County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, Wales Genealogy
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Guide to County Borough of Blaenau Gwent, 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 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 Ebbw Vale.
County Borough of Blaenau Gwent - 1996[edit | edit source]
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The County Borough of Blaenau Gwent (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent) is a Unitary Authority in the Valleys of south-east Wales. |
Communities[edit | edit source]
Parishes[edit | edit source]
- See a list of the parishes in Blaenau Gwent with links to their pages.
- Interactive map of Blaenau Gwent Parishes
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1678-2001 Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Register Office[edit | edit source]
The Register Office,
Bedwellty House,
Morgan Street,
TREDEGAR,
NP22 3XN,
Wales.
Archive[edit | edit source]
The county borough forms part of the Gwent Archives in Ebbw Vale.
Societies[edit | edit source]
Family History[edit | edit source]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
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