County of Newport, Wales Genealogy

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County Borough of Newport

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

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Background[edit | edit source]

The county was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county was previously part of the former County of Gwent and, before that, the former historic county of Monmouthshire which was abolished in 1974.

In 2002, the town of Newport was given city status. The council then renamed itself City of Newport or Dinas Casnewydd in Welsh.

County of Newport - 1996[edit | edit source]

County Borough of Newport - 1996

The County Borough of Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is a Unitary Authority centered on the city of Newport in Wales. The headquarters of the authority are in the city of Newport.