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[[Wales Genealogy|Wales]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]Church Records {{Wales-sidebar}} | ''[[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]''[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''Church Records''' {{Wales-sidebar}} | ||
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. | ||