Welsh Family History Online

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Welsh Family History Online

Findmypast: the good, the bad and the uglyhttp://www.findmypast.com

• Wales parish registers (also on FamilySearch)

• Census 1841-1911 (also on FamilySearch for free & Ancestry for $$$)

• Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

• Non-conformist births, baptisms, burials and marriages before 1837 (TNA RG4-RG8 records)

Findmypast: the good, the bad and the uglyhttp://www.findmypast.com

• Death Duty Registers 1796-1903

• National Burial Index (unique to findmypast)

• 1939 National Registration (expect this to be released sometime in 2015) (unique to findmypast)

• Periodical Source Index (Persi) images to articles are being linked on FMP

National Library of Wales

National Library of Wales

• Wills and Probate Records: Pre 1858 probates searchable by name, parish, township, occupation

• Welsh Newspapers Online 1804-1919 (FREE): http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/home

• Archives and Manuscripts (includes marriage bonds & allegations: http://isys.llgc.org.uk/

National Library of Wales

• Crime and Punishment (Court of Great Session Gaol files 1730-1830) http://www.llgc.org.uk/sesiwn_fawr/index_s.htm

• Welsh Biography Online: http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/index.html

• Welsh Journals Online: http://welshjournals.llgc.org.uk/

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Genuki

• Record Search

• Family Tree

• Family History Library Catalog

• FamilySearch Books

• FamilySearch Wiki

• England & Wales Jurisdictions 1851

• Community Trees

• Wales parish register indexes

• Census 1841-1911

• Wales Probate Abstracts 1544-1858 (all name indexes in a browse image collection)

• England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

• Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907 (should include some Bishop’s Transcripts)

• Wales Marriages, 1541-1900 (should include some Bishop’s Transcripts)

• Wales, Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911

• Wales, Glamorgan, West Glamorgan, Electoral Registers, 1839-1925

What does an American do with this?

FamilySearch Research Wiki

A free collection of family history articles provided by family history enthusiasts from around the world

Where can you learn how to search for an immigrant ancestor?

http://histfam.familysearch.org/

Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

This website allows you to build a story around a topic or ancestor and view information created by others.

Search or browse existing collections for items of interest or create your own collection

Google Books

The National Archives (TNA) & A2A http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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