County Borough of Torfaen, Wales Genealogy

Guide to County Borough of Torfaen, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Background
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former County of Gwent and, before that, the former historic county of Monmouthshire which was abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Pontypool, Torfaen, Pontypool.

Communities
See Communities in Torfaen

Parishes

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

Online Records

 * 1678-2001 at FamilySearch — index

Register Office
Register Office, Civic Centre, PONTYPOOL, NP4 6YB, Wales

Archive
The county borough forms part of the Gwent Archives in Ebbw Vale.

Family History

 * Gwent FHS