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Some church records were destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. [[Image:Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|315x236px]] | Some church records were destroyed by fire, lost, stolen, defaced, or damaged by dampness or aging. To protect their records, most parishes have deposited their early registers in county record offices. [[Image:Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, Wales.jpg|thumb|right|315x236px]] | ||
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=== The Church in Wales (Church of England) Records === | === The Church in Wales (Church of England) Records === | ||
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Children were usually christened (baptized) within a few weeks of birth. Christening records give at least the infant’s name and the christening (baptismal) date. You may also find the father’s name and occupation, the mother’s first name, the child’s birth date and legitimacy, and the family’s place of residence or street address. Sometimes a later entry will record the child’s acceptance into the congregation. | Children were usually christened (baptized) within a few weeks of birth. Christening records give at least the infant’s name and the christening (baptismal) date. You may also find the father’s name and occupation, the mother’s first name, the child’s birth date and legitimacy, and the family’s place of residence or street address. Sometimes a later entry will record the child’s acceptance into the congregation. | ||
[[Wales Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Wales Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Marriages === | === Marriages === | ||
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*''Marriage Bonds and Allegations, Register of Contents.'' Typescript; Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968. (Family History Library {{FHL|265267|title-id|disp=book 942.9 V25ab; film 599275 item 6}}.) | *''Marriage Bonds and Allegations, Register of Contents.'' Typescript; Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968. (Family History Library {{FHL|265267|title-id|disp=book 942.9 V25ab; film 599275 item 6}}.) | ||
[[Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Wales Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Burials === | === Burials === | ||
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A married woman in Wales whose husband had died might have reverted to her maiden name and eventually be buried under that name. | A married woman in Wales whose husband had died might have reverted to her maiden name and eventually be buried under that name. | ||
[[Wales Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Wales Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Copies of Parish Registers === | === Copies of Parish Registers === | ||
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Individuals and societies collect and compile copies of parish registers. Both the Society of Genealogists in London and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have major collections of such records. | Individuals and societies collect and compile copies of parish registers. Both the Society of Genealogists in London and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah have major collections of such records. | ||
'''Bishop’s Transcripts.''' Each year, beginning in 1598, a copy of the parish register was made and sent to the bishop of the diocese. These copies are called bishop’s transcripts. Bishop’s transcripts were meant to be exact, but entries were sometimes abbreviated and may contain additional or variant information from that found in the parish registers. If the original register has been lost, the transcript may be invaluable as the only source of information. In Wales these transcripts survive from about 1662. Most begin in the eighteenth century and have many years missing. Search both bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, when available, because of the differences that may exist between them. | '''Bishop’s Transcripts.''' Each year, beginning in 1598, a copy of the parish register was made and sent to the bishop of the diocese. These copies are called bishop’s transcripts. Bishop’s transcripts were meant to be exact, but entries were sometimes abbreviated and may contain additional or variant information from that found in the parish registers. If the original register has been lost, the transcript may be invaluable as the only source of information. In Wales these transcripts survive from about 1662. Most begin in the eighteenth century and have many years missing. Search both bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, when available, because of the differences that may exist between them. | ||
=== Parish Chest Records === | === Parish Chest Records === | ||
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== Online non-conformist church records == | == Online non-conformist church records == | ||
The Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service<br>For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial taken from non parish sources [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/] Non-Conformist Records<br>Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers (Society of Friends), Dissenters and Russian Orthodox. Maternity Records plus various other BMD records.<br> | The Official Non-Parochial BMDs Service<br>For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial taken from non parish sources [http://www.bmdregisters.co.uk/] Non-Conformist Records<br>Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, Independents, Protestant Dissenters, Congregationalist, Presbyterians, Unitarians, Quakers (Society of Friends), Dissenters and Russian Orthodox. Maternity Records plus various other BMD records.<br> | ||
== Baptists, Independents (Congregationalists), Presbyterians == | == Baptists, Independents (Congregationalists), Presbyterians == | ||
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The Independents baptized infants. The registers contain information similar to that recorded in Church of England christening registers. The Welsh Independents [Annibynwyr Cymraeg] are a very strong nonconformist sect. Their history is in: | The Independents baptized infants. The registers contain information similar to that recorded in Church of England christening registers. The Welsh Independents [Annibynwyr Cymraeg] are a very strong nonconformist sect. Their history is in: | ||
*Rees, Thomas, and John Thomas. ''Hanes Eglwysi Annibynol Cymru (History of the Independent Churches in Wales).'' 5 vols. Vols. 1–4 published by Liverpool, England: Argraffwyd yn Swyddfa y "Tyst Cymreig," 1871–75. Vol. 5 published by Dolgellau, Wales: Argraffwyd a Chyhoeddwyd gan William Hughes, 1891. (For vols. 1, 2, 5, see Family History Library {{FHL|374478|title-id|disp=film 994019 items 1–3}}; for vols. 3–4, see Family History Library {{FHL|374478|title-id|disp=film 1559405 items 3–4.)}} View a digital version with some English traslations on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/Indchapels.html#Vols '''Genuki'''].<br> | *Rees, Thomas, and John Thomas. ''Hanes Eglwysi Annibynol Cymru (History of the Independent Churches in Wales).'' 5 vols. Vols. 1–4 published by Liverpool, England: Argraffwyd yn Swyddfa y "Tyst Cymreig," 1871–75. Vol. 5 published by Dolgellau, Wales: Argraffwyd a Chyhoeddwyd gan William Hughes, 1891. (For vols. 1, 2, 5, see Family History Library {{FHL|374478|title-id|disp=film 994019 items 1–3}}; for vols. 3–4, see Family History Library {{FHL|374478|title-id|disp=film 1559405 items 3–4.)}} View a digital version with some English traslations on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/Indchapels.html#Vols '''Genuki'''].<br> | ||
*Clifford, D. J. H. ''My Ancestors Were Congregationalists in England & Wales: With a List of Registers.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 K23cd|disp=book 942 K23cd}}.) | *Clifford, D. J. H. ''My Ancestors Were Congregationalists in England & Wales: With a List of Registers.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|942 K23cd|disp=book 942 K23cd}}.) | ||
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
[ | Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org.] | ||
Wiki articles describing these collectiond are found at: | |||
[[Wales Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Wales Church of Wales Parish Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Wales Monmouthshire or Gwent Church of Wales Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Wales Glamorgan Church of Wales Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
*[[Wales Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:Wales|Church Records]] | [[Category:Wales|Church Records]] | ||