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County of Cardiff

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

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Background

The county was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former County of South Glamorgan and, before that, the former historic county of Glamorgan which was abolished in 1974.

County of Cardiff - 1996

County of Cardiff

The County of Cardiff (Welsh: Sir Caerdydd) is a Unitary Authority centred on the capital city of Cardiff in Wales.

Communities

See Communities in Cardiff

Parishes

See a list of the parishes in Cardiff with links to their pages.
Interactive map of Cardiff Parishes.

Online Records

1678-2001 Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Register Office

Cardiff Register Office

City Hall

Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3ND

Wales

Telephone: 029 2087 1680/029 2087 1684

Societies

Family History

Glamorgan FHS

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+== Background ==
-[[Image:Wales-county-cardiff.jpg|right|County of cardiff]]
+The county was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganization of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former [[County of South Glamorgan]] and, before that, the former historic county of [[Glamorgan Genealogy|Glamorgan]] which was abolished in 1974.
-A guide to genealogy in the '''County of Cardiff''', with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; etc.
+== County of Cardiff - 1996 ==
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 The '''County of Cardiff''' (Welsh: '''Sir Caerdydd''') is a Unitary Authority centred on the capital city of [[Cardiff]] in [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]].
+|}
-== History  ==
+== Communities ==
-The county was formed on 1 April 1996 following major reorganisation of local government in Wales. The county borough was previously part of the former [[County of South Glamorgan]] and, before that, the former historic county of [[Glamorgan Genealogy|Glamorgan]] which was abolished in 1974.
+See [[Communities in Cardiff]]<br>
-== Communities  ==
+== Parishes ==
-See [[Communities in Cardiff]]
+*See a list of the parishes in Cardiff with links to their pages.
+*Interactive map of [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ Cardiff Parishes].
-== Register Office  ==
+== Online Records ==
+*'''1678-2001''' {{RecordSearch|2737047|Wales, Parish Registers, 1678-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Wales, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
-The Register Office,<br> City Hall (North West Entrance),<br> Cathays Park,<br> CARDIFF,<br> CF10 3ND,<br> Wales
+== Register Office ==
+*[https://www.cardiffregisteroffice.co.uk/certificates Cardiff Register Office]<br>
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+{{Block indent|Cathays Park}}
+{{Block indent|Cardiff}}
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+{{Block indent|'''Telephone:''' 029 2087 1680/029 2087 1684<br>}}
-== Archive  ==
+== Archive ==
 The county forms part of the [http://www.glamarchives.gov.uk/ Glamorgan Archives] in Cardiff.
-== Societies  ==
+== Societies ==
-=== Family History  ===
-*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wlsglfhs/ Glamorgan FHS]
-=== Local History  ===
+=== Family History ===
-== Bibliography  ==
+*[https://www.glamfhs.org.uk/ Glamorgan FHS]
-== Web Sites  ==
+== Bibliography ==
-== References  ==
+== Websites ==
+== References ==
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 {{Wales modern counties}}
-[[Category:Cardiff, Wales]]
+[[Category:Cardiff, Wales]][[Category:Counties of Wales]]