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RADNORSHIRE
"The County of RADNOR is 90 Miles in Circumference, contains about 310000 Acres, divided into 6 Hundreds in which are 4 Market Towns & only one Radnor ye County Town privileged with sending 1 member to Parliament like ye rest of ye Welsh Boroughs, 52 Parishes & about 3158 Houses. The Air is sharp, the Soil barren & mountainous, abounding in Woods, Rivers & Moors, intermixed with some fruitfull Valleys. Its cheif Commodities are Cheese & Horses." [Emanuel Bowen, Britannia Depicta, 1720]
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Powys Archives
Provide a series of Local Studies Notes with Sources for Family History and a Guide to Holdings
Libraries and Museums
in Powys list on the Powys Archives site
Hereford Archive Services
holds Hereford diocesan and parish records (bishops' transcripts,
probate and tithe records and parish registers) for various parishes on the
Radnorshire/Herefordshire border.
The National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth. The major repository of information relevant to Welsh genealogy, such as Bishop's Transcripts of Parish Registers, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, Nonconformist Records, Probate Records, Tithe Maps and Apportionment Schedules, Legal and Administrative Records, Estate Records and Personal Papers, Pedigree Books, Newspapers, etc.
Llandrindod Wells Library
Cefnllys Lane, Llandrindod Wells, Powys,
LD1 5LD
Telephone: +44 (0) 1597 826870.
The library hold copies of most Radnorshire Census Returns 1841 to 1901.
The National Archives has details of many archive repositories in the UK with links to their web sites, if any.
Familia- list of genealogical resources in Public Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW)
Apart from their online Archive Catalogue there is the Chapels database which will eventually list all known nonconformist chapels in Wales.
Barker, J R. The library of the Radnorshire Society. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 70 (2000), p. 125-50
Reid, Gordon. The [Radnorshire] county archives. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 63 (1993), p. 27-37
It is acknowledged that the principal source of the details of books etc included on these pages is the online catalogues of the National Library of Wales
Local Books List at Powys Archives
MIs held at Powys Archives - Radnorshire
Graveyard Welsh - a guide to interpreting Memorial Inscriptions.
The UK BMD web site offers links to over 400 web sites that provide on-line information for UK births, marriages and deaths and censuses.
Gibson, J.S.W. and Medlycott, M.T. Local Census Listings 1522-1930 (2nd ed.), Birmingham, Fed. of Fam. Hist. Soc. (1994) 52 pp. [ISBN 1-872094-75-9]. Extracted are details of local censuses in Wales, listed by county - but there are no entries for Radnorshire
You may also find it worthwhile searching in the GENUKI church database.
Radnorshire Churches Survey on the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust site
Radnorshire Church Plans online
Evans, John Thomas. The church plate of Radnorshire. : With the Chantry certificates relating to the County of Radnor by the Commissioners of 2 Edward VI, 1548; Notes on Registers, Bells, and Families; and Appendix on the Primitive Saints of Radnorshire. Stow-on-the-Wold : J. H. Alden, 1910. 160p
Fenn, Roy W D. Sanctuaries and saints : an essay on the churches and saints of Brecon and Radnor. 1964.46p
Jones, John. Baptist Minister History of the Baptists in Radnorshire - With a Sketch of the History of Nonconformity in the County. Llandrindod Wells/London, 1895
Price, David T W. The Church of England in Radnorshire in the 1870s. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 65 (1995), p. 64-84
Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The RAD section of these books (in Welsh) has being extracted - some with translations
Sinclair, J B. Marching to Zion : Radnorshire chapels. Kington : Cadoc Books, 1990. 164p
Sinclair, J B. Radnorshire churches : an introduction. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 62 (1992), p. 73-84
Detailed information on deposited registers and transcripts is given on the Powys Archives page Radnorshire Parish Registers
See here for a breakdown of Radnorshire hundreds into parishes
Map of Radnorshire Parishes on Powys Archives
National Library of Wales Manuscripts and Records. An online searchable index of Marriage Bonds and Allegations.It contains details of some 90,000 marriages by licence which took place in Wales between 1616 and 1837.
