp; Ireland database ;

Church records


 * Caerwent - Church records - Indexes CMBs


 * Church records, census, MIs., Military, etc. - Indexes (&amp; reference aids)


 * Directories - Baptist Ministers in Baptisit Magazine 1811


 * Directories - Fasti Ecclesiastae Anglicanae - index


 * GENUKI - Home page (with numerous surname indexes)


 * Hugh Wallis' Website - IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America


 * IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America


 * ISYSweb Free Text Search (Nat'l Library of Wales)


 * National Library of Wales catalog homepage (ISYSweb)


 * National Library Wales - Catalogues &amp; Resources


 * Rootsweb.com - webpage (UK &amp; Ireland database search engine)



Civil registration


 * 1837online - Birth, marriages &amp; deaths 1837-2001


 * Civil Registration - Birth, Marr &amp; Dth forms pdf application forms


 * Civil Registration - Indexes - FreeBMD.Rootsweb


 * Civil Registration forms - BMD.pdf


 * findmypast.com - Dth Duty Indx 1796-1903, BMDs at Sea, etc


 * GRO - Civil Registration Certificate ording online


 * GRO Online Certificate Ordering


 * North Wales BMD


 * UKBMD - Births, Marriages, Deaths Indexes On-Line



Court records


 * Crime and Punishment Database from the Court of Great Sessions gaol files for the years 1730-1830.



Dictionaries


 * Oxford English Dictionary online



Directories


 * Church records - Directories - Baptist Ministers in Baptist Mag 1811


 * Church records - Directories - Fasti Ecclesiastae Anglicanae - index


 * Nobility - Welsh Castle Database online


 * RCAHMW Welsh Chapels Digital Archiving


 * Welsh Castle Database



Directory - Churches


 * Chapel Recording Project - Welsh Chapels


 * Church Photographs - online


 * The Parish Clerk Index



Emigrant &amp; Immigrant


 * Census - Indexes 1881 Ships in South Wales


 * EllisIsland .org


 * Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild


 * Immigration &amp; emigration - Indx Brits in S. America


 * Welsh Mariners Index online



Favorites


 * Access to Archives Home


 * Alanmann.com Internet Resources - English Genealogy


 * Archives &amp; Libraries - The National Archives website


 * Archon


 * Burke's Peerage


 * Civil Registration - Birth, Marr &amp; Dth forms pdf application forms


 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Search


 * Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet


 * EllisIsland .org


 * FamilySearch - Search


 * findmypast.com - Civ. Reg., Dth Duty Wills, BMDs, Cen. etc database


 * FreeBMD Home Page


 * FreeCEN - Search


 * GENUKI - Home page (with numerous surname indexes)


 * Historical Manuscripts Commission - ARCHON Home page


 * Hugh Wallis' Website - IGI Batch No.s - British Isles &amp; No. America


 * IGI Batch Numbers - British Isles and North America


 * Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild;ISYSweb Free Text Search (Nat'l Library of Wales)


 * National Library of Wales catalog homepage (ISYSweb)


 * National Library Wales - Catalogues &amp; Resources


 * Rootsweb.com - UK &amp; Ireland database


 * Vision of Britain



Gazetteers


 * Chapel Recording Project - Welsh Chapels


 * Gazetteers - Glossary of Welsh Place-Name Elements


 * Gazetteers - Index of Places in England &amp; Wales


 * Imperial Gazetteer of England &amp; Wales


 * The Parish Clerk Index


 * Vision of Britain


 * Some Place-names in South Wales



Genealogy


 * Genealogy - Indexes various records


 * Gentleman's Magazine Search


 * Indexes links var.


