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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. | ||
==(Church of England) Records == | |||
The parish is the most basic unit of church administration, although the parish was often divided into townships or tithings. Large parishes had small chapels of ease, or chapelries, for those who lived too far away to attend the parish church. Gazetteers can help you locate parishes and townships. See [[Wales Gazetteers]] for more information. | The parish is the most basic unit of church administration, although the parish was often divided into townships or tithings. Large parishes had small chapels of ease, or chapelries, for those who lived too far away to attend the parish church. Gazetteers can help you locate parishes and townships. See [[Wales Gazetteers]] for more information. | ||
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*Monmouth, Family History Library {{FHL|397652|title-id|disp=film 104178}} | *Monmouth, Family History Library {{FHL|397652|title-id|disp=film 104178}} | ||
This information is organized by diocese and then alphabetically by parish. To find the name of the diocese for a specific parish, consult one of the gazetteers listed in [[Wales Gazetteers]] or the The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers in [[Wales Maps]]. | This information is organized by diocese and then alphabetically by parish. To find the name of the diocese for a specific parish, consult one of the gazetteers listed in [[Wales Gazetteers]] or the The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers in [[Wales Maps]]. | ||
==Types of Records and the Information They Contain== | ==Types of Records and the Information They Contain== | ||
=== Christenings (Baptisms) === | === Christenings (Baptisms) === | ||