Listings of (present-day) Clerics, Benefices, and parishes of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.
Also the Diocese of Hereford
IGI and Familysearch Here is the searchable LDS website
IGI Batch Numbers-British Isles
It is not always easy to locate your ancestors on the IGI using the search mechanisms provided at the above LDS site. Manually typing the batch numbers into the IGI search screen can be tedious. Hugh Wallis has made an exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers and created a database of those numbers and the source records that they apply to. A very powerful feature included is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at the Family Search site, including the ability to enter the surname you are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without doing a lot of typing. This is Hugh Wallis's site
Ifans, Dafydd [ed]. Cofrestri Anghydfurol Cymru/ Nonconformist Registers of Wales. Aberystwyth, 1994. This book includes Ordnance Survey references for listed chapels.
Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Cardiff, 1976.
MacDonald, R W. The Parish Registers of Wales, National Library of Wales journal. 1976, Winter. Volume XIX/4
Williams, C.J. and Watts-Williams, J. Cofrestri Plwyf Cymru: Parish Registers of Wales (National Index of Parish Registers, Vol. 13).Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, Second edition, 2000.
Brett Langston has provided details of the Registration Districts in Radnorshire for the period 1837 to 1930.
The UK BMD web site offers links to over 400 web sites that provide on-line information for UK births, marriages and deaths and censuses.
Powys Archives hold records pertaining to Radnorshire Quarter Sessions which were established by the same Act although records do not begin until the late seventeenth century. See also their Petty Sessions listing
A Vision of Britain Through Time. "This site contains information about your home area from the 2001 census -- and from every earlier British census back to 1801. It can present this information both as maps of the whole country and as graphs showing change over time in your area. It truly offers a Vision of Britain through time"
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516. The Gazetteer compiled by Dr Samantha Letters is a catalogue of markets and fairs in medieval England and Wales. This is the first comprehensive national survey.
Images of Radnorshire - kmo's galleries
Burgess, John. Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Breconshire : a guide. Carlisle : John Burgess, 2000. 57p
Celebrating Radnorshire : 1974-1996. [Llandrindod Wells] : Radnorshire District Council, 1996. 40p
Davies, Lewis. Radnorshire. Cambridge : University press, 1912. 156p
Jones, James R. Pryse's handbook to the Breconshire and Radnorshire mineral springs : with notes and excerpts illustrating the history, antiquities, and topography of many of the surrounding towns and villages. Llanidloes : Pryse, [1859]. 147p
Leversedge, Cherry. Pictorial Radnorshire of bygone days plus "bits and pieces". [s.l.] : Cherry Leversedge, 1989. 32p
Murray, Nicholas. Bruce Chatwin's Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 62 (1992), p. 13-16
Radnorshire, the county handbook. Cheltenham : Burrow, [1971]. 32p
Radnorshire. Stroud : Chalford, 1997. 127p . The archives photographs series
Rees, Thomas. A topographical and historical description of South Wales... / Radnorshire. 1815. The beauties of England and Wales.
Remfry, Paul M. A guide to castles in Radnorshire. Woonton, [Hereford] : Logaston Press, 1996. 148p
Remfry, Paul M. Radnor Castle, 1066 to 1282. Worcester : SCS, 1994. 24p
Remfry, Paul M. Ten castles of Radnor Lordship : 1066-1304. Worcester : SCS Publishing, 1995. 23p
Remfry, Paul M. The borough and castles of Radnor lordship : a short guide. 1995. 18p
Ridyard, G W. Water power in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 64 (1994), p. 36-48
Ridyard, G W. Supplementary notes on the water mills of Radnorshire. Melin 14 (1998), p. 15-50
The Romans in Breconshire and Radnorshire : a field guide. Borth : Atelier Productions, 1995. 96p
Victorian and Edwardian Wales from old photographs. Introduction and commentary by E D Jones. Batsford 1972. Here is a brief introduction and an index of the 154 photographs
Here is a listing of trade directories held at Powys Archives
Sundry directories;
- Pigot's Directories 1822-3 of North Wales, South Wales and Monmouthshire
- Pigot's Directory 1828/29 of North Wales
- Pigot's Directory 1835 of North Wales
- Pigot's Directory 1844 of North Wales
- Slater's Directory 1895 of North & Mid Wales
- Slaters Directory 1858-1859 of North and South Wales
- Kelly's Directory of South Wales 1884 ,1910 , 1920
- Kelly's Directory of South Wales 1904.
