Each record of a birth, marriage or death is an invaluable source.

An important source for family and local history.

Together with Parish Records, the Registers of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials can provide access to a wealth of personal information about individuals.

A wide-ranging source that includes Workhouse Registers, Master’s Journals and various Poor Law administration records.

The courts of Wales consisted of Petty, Quarter and Great Sessions.  The Court of Assizes replaced the court of the Great Sessions in 1830.

Gaol records, where available, are very informative if an ancestor was placed in gaol either awaiting trial, or as punishment.

Local and regional newspapers are usually available from the mid-nineteenth century onwards.

A source of prime interest.

A locally compiled list of men who were able to vote in elections dating from the seventeenth century through to the nineteenth century.

In 1832, following the introduction of the Reform Act, a register was retained of the electorate.

Directories from the nineteenth century can assist in locating addresses and businesses of traders.