GuidedResearch:Wales Civil Registration

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Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in Wales in 1837. Search church records before this year.

Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1837-1980s: Search at FreeBMD

If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1837-1915: England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1837-1980s: Search at FreeBMD

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1837-1915: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1837-1980s: Search at FreeBMD

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1837-1915: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index at Ancestry ($)

What else you can try:

• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Finding town of origin

• Research help

• Why the record may not exist

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