Wales Nonconformist Guided Research
Before 1837, church records are the main record to provide birth, marriage, and death information. After 1837, search for Civil Registration.
- Knowing the county is essential in Welsh research because of common names. If county unknown, go to Finding the Wales Place of Origin to learn how to find it.
Which type of information are you looking for?
Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1567-1970: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1541-1977:Wales Nonconformist Birth Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1837-1970: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers at Ancestry ($)
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1837-present: Civil Registration
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1567-1970: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers at Ancestry ($)
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1588-1977:England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8) Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist