GENUKI: Cymmer in the Parishes of Glyncorrwg and Llangynwyd

Glyncorrwg

Llangynwyd

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Cymmer in the Parishes of Glyncorrwg and Llangynwyd

Church Records
Description and Travel

Occupations
Schools

Church Records

The church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, is in the Benefice of Glyncorrwg with Afan Vale and Cymmer Afan, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference SS859961.

Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff
Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Banns	Bishops Transcripts
1939-1988	1927-1981	-	-	-

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Cymmer Afan Ecclesiastical Parish records " ..... including registers of marriages, 1927-1981 baptisms, 1939-1988; banns, 1952-1988; confirmations, 1940-1972; services, 1941-1989"

Non Conformist Registers Deposited
Chapel	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	OS Map Ref	Sundry	Deposited/ Copies
Hebron, Congregational	1808-1837	-	-	SS 86129635		PRO
Hebron, Congregational					Register of Members 1797-1859	WGAS

PRO- Public Record Office, London

WGAS - West Glamorgan Archive Service

Description and Travel

Cymmer village - on Wikipedia

Occupations

Dyffryn Rhondda Colliery, Cymmer on the Welsh Coal Mines site
Nantewlaeth Colliery (near Cymmer) on the Welsh Coal Mines site

Schools

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

Cymmer school records "School log books, 1884-1945." " ..... opened as a board school in 1884. In about 1927 it changed its name to Cymmer Afan School. It became a secondary school in 1945."

[Last Updated : 18 April 2007 - Gareth Hicks]

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