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==Archives== | |||
'''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br> | '''For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] page.'''<br> | ||
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Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Glamorgan was abolished on April 1, '''1974''', with three new counties being established, '''[[County of West Glamorgan|West Glamorgan]], [[County of Mid Glamorgan|Mid Glamorgan]] and [[County of South Glamorgan|South Glamorgan]].''' Following local government reorganization, the counties of '''West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan were abolished''' on April 1, '''1996'''.</span> | Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Glamorgan was abolished on April 1, '''1974''', with three new counties being established, '''[[County of West Glamorgan|West Glamorgan]], [[County of Mid Glamorgan|Mid Glamorgan]] and [[County of South Glamorgan|South Glamorgan]].''' Following local government reorganization, the counties of '''West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan were abolished''' on April 1, '''1996'''.</span> | ||
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*[https://www.swansea.gov.uk/swansealibraries Swansea Libraries] | *[https://www.swansea.gov.uk/swansealibraries Swansea Libraries] | ||
*[https://www.npt.gov.uk/5727 Neath Port Talbot Libraries] | *[https://www.npt.gov.uk/5727 Neath Port Talbot Libraries] | ||
*[https://www.awen-wales.com/libraries/ | *[https://www.awen-wales.com/libraries/ Bridgend Libraries] | ||
*[https://wellbeingmerthyr.co.uk/venues/libraries/ Merthyr Tydfil Libraries] | *[https://wellbeingmerthyr.co.uk/venues/libraries/ Merthyr Tydfil Libraries] | ||
*[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/Libraries/Librarylocationsandopeninghours/Librarylocationsandopeninghours.aspx Rhondda Cynon Taf Libraries] | *[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/Libraries/Librarylocationsandopeninghours/Librarylocationsandopeninghours.aspx Rhondda Cynon Taf Libraries] | ||
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::Swansea Museum is the oldest museum in Wales, and a fascinating treasure house of Swansea’s past history. The collections contain all kinds of objects from the past of Swansea, Wales, and the rest of the world. | ::Swansea Museum is the oldest museum in Wales, and a fascinating treasure house of Swansea’s past history. The collections contain all kinds of objects from the past of Swansea, Wales, and the rest of the world. | ||
==Civil Registration Offices== | |||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). | |||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/gla.html Registration Districts in Glamorganshire]. | |||
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Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:<br> | |||
*[https://www.registerofficenearme.com/listing/swansea-register-office/ Swansea Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.swansea.gov.uk/copycertificates Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Swansea] | |||
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*[https://www.npt.gov.uk/7151 Neath Port Talbot Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.npt.gov.uk/1324 Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Neath Port Talbot] | |||
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*[https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-and-marriages/bridgend-register-office/ Bridgend Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-and-marriages/birth-death-and-marriage-records/ Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Bridgend] | |||
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*[https://www.registryofficesnearme.com/registry-office/merthyr-tydfil-registry-office Merthyr Tydfil Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/resident/births-deaths-marriages/copy-certificates/ Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Merthyr Tydfil] | |||
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*[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/BirthsMarriagesandDeaths/Familyhistorycertificatesandresearch/Registrarsrecordoffice.aspx Rhondda Cynon Taf Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/BirthsMarriagesandDeaths/Familyhistorycertificatesandresearch/Birthmarriageordeathcertificatesearchesandcopies.aspx Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Rhondda Cynon Taf] | |||
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*[https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/services/births,-marriages,-deaths/register-office-opening-times Caerphilly Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/services/births,-marriages,-deaths/copy-certificates?lang=en-GB Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Caerphilly] | |||
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*[https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/living/Registration-Service/Register-Office.aspx Vale of Glamorgan Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/living/Registration-Service/Copy-Certificates.aspx Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Vale of Glamorgan] | |||
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*[https://www.cardiffregisteroffice.co.uk/register-office/ Cardiff Register Offices]<br> | |||
*[https://www.cardiffregisteroffice.co.uk/certificates/ Copy of birth, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates, Cardiff] | |||
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