Marchwiel, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy
Marchwiel (Welsh: Marchwiail) is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in the Wrexham, Wales.
Before 1974 the village was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1874 and 1996 in the County of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the modern Wrexham.
History
"MARCHWIEL (AMRCHWIAIL), a parish in the hundred of Bromfield, county of Denbigh; 2 miles (S.E.) from Wrexham, containing 553 inhabitants. This parish, which is situatied in the eastern part of the county, is intersected by the road from Wrexham, which here branches off to Whitchurch and to Ellesmere." (A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, 1833, Samuel Lewis)
The ancient parish comprised the two townships of Marchwiel and Sontley.
For more information see: Marchwiel, Denbighshire at GENUKI
| Marchwiel Parish | |
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| Jurisdictions | |
| County bef 1974 | add here |
| County 1 Apr 1974-31 Mar 1996 | add here |
| County 1 Apr 1996 - | add here |
| Civ Reg District | Wrexham (1881) |
| Reg Sub-district | Holt (1881) |
| Probate Court | add here |
| Diocese | St. Asaph (1864) |
| Rural Deanery | Marchwiel (1864) |
| Chapelry | add here |
| Poor Law Union | Wrexham |
| Hundred | Bromfield |
| Province | Canterbury (1864) |
| Hamlets | add here |
Administration
| Years | County |
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| 1536 - 31 March 1974 | Denbighshire |
| 1 April 1974 - 31 March 1996 | Clwyd |
| from 1 April 1996 | Wrexham |
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
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| 1861 | — | |
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| 1911 | — | |
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Resources
Cemeteries
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Church Records
Parish Registers
| Church of Wales Chapels and Parish Registers | |||||||
Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Marchwiel was DATE.
Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Marchwiel is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.
Estates
Genealogies
Medieval Community Trees
Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.
Published Sources
Record Compilations
Research Facilities
Archives
Libraries
Maps and Gazetteers
Websites
- Marchwiel Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
- Marchwiel Wrexham Churches Survey at CPAT