 * Wales Lookup Exchange,a genealogy help page



Handbooks


 * Chronology - Useful dates in British history



Heraldry


 * Burke's Peerage


 * Nobility - Indexes Castle Index


 * Nobility - Indexes The Country House Database



Jews


 * JewishGen UK Database


 * Welsh Census Returns Jews 1851,1891



Maps


 * Maps - Get a map from Ordnance Survey



Merchant marines


 * Lloyds Ship Reigster index


 * Welsh Mariners Index online



Military records


 * British Battles - previous centuries


 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Search


 * Index to Naval Officers 1849


 * Military Indexes Land Forces of GB, the Empire &amp; Commonwealth


 * Military records - Indexes - The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)


 * Napoleanic War Naval Indexes


 * Regiments.Org


 * The National Archives Trafalgar ancestors


 * War Graves In Britain


 * WW II Unit Histories &amp; Officers



Names - Geographical


 * Gazetteers - Glossary of Welsh Place-Name Elements



Names - Personal


 * Online Welsh Names Directory



Newspapers


 * Gentleman's Magazine Search;The Global Gazette - online mag articles



Nobility


 * Nobility - Indexes Castle Index


 * Nobility - Indexes The Country House Database



Occupations


 * Occupations - Indexes Coal Mining


 * Welsh Coal Mines Includes a list of coal mines throughout Wales but most listed are in south Wales.



Probate records


 * Documents Online



Public records



Schools


 * Schools - Indexes The UK Schools History Site

= Anglesey =



Census


 * Amlwch Census 1841-1901


 * Anglesey Census - var. par.


 * Anglesey Union Workhouse 1881 Census


 * Census - Indexes - 17 parishes


 * Llanelian 1851 Census



Church records


 * Anglesey Calvinistic Meth. BrthsBapts pre-1837


 * Holyhead Wes. Methodist BrthsBapts 1842-1890


 * Llanbadrig marr. 1813-1837


 * St Eleth CMs 1813-1837


 * Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms-Births in the Beaumaris Circuit


 * Wesleyan Methodist Births-Baptisms, Holyhead Circuit - 1842-1890



Civil Registration


 * Civil Registration - No. Wales BMDs 1837-1950



= Breconshire =



Cemeteries


 * Cyngor Sir Powys County Council Powys County Archives Office



Census


 * Brecknock Co. Census - 3 Links


 * Breconshire Census - Indexes 1841-71


 * Builth- Census - Indexes 1881 (Workhouse)


 * Census - Indexes (keep checking for new ones)


 * www.workhouses.org.uk



Church records


 * Breconshire - Church records - Marr. 1754-1812


 * Breconshire marr 1754-1812



Directories


 * Directories - 1793-1798



= Caenarvonshire =



Census


 * Aber - Census - Indexes - 1851


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 * Aber - Census - Indexes 1851 (download)


 * Bangor &amp; Beaumaris - Census - 1881 Workhouse


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 * Beaumaris &amp; Bangor - Census - Indexes 1881 workhouse


 * Caernarfon - Census - Indexes 1881 workhouse


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 * Census - Indexes (various)


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 * Conway - Census - Indexes 1881 workhouse


 * Llyn Peninsula Census 1861 - var. par.


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 * Pwlleli - Census - Indexes 1881 workhouse



Church records


 * Carnarvon - Pew Rentals


 * Conwy St Mary's Parish MIs


 * Marriage Bonds



Civil Registration


 * North Wales Births Marriages &amp; Deaths



Genealogy



= Cardiganshire =



Cemeteries



Census


 * Aberystwyth 1881 Census Workhouse


 * Cardigan Census - Indexes 1881 workhouse


 * Cardiganshire - Census - Indexes 1891, 1871


 * Cardiganshire Workhouses 1881 Census var.


 * Census - Indexes (various - countrywide)


 * Census, church records - Indexes (strays)


 * Lampeter 1881 Census Workhouse


 * Llangynfelyn - Adran Cyfrifiadau- 1841-1901 Censuses



Church records


 * Cardiganshire Marr Index 1813-1837


 * Index to Marriages


 * Llanbadarn Fawr - Church records - Indexes marr. 1813-1837


 * Llancynfelin- Cofrestr Priodasau - Marr 1813-1880


 * Llanfihangel Genau'r-Glyn - Church records - marr. 1813-1837


 * Llangynfelin - Church records - marr. 1813-1837


 * Ysbyty Cynfyn - Church records - marr. 1813-1837



Directories


 * Directories - 1830



Genealogy


 * Genealogy - Indexes (various)


 * One Place Study for Llangynfelyn Includes links to many indexes and records for this parish.



