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MONMOUTHSHIRE - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

More detailed information, and some useful comments based on our own experiences, are offered below.

• RECORD OFFICES

  • Gwent Record Office
    County Hall
    CWMBRAN
    Gwent   NP44 2XH

  Gwent Record Office was formerly the Monmouthshire County Record Office prior to 1974. The modern county of Gwent comprises most of Monmouthshire and a small part of Breconshire. The remaining parts of Monmouthshire were transferred to the modern county of Glamorgan.

  • Glamorgan Record Office
    Mid Glamorgan County Hall,
    King Edward VII Avenue,
    Cathays Park,
    CARDIFF   CF1 3NE

  Some records for the parishes of Llanfihangel-Y-Fedw/Michaelston-y-Fedw, in old Monmouthshire may be found at the Glamorgan Record Office. Added 2 Aug 2006.

  • National Library of Wales
    ABERYSTWYTH
    Wales   SY23 3BU

  The National Library of Wales holds nearly all Bishops Transcripts and other diocesan records for Wales. The ancient dioceses covering Monmouthshire were Llandaff (most of the county) and St David's. Gareth[Hicks]'s Help Page [Archives] has a useful section on research there.

  • Hereford Record Office
    The Old Barracks
    Harold Street
    HEREFORD   HR1 2QX
    

  Some records for the parishes of Dixton, Llangiwa / Llangua and Monmouth / Trefynwy are to be found at the Hereford Record Office.

  • Records retained by the Parish Church

  Finally, when all else fails... some parish records may still be held at the parish church - often with good reason, as perhaps a register is still in use. However please do not take too seriously any statement on individual GENUKI/MON parish pages that records are still kept by the Incumbent. Most parish registers will now be found at county Record Offices, so please do enquire there first. Added 1 Aug 2006.

  If parish registers are however still with the church, a statutory fee will be levied for searches, between £15-18 per hour.

  See also the ARCHON (Archives On-Line) Information service for locations of other Record Offices throughout the country.

  NB: Unfortunately, the splendid Access to Archives Database covers only Archives in England at present; however a comparable source is provided by Archives Network Wales - providing a quick reference source of documents held by Record Offices, universities and other bodies throughout Wales. Added 2 Aug 2006.

• MUSEUMS

  • Museums in Monmouthshire - on the www.monmouthshire.gov.uk site. Added 7 Sep 2005.

  • Monmouthshire Libraries Local Studies web page also lists Museums in Monmouthshire. Added 7 Sep 2005.

• LIBRARIES

  • City of Newport - Library Service
    Newport Central Library
    John Frost Square
    Newport
    South Wales   NP9 1PA
  • Monmouthshire Libraries. Added 7 Sep 2005.

  Monmouthshire Libraries have recently acquired Ancestry Library Edition, available free in all libraries including Gilwern and Usk. This apparently means you can use the library facilities to search Ancestry.com - wowee!!!

  Information about research sources at other Monmouthshire Public Libraries is available via the FAMILIA site, which also lists Family History Resources in Public Libraries for the whole UK.

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