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==Archives== | ==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> | |||
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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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[http://calmview.cardiff.gov.uk/ Online Catalogue]<br> | [http://calmview.cardiff.gov.uk/ Online Catalogue]<br> | ||
::Glamorgan Archives serves the County Borough Councils of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, '''''Rhondda Cynon Taf''''', Vale of Glamorgan and the City and County of Cardiff. | ::Glamorgan Archives serves the County Borough Councils of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, '''''Rhondda Cynon Taf''''', Vale of Glamorgan and the City and County of Cardiff. | ||
[[Category:Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales]] | [[Category:County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales]] [[Category:Counties of Wales]] | ||
== Libraries == | |||
*[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/Libraries/Librarylocationsandopeninghours/Librarylocationsandopeninghours.aspx '''Rhondda Cynon Taf Libraries'''] | |||
==Museums== | |||
*[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Tourism/Thingstodo/HistoryandHeritage/Museums/Museums.aspx '''Rhondda Cynon Taf Museums]] | |||
==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]. When Rhondda Cynon Taf was created | |||
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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.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'''] | |||