Merionethshire Archives and Libraries

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Archives

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.


Meirionnydd Record Office
Gwynedd Archive Service
Gwynedd Council
Ffordd y Bala
Meirionnydd
Dolgellau LL40 2YF UK

Telephone: 01341 424682
Email: archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Website

Gwynedd Archives Service welcomes the public to visit its Record Offices (Caernarfon and Meirionnydd) to use and enjoy the wide range of documents, photographs, maps and newspapers that are kept.

North East Wales Archives (Ruthin)
The Old Gaol
46 Clwyd Street
Ruthin LL15 1HP UK
Ruthin Branch Phone: 01824 708250

Libraries

Museums

Record Offices

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search).


Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see Registration Districts in Merionethshire.


Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with: