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Census returns

 

Census returns are detailed returns of all those occupying every house in every street, and they are made every ten years. These returns are very useful documents to aid a family history search.

 

Census returns are currently available for the years of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901. They can be consulted for the County of Glamorgan and most of Monmouthshire at the Glamorgan Records Office Cardiff. The 1901 Census is now available on the Internet, you can access this at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/census/

 

Glamorgan Records Office

Tel: (029) 2087 2200

E-mail: GlamRO@Cardiff.gov.uk

 

Further information can be found on the Archives Council of Wales website at: www.llgc.org.uk/cac/

 

For more information about Census Online contact:

Census Online Team

Public Record Office

Kew

Richmond

Surrey TW9 4DU

Tel: (020) 8392 5200

 


 

Parish Registers

Parish registers are another good source of important information. These hold records of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, some of which have survived since 1538 when Ministers and Clergy were first introduced to recording such events.

Registers for the Glamorgan Parishes can be consulted in:

Glamorgan Records Office Cardiff

Tel: (020) 2087 2200

E-mail: GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk

Website: www.llgc.org.uk/cac/      (Archives Wales)

                www.glamro.gov.uk       (Glamorgan Records Office)

 

Some local libraries also hold Parish Records for their area.


 

General Register Office

The General Register Office Indexes are alphabetical personal-name indexes to all the births, deaths and marriages registered in England and Wales since civil registration began on 1July 1837.

 

These indexes also hold some births, deaths and marriages of British Nationals and British Armed Forces, which took place abroad, from the late 18th century including both World Wars.

 

The Glamorgan Records office has purchased a complete set of these indexes on microfiche for the years 1837-2001.

 

There may be a number of other websites also available on the internet to aid with tracing your family history.

Vale of Glamorgan Council, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry CF63 4RU, Tel: (01446) 700111