County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Genealogy
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Guide to County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
Background[edit | edit source]
The county borough was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganisation of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former County of Mid Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.
The headquarters of the authority are in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy.
County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil - 1996[edit | edit source]
The County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a Unitary Authority centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Genealogy in Wales. |
Parishes[edit | edit source]
See Communities in Merthyr Tydfil
- Interactive map of Merthyr Tydfil Parishes.
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1678-2001 - Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch — index
Register Office[edit | edit source]
Merthyr Tydfil Register Office
Tŷ Penderyn
26 High Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8DP
Wales
Archive[edit | edit source]
The county borough forms part of the Glamorgan Archives in Cardiff.
Family History[edit | edit source]