Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales  Cardiganshire Cardiganshire Parishes Cardigan

History

Cardigan is an anglicisation of the Welsh Ceredigion meaning "Ceredig's land." The town's Welsh name Aberteifi means "mouth of the Teifi."

For the Welsh "Ceredigion" refers only to the name of the county, whereas in the past "Cardigan", for the English, referred to both town and county. Distinction was later made by the county being referred to as Cardiganshire, although since 1996 it is referred to as Ceredigion in both languages. For more information, see Cardigan, Cardiganshire at genuki.org.uk and also Wikipedia

Records

Census Records

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• Ancestry.co.uk ($) but free at FamilySearch Centers and the FamilySearch Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
• The Genealogist.co.uk ($) but free at FamilySearch Centers and the FamilySearch Library and various other libraries.
• FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
  

Maps and Gazetteers

• Vision of Britain

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