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== Locating Church Records == | == Locating Church Records == | ||
=== Church Record Indexes === | === Church Record Indexes === | ||
The [http://www.findmypast '''FindMyPast'''] website has indexed most of the parish registers for Wales. | *The [http://www.findmypast '''FindMyPast'''] website has indexed most of the parish registers for Wales. | ||
Some county record offices have indexes to church records. Many indexes have been compiled by local family history societies. To learn how to find county record offices or family history society addresses, see [[Wales Archives and Libraries]] and [[Wales Societies|Societies]]. | *Some county record offices have indexes to church records. Many indexes have been compiled by local family history societies. To learn how to find county record offices or family history society addresses, see [[Wales Archives and Libraries]] and [[Wales Societies|Societies]]. | ||
*The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some indexes. Look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | |||
::WALES, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES | |||
::WALES, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CHURCH RECORDS - INDEXES | |||
*The International Genealogical Index is a major index for Welsh parish records. See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi nternational Genealogical Index (IGI)]. | |||
The International Genealogical Index is a major index for Welsh parish records. See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi nternational Genealogical Index (IGI)]. | |||
====Marriage Indexes==== | ====Marriage Indexes==== | ||
*The [http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=fh&lng=en '''National Library of Wales'''] has original marriage bonds and allegations for marriages in Wales and a surname index ]to them for the years 1616 through 1837. The Marriage Bond Index covers about 90,000 marriages by license in Wales. Write to the National Library to have the index searched. When writing, send as much information as possible, such as the names of the couple, their home parishes, the date of marriage, and the name of the church where they married. | |||
*There are many Welsh marriage indexes. Some are still being compiled by family history societies. For information on Welsh marriage indexes, see [[Wales Marriage Indexes Before 1837|pre-1837 Wales Marriage Indexes]]. The Family History Library has some of these indexes, but others might only be available in Wales. | |||
The | *If you find information in an index, check the original record. There may be more information, or the index may contain an error. | ||
The Marriage Bond Index covers about 90,000 marriages by license in Wales. Write to the National Library to have the index searched. When writing, send as much information as possible, such as the names of the couple, their home parishes, the date of marriage, and the name of the church where they married. | |||
=== Online Records and Websites === | === Online Records and Websites === | ||