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Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and burial. Most people who lived in Wales before the mid-nineteenth century are in a church record. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital records until July 1837, church records are the best source of family information before this date. | Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and burial. Most people who lived in Wales before the mid-nineteenth century are in a church record. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital records until July 1837, church records are the best source of family information before this date. | ||
Some church records were destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. [[Image:Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|315x236px | Some church records were destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. [[Image:Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|315x236px]] | ||
== The Church in Wales (Church of England) Records == | == The Church in Wales (Church of England) Records == | ||
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=== Copies of Parish Registers === | === Copies of Parish Registers === | ||
[[Image:Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|200x230px | [[Image:Neath Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|200x230px]]Copies of parish registers may be available in manuscript or published form. These copies include transcripts and abstracts, some of which may have errors or omissions. Compare the transcript to the original parish register, if available. | ||
Individuals and societies collect and compile copies of parish registers. Both the Society of Genealogists in London and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have major collections of such records. | Individuals and societies collect and compile copies of parish registers. Both the Society of Genealogists in London and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have major collections of such records. | ||
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== Nonconformist Church Records == | == Nonconformist Church Records == | ||
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An act passed in 1662 required everyone to conform to the Church of England. Those who did not were called nonconformists. Quakers, Baptists, and Independents (Presbyterians) were the first Welsh nonconformist groups. | [[Image:Baran Chapel, Llangyfelach.JPG|thumb|right]] An act passed in 1662 required everyone to conform to the Church of England. Those who did not were called nonconformists. Quakers, Baptists, and Independents (Presbyterians) were the first Welsh nonconformist groups. | ||
When persecution eased at the beginning of the eighteenth century, nonconformity increased steadily. By 1851, about 75 percent of the Welsh population belonged to a nonconformist sect. | When persecution eased at the beginning of the eighteenth century, nonconformity increased steadily. By 1851, about 75 percent of the Welsh population belonged to a nonconformist sect. | ||
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''Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry at Paternoster Row Register of Births and Baptisms, 1818–1841.'' | ''Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry at Paternoster Row Register of Births and Baptisms, 1818–1841.'' | ||
Rawson Williams, Alun.''Obituaries in "Y Drysorfa"'' A list of Calvinistic Methodists whose biographies were published in "Y Drysorf" in 1868 and 1869. Article in journal Hel Achau, no.9. 1983, pages 15-16, Family History Library Ref. 942.93 D25. | Rawson Williams, Alun.''Obituaries in "Y Drysorfa"'' A list of Calvinistic Methodists whose biographies were published in "Y Drysorf" in 1868 and 1869. Article in journal Hel Achau, no.9. 1983, pages 15-16, Family History Library Ref. 942.93 D25. | ||
=== Calvinistic Methodists === | === Calvinistic Methodists === | ||
The Calvinistic Methodists began in the late 1730s. Their leaders advocated reforming the Church of England but not separating from it. Societies were formed, and weekday meetings were held for preaching and singing. On Sunday, members attended their local parish church for communion. This changed in 1811 when the Calvinistic Methodists began ordaining their own ministers and keeping their own records. Today, this sect is known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales. The National Library of Wales is the official repository for this sect’s records, however; many before-1837 registers were turned into the Registrar General in 1837. | The Calvinistic Methodists began in the late 1730s. Their leaders advocated reforming the Church of England but not separating from it. Societies were formed, and weekday meetings were held for preaching and singing. On Sunday, members attended their local parish church for communion. This changed in 1811 when the Calvinistic Methodists began ordaining their own ministers and keeping their own records. Today, this sect is known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales. The National Library of Wales is the official repository for this sect’s records, however; many before-1837 registers were turned into the Registrar General in 1837. | ||
== Society of Friends (Quakers) == | == Society of Friends (Quakers) == | ||
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*[[Wales Glamorgan Church of Wales Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[Wales Glamorgan Church of Wales Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
[[Category:Wales | [[Category:Wales]][[Category:Church records by Country]] | ||