- Pigot's Directory of South Wales 1835 . A classified directory of Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Bankers, Professional Gentlemen, Manufacturers and Traders - Not a listing of all residents or households.
- Slater's Directory of South Wales and Monmouthshire 1850
Worrall's Directory of South Wales : comprising the counties of Glamorgan Carmarthen, Pembroke, Cardigan, Brecknock and Radnor, with Newport, Monmouthshire. Oldham : John Worrall, 1875. [18],436,174p. Includes 178p of advertisements.Includes index.
Barrell, John. The Australian convicts of Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 60 (1990), p. 27-35
Search the GENUKI Gazetteer.
The GENUKI Gazetteer covers the whole of England, Wales and Scotland and can be searched by place-name (or part of a place-name) or Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (six-figure, eg NZ183848). If there are multiple place-names matching the name you enter, you will initially be presented with a drop-down list of the matching place-names with their distances and bearings from Cardiff, Wales.
The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to Radnorshire - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
Tallis's Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales, published in 1860 in six vols, editor E. L. Blanchard.
See Welsh Family History Archive for all the excellent county maps (showing the hundreds) and the alphabetical gazetteer
From the preface;
"In the following pages will be found fully described the past history and present aspect of every place of any significance in England and Wales, forming a work of permanent importance to the commercial world, of ready service to the tourist of the day, and of constant interest to the general reader, who may derive from this source a large supply of entertainment, as well as of information for the amusement and instruction of a leisure hour."
Online Welsh Names Directory by Graham Jaunay
Welsh Surname List - an all Wales surnames list provided by John Ball on his Welsh Family History Archive site.
See the All Wales Lookup Exchange gateway page to see whether there is a current Lookup Exchange for this county
Timeline of genealogically interesting dates by Gareth Hicks
The Powys Mailing List, established in 1997 and hosted by RootsWeb, is the most active mailing list covering the county of Radnorshire
John Fuller has provided full details of the mailing lists serving this county This is but a small part of the data available on the "Genealogy Resources on the Internet" pages maintained by John Fuller and Chris Gaunt.
WorldGenWeb Project - Radnorshire
Haycock, Marged. Lewis Glyn Cothi and Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 64 (1994), p. 25-35
Jones, Margaret I S. The forgotten composer - Edward Meredith Price, Penlan ; A brief history of the Pugh's of Radnorshire - 1712 to the fifties ; Farming with the Sims family 1880-1950. Pantydwr : Margaret Ivy Sims Jones, c1999. 99p
Lockwood, David. Francis Kilvert and Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 63 (1993), p. 55-60
Peate, David. John Jones : hardened criminal of Radnorshire. Cronicl Powys. No. 32 (1994), p. 28
Sinclair, J B. 'Radnorshire to her most distinguished son': Sir George Cornewall Lewis 1806-1863. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 68 (1998), p. 105-38
Sinclair, J B. James Watt, father and son, and Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 62 (1992), p. 51-65
Post Roman Celtic Kingdoms - Powys
Castle Wales site - the Kingdom of Powys
Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monuments in Radnorshire - on the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust site
An inventory of the ancient monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire / Vol.3,; County of Radnor. London : Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire, 1913.
Cole, Sadie. The postal system in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society, 72 (2002), 160-166
Dawson, Mrs. Antiquities of Radnorshire. Llandrindod Wells : G. Griffiths, 1902. 103p
Gregory, Donald. Radnorshire : a historical guide. Llanrwst : Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1994. 166p
Hamer, William B. Radnorshire in history, topography and romance : a collection of articles and stories relating to the county. Llandrindod Wells : Radnorshire Standard Co., 1914. 213p
Howse, William H. Radnorshire. Hereford : E. J. Thurston, 1949. 347p
Hughes, Colin. A very creditable portion of Welsh history? : the Rebecca Riots in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 67 (1997), p. 101-16
Jerman, H Noel. The Bronze Age in Radnorshire : part 1. and 2. 46p. Offprinted from: The Radnorshire Transactions, 6 (1936); 8 (1938).
