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[[Image:WalesCardiganshireTrad.png|thumb|200px]] '''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire]]. The county was created in the 1240s. The '''administrative county of Cardiganshire''', with an elected county council, was created in '''1889''' by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. '''Aberaeron''' and '''Aberystwyth''' were joint county towns. | |Country=Wales | ||
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Guide to '''Cardiganshire County, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | |||
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== Historic Cardiganshire == | |||
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'''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire Genealogy|Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire Genealogy|Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire Genealogy|Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire Genealogy|Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire Genealogy|Pembrokeshire]]. The county was created in the 1240s. The '''administrative county of Cardiganshire''', with an elected county council, was created in '''1889''' by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. '''Aberaeron''' and '''Aberystwyth''' were joint county towns. | |||
Motto: '''''Golud Gwlad Rhyddid''''' (English: ''A nation's wealth is freedom'') | Motto: '''''Golud Gwlad Rhyddid''''' (English: ''A nation's wealth is freedom'') | ||
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[[Chapman Code|Chapman Code]]: '''CGN''' | [[Chapman Code|Chapman Code]]: '''CGN''' | ||
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{ | Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, '''1974''', with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of '''Dyfed''' covering the whole of south-west Wales. | ||
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== Modern Ceredigion == | |||
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Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, '''1996''' and the present-day county of '''Ceredigion''' was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire. | |||
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[[ | == Parishes == | ||
*See a list of the parishes in Cardiganshire [[Cardiganshire Parishes|here]]. | |||
*Interactive map of [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ Cardiganshire Parishes] | |||
{{ | == Online Records == | ||
*'''1542-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2040546|Wales Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911}} at FamilySearch — images - [[Wales, Court and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1633-1993 '''- [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62101/ Cardiganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1633-1993], at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1650-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2761121|Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Wales, Marriage Bonds - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1678-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2737047|Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Wales, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
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*[[National Library of Wales]] | *[[National Library of Wales]] | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*Cardiganshire Resources and Help pages [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=122.0 RootsChat Cardiganshire Resources and Help pages. (Free)]. | |||
*[http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk/ Cardiganshire Family History Society (Web)] | |||
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cardiganshire-Family-History-Society/280266565349115?sk=info Cardiganshire Family History Society (Facebook)] | |||
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/dogfennau/cyfrifiad_mynegiad.html Llangynfelyn 1841-1901 Censuses] | |||
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/dogfennau/cof_priod_1813.html Llangynfelyn marriages 1813-1880] | |||
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Aberystwyth/Aberystwyth1881.shtml Aberystwyth Workhouse 1881] | |||
*[http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ Dyfed Family History Society] | |||
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.wales.cgn.general/mb.ashx Rootsweb Cardiganshire board] | |||
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/hafan.html One Place Study for Llangynfelyn] Includes links to many indexes and records for this parish. | |||
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/ The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth. | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/ The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth. | ||
*[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive] | *[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive] | ||
{{Wales counties}} | {{Wales historic counties}} | ||
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