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Guide to '''Radnorshire, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | Guide to '''Radnorshire, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
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== Historic Radnorshire == | == Historic Radnorshire == | ||
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Guide to Radnorshire, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
Contents
Historic Radnorshire[edit | edit source]
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Radnorshire, (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed or Maesyfed) was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire, to the south by Breconshire, to the west by Cardiganshire and to the east by the English counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire The county was created following the Act of Union of 1535, between Wales and England. The county town was initially New Radnor (Welsh: Maesyfed) but this was later replaced by Presteigne (Welsh: Llanandras). The administrative county of Radnorshire, with an elected county council, was created in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod) became the new county town. The county was mainly rural and agricultural and has always been the poorest in Wales. Motto: Ewch yn Uwch (English: Higher and Higher) Chapman Code: RAD |
1974-1996 Powys[edit | edit source]
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Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Radnorshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974. Radnorshire became a district of the newly formed county of Powys. The population at that time was about 19,000. |
Modern Powys[edit | edit source]
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The situation remained unchanged following further local government reorganisation in 1996. |
Parishes[edit | edit source]
- See a list of the parishes in Radnorshire with links to their pages.
- Interactive map of Radnorshire Parishes.
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1542-1911 - Wales Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911 at FamilySearch — images
- 1650-1900 - Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900 at FamilySearch — index
- 1678-2001 - Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch — index
- 1930 - England and Wales National Register, 1939 at FamilySearch — index
Topics[edit | edit source]
- Radnorshire Nonconformist Records
- Radnorshire Poor Law Unions
- Court records provide an opportunity to learn about people in Wales that may not be found as expected in church records. The Court of Great Sessions produced an extensive series of records. See Radnorshire Great Sessions Records for details.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Radnorshire Resources and Help pages RootsChat Radnorshire Resources and Help pages. (Free).
- Radnorshire landowners in 1873
- Rootsweb Radnorshire board
- Radnorshire landowners in 1873
- Knighton Workhouse 1881
