County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales Genealogy

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County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf

Guide to County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Background

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 and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

The headquarters of the authority are in Clydach Vale.

County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf - 1996

County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf - 1996

The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Tâf) is a Unitary Authority centred on the Rhondda, Cynon and Taf valleys in Wales. The county is frequently abbreviated to RCT!

Communities

See Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Parishes

• See a list of the parishes in Rhondda Cynon Taf with links to their pages.
• Interactive map of Rhondda Cynon Taf Parishes.

Online Records

• 1678-2001 Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch How to Use this Collection; index

Register Office

• Pontypridd Registry Office
  

District Register Office

Municipal Building

Gelliwastad Road

Pontypridd

CF37 2DP

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(with local offices in Aberdare Treorchy)

Archives

• Rhondda Cynon Taf Archives and Libraries

Family History

• Glamorgan FHS