Merchant marine


 * Merchant Marine - Indexes 1881



Schools


 * Schools - Indexes Oxford U. alumni



= Carmarthenshire =



Census


 * Cardiganshire 1891, 1871 (part) Census Index


 * Carmarthenshire - Census - Indexes 1841-1871


 * Carmarthenshire- Census 1841-1851 $


 * Census - Indexes (various - coutnrywide)


 * Census - Indexes 1881 Merchant shipping


 * Census, church records - Indexes (strays)



Church records


 * Cardigan Index to Marriages


 * Eglws Fach - Church records - Indexes marr. 1813-1837



Directories


 * Directories - 1830



Schools


 * Schools - Indexes Oxford U. alumni



= Denbighshire =



Church records


 * Denbighshire PRs lookup for two par.


 * Memorial Inscriptions for St Mary's Parish church Conwy North Wales



Civil Registration


 * Civil Registration - Indexes No. Wales BMDs 1837-1950


 * Wrexham (Denbighshire) - Indexes - 1837-1997



= Flintshire =



Church records


 * Flintshire PRs Lookup two par.



= Glamorganshire =



Cemeteries


 * Penrhys Cemetery



Census


 * Census - Indexes (2 links_ periodically updated))



Church records


 * Church records - Dissenter Index Co.s Glamorgan &amp; Monmouth



Court records





Directories


 * Cardiff - Directory 1858-1859


 * Directory - 1880 various parishes



Land &amp; property


 * Glamorgan - Land &amp; property - Indx (deeds) pre-1700-1864



Merchant marines


 * Cardiff - Merchant marine - Indexes Agreement &amp; Crew Lists


 * Merchant marine - Indexes (Channel Pilots)



Probate


 * SwanseaWills



Public records


 * Cardiff - Public Records - Indexes


 * Glamorgan - Public records - Indexes



= Merionethshire =



Census


 * Barmouth - Census - Indexes 1901


 * Dinas Mawddwy - Census - Indexes 1851


 * Dolgellau - Census - Indexes 1851, 1881, 1891 &amp; 1901


 * Llanelltyd - Census - Indexes 1841, 1881


 * Llanfachreth - Census - Indexes 1881


 * Llanfair - Census - Indexes 1851



Church records


 * Langar - Church records - Indexes CMBs 1664-1831


 * Llanelltyd - Church records - Indexes CMBs (part)


 * Llanfachreth - Church records - Indexes CMBs (partial)


 * Maentwrog - Church records - Indexes CMBs (part)


 * Trawsfynydd - Church records - Indexes CMBs



Civil Registration


 * Civil Registration - Indexes No. Wales BMDs 1837-1950



Directories


 * Dolgelly - Directories - 1835


 * Dolgelly - Directories - Universal British Directory 1791



= Montgomeryshire =



Cemeteries


 * Monmouthshire Monumental Inscriptions



Census


 * Census records - Indexes (updated periodically 2)


 * Census records - Indexes (updated periodically)


 * Llanfyllin - Census - Indexes 1881 Union Workhouse



Church records


 * Llanlugan - Church records - Indexers CMBs



Civil Registration


 * Civil Registration - Indexes No. Wales BMDs 1837-1950



Directories


 * Llanidloes - Directories 1835


 * Machynlleth - Directories - 1835



= Pembrokeshire =



Census


 * Census - Indexes - var. years &amp; places


 * Census records - Indexes - 2 workhouse links


 * Census, church records - Indexes (strays)


 * Llanboidy 1861


 * Pembrokeshire Census Index - 1871, 1891



Church records


 * Church records - Indexes - Marriages 1813-1837


 * Church records - Indexes marrs. countywide



Directories


 * Directories - 1830



Schools


 * Schools - Indexes Oxford U. alumni



= Radnorshire =



Census


 * Census - Indexes - 1 Link (periodically updated)


 * Census - Indexes - 2 links (updated periodically);