Findmypast recently announced the addition of New Welsh parish records. (click "Read More")
In March and again in June of this year, findmypast, one of the premium websites available free at the St. George FamilySearch Library, announced the publishing of nearly six million new Welsh records on their website.
They commented that, "This is the first time that the complete Welsh parish baptism, marriage and death records have been made available online. You can now search all 5,924,611 records of Church of Wales parish registers. They include the following:
Baptisms: 3,502,351 records covering 1538-1912
Marriages: 2,176,904 records covering 1539-1927
Banns: 897,080 records covering 1603-1927
Burials: 3,227,138 records covering 1539-2007
"These records cover the following counties: Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire."
This information should be helpful to those who have found great difficulty in obtaining Welsh records especially since the website is available at St. George FamilySearch library without the need of purchasing a subscription.
They commented that, "This is the first time that the complete Welsh parish baptism, marriage and death records have been made available online. You can now search all 5,924,611 records of Church of Wales parish registers. They include the following:
Baptisms: 3,502,351 records covering 1538-1912
Marriages: 2,176,904 records covering 1539-1927
Banns: 897,080 records covering 1603-1927
Burials: 3,227,138 records covering 1539-2007
"These records cover the following counties: Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire."
This information should be helpful to those who have found great difficulty in obtaining Welsh records especially since the website is available at St. George FamilySearch library without the need of purchasing a subscription.