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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.The Findmypast website has indexed most of the parish registers for Wales. A list of parishes not included is available [[Welsh_Parish_Registers_Not_Published_Online|'''here''']].<br> | ||
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 == | ||
[[Image:Baran Chapel, Llangyfelach.JPG|thumb|right | [[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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*[[Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Wales Church of Wales Parish Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Wales Church of Wales Parish Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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