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*[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Conwy Museums'''] | *[https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Arts-and-Museums/Arts-and-Museums.aspx '''Conwy Museums'''] | ||
==Civil Register Office== | |||
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/cae.html Registration Districts in Caernarvonshire]. | |||
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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> | |||
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*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Register-offices.aspx '''Addresses of Gwynedd Register Offices'''] | |||
*[https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Residents/Births-marriages-deaths/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate/Buy-a-copy-of-a-certificate.aspx '''Buy a copy of a certificate'''] | |||
Revision as of 18:31, 23 March 2023
For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Caernarfon Record Office
Gwynedd Archive Service
Gwynedd Council
Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1SH UK
Telephone: 01286 679095
Email: archifau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Website
Search the catalog
Collections
How to Trace Your Family History
Research Service If it’s impossible for you to come to a records office, we offer a research service by post. The fee for up to 30 minutes' work by an experienced researcher is £15.
- Whether you’re interested in local Gwynedd history or want to research your family history our online archive catalogue has over 12,000 pages and 2,000 images you can search at a click of a button.
Conwy County Archives
Conwy Culture Centre
Town Ditch Road
Conwy LL32 8NU UK
Postal address: Archives, Conwy Culture Centre
Conwy County Borough Council
PO BOX 1
Conwy LL30 9GN UK
Telephone: 01492 577550
Email: archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk
Website
Catalog
- Our service collects, preserves, and makes accessible, records considered of permanent importance to the Conwy County Borough. These include Maps, Plans, Photographs, Documents, and Digital Records highlighting our unique and varied heritage, from businesses to clubs, churches to schools, local government to the personal records of various residents.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Civil Register Office[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search).
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 Registration Districts in Caernarvonshire.
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: