Minera, Denbighshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales

Wrexham

Denbighshire Parishes

Minera

Minera (Welsh: Mwynglawdd) is a village, ecclesiastical parish and community in the Wrexham, Wales.

History

The village of Minera takes its name from the Low Latin word for a "mine" and is believed to date back to the mid 12th century. The area was rich in mineral deposits, particularly lead, but coal and lime were also extracted.

A "chapel of ease", within Wrexham parish is believed to have existed in Minera as early as 1577.

The parish of Minera was created in 1844 from the Wrexham townships of Minera and Esclusham Above. In 1865, the part of the township of Bersham which lay to the west of Offa's Dyke, was added to Minera parish. However, in 1879, a large part of the township of Esclusham Above was transferred from Minera to the new parish of Esclusham.

The present church of St. Mary's was built in 1865 and opened in 1866. Later a chapel of ease, St. Tudfyl's, was opened at Coedpoeth within Minera parish.

Today Minera is the start of the Clywedog Trail which runs through the industrial heritage sites along the valley of the Afon Clywedog, through Bersham and Felin Puleston, to King's Mills.

For more information see: Minera, Denbighshire at GENUKI

Minera Parish
Jurisdictions
County bef 1974	Denbighshire
County 1 Apr 1974-31 Mar 1996	Clwyd
County 1 Apr 1996 -	Wrexham
Civ Reg District	Wrexham (1881)
Reg Sub-district	Wrexham (1881)
Probate Court	add here
Diocese	add here
Rural Deanery	add here
Chapelry	add here
Poor Law Union	Wrexham
Hundred	Bromfield
Province	add here
Hamlets	add here

Census
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Resources

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		Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
PARISH NAME		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]
PARISH NAME		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]
PARISH NAME		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]		[URL YEARS]
Bishop's Transcripts
Bishop Transcripts: Christenings, Marriages, Burials and Christenings and Burials		[URL YEARS]

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 Minera was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records

XXXX-XXXX denotes that the information has not been compiled yet.

Chapel	Denomination	Year Founded	Baptism	Marriage	Death
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]
CHAPELNAME	DENOMINATION	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]	[URL YEARS]

Civil Registration

The Civil Registration District for Minera is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.

Poor Law Unions

Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.

Research Facilities

Maps and Gazetteers

• Minera at Geograph
  
• Minera at Vision of Britain
  

Websites

• Minera Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
  
• Minera War Memorial at Clwyd FHS