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Guide to '''Cardiganshire County, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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== Historic Cardiganshire ==
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'''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire]].  
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The county was created in the 1240s.  
'''Cardiganshire''' (Welsh: '''Sir Aberteifi''' or '''Ceredigion''') was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]], to the east by [[Montgomeryshire Genealogy|Montgomeryshire]], [[Radnorshire Genealogy|Radnorshire]] and [[Breconshire Genealogy|Breconshire]], and to the south by [[Carmarthenshire Genealogy|Carmarthenshire]] and [[Pembrokeshire Genealogy|Pembrokeshire]]. The county was created in the 1240s. The '''administrative county of Cardiganshire''', with an elected county council, was created in '''1889''' by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. '''Aberaeron''' and '''Aberystwyth''' were joint county towns.  


The '''administrative county of Cardiganshire''', with an elected county council, was created in '''1889''' by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. '''Aberaeron''' and '''Aberystwyth''' were joint county towns.
Motto: '''''Golud Gwlad Rhyddid''''' (English: ''A nation's wealth is freedom'')
 
[[Chapman Code|Chapman Code]]: '''CGN'''  


Motto: '''''Golud Gwlad Rhyddid''''' (English: ''A nation's wealth is freedom'')


[[Chapman Code|Chapman Code]]: '''CGN''' 
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== 1974-1996 Dyfed  ==
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Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, '''1974''', with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of '''Dyfed''' covering the whole of south-west Wales.  
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Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, '''1974''', with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of '''Dyfed''' covering the whole of south-west Wales.
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== Modern Ceredigion  ==
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Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, '''1996''' and the present-day county of '''Ceredigion''' was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire.  
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Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, '''1996''' and the present-day county of '''Ceredigion''' was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire.
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==Topics==
*[[Cardiganshire Nonconformist Records]]
*[[The National Library of Wales]]


==Jurisdictions==
== Parishes ==
*Hamlet
*See a list of the parishes in Cardiganshire [[Cardiganshire Parishes|here]].
*[[Cardiganshire Parishes|'''Parish:''']] an area of varying size under the responsibility of a clergyman of the Church of England/Church in Wales
*Interactive map of [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ Cardiganshire Parishes]
*Hundred: an administrative subdivision of a county, usually a group of two or more parishes
 
*Sub-district: comprised of more than one civil parish
== Online Records ==
*[[Cardiganshire Poor Law Unions|'''Poor Law Union''']]  
*'''1542-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2040546|Wales Court and Miscellaneous Records, 1542-1911}} at FamilySearch — images - [[Wales, Court and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*Archdeaconry
*'''1633-1993 '''- [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62101/ Cardiganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1633-1993], at Ancestry - index & images ($) 
*Diocese
*'''1650-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2761121|Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Wales, Marriage Bonds - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*County
*'''1678-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2737047|Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Wales, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


==Research tools==
== Topics  ==
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=2 The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth.  
 
*[[Cardiganshire Nonconformist Records]]
*[[National Library of Wales]]
 
== Websites  ==
 
*Cardiganshire Resources and Help pages [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=122.0 RootsChat Cardiganshire Resources and Help pages. (Free)].
*[http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk/ Cardiganshire Family History Society (Web)]
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cardiganshire-Family-History-Society/280266565349115?sk=info Cardiganshire Family History Society (Facebook)]
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/dogfennau/cyfrifiad_mynegiad.html Llangynfelyn 1841-1901 Censuses]
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/dogfennau/cof_priod_1813.html Llangynfelyn marriages 1813-1880]
*[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Aberystwyth/Aberystwyth1881.shtml Aberystwyth Workhouse 1881]
*[http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ Dyfed Family History Society]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.wales.cgn.general/mb.ashx Rootsweb Cardiganshire board]
*[http://www.llangynfelyn.org/hafan.html One Place Study for Llangynfelyn] Includes links to many indexes and records for this parish.
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/ The National Library of Wales] in Aberystwyth.  
*[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive]
*[http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/ The Ceredigion Archive]


==Useful websites==
*[http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk/ Cardiganshire Family History Society]
;[[Cardiganshire Websites|more Cardiganshire websites ...]]


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Guide to Cardiganshire County, Wales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Historic Cardiganshire[edit | edit source]

Wales Cardiganshire

Cardiganshire (Welsh: Sir Aberteifi or Ceredigion) was one of thirteen historic counties of Wales. It was a maritime county, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by Merionethshire, to the east by Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire, and to the south by Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The county was created in the 1240s. The administrative county of Cardiganshire, with an elected county council, was created in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county was governed by an elected county council, who took over the functions of the Quarter Sessions courts. Aberaeron and Aberystwyth were joint county towns.

Motto: Golud Gwlad Rhyddid (English: A nation's wealth is freedom)

Chapman Code: CGN


1974-1996 Dyfed[edit | edit source]

1974-1966 Dyfed

Under the Local Government Act 1972, the county and administrative county of Cardiganshire were abolished, for both local government and ceremonial purposes, on April 1, 1974, with Cardiganshire becoming part of the newly formed county of Dyfed covering the whole of south-west Wales.

Modern Ceredigion[edit | edit source]

Modern Ceredigion

Following further local government reorganisation, the county of Dyfed was abolished on April 1, 1996 and the present-day county of Ceredigion was created. This covers substantially the same area as the historic county of Cardiganshire.

Parishes[edit | edit source]

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Topics[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]


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