Lancashire Journalist (pseudonym). "My reminiscences of Wales" : being a sketch of the public life of the County of Montgomeryshire, with a few hints on Radnorshire Rebeccaism. Part 1,; "My journey to Newtown, and the people I met in the train". 1885 ?. 23p
Lloyd, John Sir. Radnorshire : a collection of miscellaneous papers relating to the history of the county. London : Bedford Press, pr, 1900. 75p
Oliver, Reginald C B. Jonathan Williams and his 'History of Radnorshire'. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 70 (2000), p. 47-57
Parker, Keith. Radnorshire from civil war to restoration : a study of the county and its environs 1640-60 in a regional setting. Almeley : Logaston, 2000. 278p
Parker, Keith. Mid 17th century Radnorshire reconsidered. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 68 (1998), p. 53-63
Rowlands, Edward. The Harleys and the battle for power in post-Revolution Radnorshire. Welsh History Review 15 (1990), p. 21-33
Williams, Jonathan. The history of Radnorshire. Rhayader : S. A. Collard, 1999. 324p. Originally published: 1859
Williams, Jonathan. A general history of the county of Radnor. Brecknock, Davies and co., 1905. 451p
The Return of Owners of Land 1873 for all the Welsh counties on Richard Hopkins' site
Haslam, Richard. Powys : (Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, Breconshire). The Buildings of Wales series. Harmondsworth : Cardiff : Penguin ; University of Wales Press, 1979. 436p
Map of Radnorshire parishes on Powys Archives
Welsh county maps by Samuel Lewis and published in 1833
Details of various maps available at Powys Archives
An exceptionally useful set of maps showing parish boundaries, on a one inch to the mile scale, is now available on CD-ROM - see:
Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348.Lewis, M Gwyneth. The printed maps of Radnorshire, 1578-1900. Aberystwyth : The National Library of Wales, 1977. 30p
Foster, Dianne. Radnorshire militia lists. Cronicl Powys. No. 24 (1991), p. 51-52
Retallack, John . The Welsh Guards Foreword by H R H The Prince if Wales. Published (1981) by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd. London. Here is an index by Allen Powell
Morgan, Richard. A study of Radnorshire place-names. Llanrwst : Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1998. 96p
Anwyl, Edward. Notes on some Radnorshire place names. 1911. Reprinted from Archaeologia Cambrensis April, 1911; Sixth series, Vol. XI, Part II.
Local newspapers in Powys - listing at Powys Archives
Victorian Professional Photographers in Wales 1850-1925 - a county based database compiled by Mari Alderman, includes sources and a bibliography
South Wales Mines Database Alphabetical List of Metal Mines in Brecknockshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire and Glamorganshire
Powys - A Day in the Life - Water Corn Mills in Radnorshire
Radnorshire's Metalliferous Mining Industry in 1896 - on the Peak District Mines Historical Society's site
Colyer, Richard. The Welsh Cattle Drovers (1976). Here is a contents listing/introduction and an index by Catherine Davies-Shiel. Re-issued in 2002 by Landmark Publishing Co, with revisions, now p192.
