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Merionethshire Genealogy

 
Description

"Merioneth, maritime co., N. Wales, greatest length, NE. to SW., 45 miles; greatest breadth, NW. to SE., 30 miles; area, 384,717 ac., pop. 52,038. Merioneth abounds in wild and romantic mountain scenery, beautiful and fertile valleys, and fine views of sea and lake and river. The greatest heights are Aran Mowddwy (2970 ft.) and Cader Idris (2929 ft.)"
from John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles 1887
Genuki - Merionethshire
Genuki is the largest collection of research information
on the net for UK
Neighbouring Counties
 
Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire, Cardiganshire
Merionethshire GenWeb
maintained by volunteers in an effort to help researchers
find local resources and reference information
Archives and Libraries
 
Meirionnydd Record Office The National Library of Wales
 
Merionethshire Lookup Exchange
request free lookups of censuses, parish registers
held by individual volunteers
Local Genealogy Societies & Groups
Cyndi's List - Merionethshire
largest private collection
of genealogy links on the web
 
 




Genealogy Record Sources

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Directories
huge resource by University of Leicester; of local and trade directories from 1750 to 1919
 
800 Million Name UK Database
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England & Wales BMDs
search over 40 million England & Wales free B,M&Ds
Births, Deaths, Marriages
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Message Boards
post and read about Merionethshire genealogy with other researchers
 
Cemeteries

Parish Registers

free internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records,
which have been transcribed from parish and non-conformist church registers
 
War Memorials
Roll-of-Honour - Merionethshire
Merionethshire war memorials and rolls of honour
 
 
England & Wales Free BMD Marrriage Index 1837-1915
free access to the Civil Registration index
of Marriages for England and Wales
Censuses
1841-1891 Census transcriptions by volunteers
 
 


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