County Borough of Torfaen, Wales Genealogy
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Guide to County Borough of Torfaen, 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 reorganization 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 Pontypool, Torfaen, Pontypool.
County Borough of Torfaen - 1996[edit | edit source]
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The County Borough of Torfaen (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen) 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 Torfaen with links to their pages.
- Interactive map of Torfaen 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]
- Civic Centre
- PONTYPOOL
- NP4 6YB
- Wales
- Telephone: 01495 742132
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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