Colyer, Richard. Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century - 1/2/3 National Library of Wales journal. 1972, Winter Volume XVII/4 & 1974 Volume XVIII/3 & 1975 Volume XIX/1
Colyer, R. J. Moore. Further References to the Welsh Cattle Trade. National Library of Wales journal. Volume XXV/3 Summer, 1988.Davies, Walter. General view of the agriculture and domestic economy of South Wales : containing the counties of Brecon, Caermarthen [sic], Cardigan, Glamorgan, Pembroke, Radnor : drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement. London : printed by McMillan, 1814. 2v
Gilfach : a Radnorshire hill farm in the nineteenth century. [Llandrindod Wells] : Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, 1996. 41p
Griffiths, Elizabeth M. A Radnorshire farm diary, 1879-1883. Glasbury : David and Sheila Leitch, 1999. 49p
Lewis, George F. Haber Nant Llan Nerch Freit : an upbringing on a Radnorshire hill farm. Woonton Almeley : Logaston, 1998. 132p
Lewis, George F. Henfryn : Radnorshire hill farming life in the 1930s and 40s. Almeley : Logaston Press, 2002. 136p
Prothero, Taffy. Dear Pamela : letters from a Radnorshire farm. Little Logaston, Woonton Almeley : Logaston Press, 1997. 53p
Thompson, Tim. Agriculture and change in a nineteenth century Radnorshire valley. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 69 (1999), p. 107-15
List of the poll taken before Guy Parsons Esquire, High Sheriff, at the Election of a Knight of the Shire, for the County of Radnor, on Friday & Saturday, the 16th & 17th of January, 1835 ... Presteigne : Printed and sold by Lucy Nicholson, 1835. 40p
The Workhouse - on Peter Higginbotham's site
Parker, Keith. Radnorshire and the old Poor Law, c. 1800-1836. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society, 72 (2002), 139-149
A monument of divine grace : as exemplified in the remarkable conversion, and happy death, of Hugh Owen, the Shoemaker, the well known Radnorshire champion. Llanidloes : published by John Pryse, [1851?] 16p
Brecon and Radnor Congregationalism: 1662 commemoration volume. Merthyr Tydvil : Joseph Williams & Sons, 1912. 215p
Davies, D Phillip. Religion in Radnorshire : with the present position of the independent denomination. Builth : Printed by Charles Sirett, 1864. 12p
Fenn, Roy W D. The character of early Christianity in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 70 (2000, p. 15-46
Jones, John. The history of the Baptists in Radnorshire, with a sketch of the history of Nonconformity in the county. London : Elliot Stock, 1895. 209p
Lawrence, Bryan. Passive resisters in Radnorshire. Cronicl Powys. No. 58 (Apr. 2003), p. 20-24
Macpherson, Trevor. Friends in Radnorshire : a brief history of the Quakers. Llandrindod Wells : Verzon Books, 1999. 77p
Macpherson, Trevor. A measure of grace: Quakers in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 69 (1999), p. 8-33
Oliver, Reginald C B. The Radnorshire Central Bible Association. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 67 (1997), p. 63-71
Watkins, Thomas. The diary of Thomas Watkins, Radnorshire Christian . Llandrindod Wells : Geraint Hughes, 1987. 60p
Williams, Martin. Evangelical friends in Radnorshire from the late 19th century. Martin Williams, 1992. 10p
The Blue Books of 1847. An inquiry into the state of education in Wales - on the NLW's Digital Mirror site
Day Schools in Radnorshire in 1847.
This database consists of
day schools which existed in 1847 included here within an alphabetical list of parishes
It contains the names and types of day schools listed in the
Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the State of Education in Wales published in 1847
Hughes, Colin P F. This little school : the Victorian schools of Radnorshire. Llandrindod Wells : C.P.F. Hughes, 1997. 21p
Hughes, Colin P F. Radnorshire and the 1847 reports on education. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 63 (1993), p. 45-54
Hughes, Colin P F. Elementary schools in Rhaeadr and north-west Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 64 (1994), p. 49-62
A Day in the Life site - Welcome to Powys in 1891
Gathering the Jewels - Radnorshire Constabulary (use onsite search box)
A short history of the Radnorshire and West Herefordshire Hunt : 1861-1961. [Hereford?] : printed by Jakemans Ltd, [1962?] 28p
Barnes, Peter. A view from the hill : Radnorshire verses. [Llandrindod Wells] : Peter Barnes, 1989. 16p
Copies "of the General Digest of Endowed Charities for the Counties and Cities mentioned in the fourteenth report of the Charity Commissioners: "and , of the charities vested in the various London companies, : in so far as such digests have been completed, or can be completed up to the time of publication" : South Wales - County of Radnor : [1869]. 1869
Eadie, Gwen. The beginnings of the Radnorshire Society. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 60 (1990), p. 10-11
Jones, G Penrhyn. Cholera in Wales. National Library of Wales journal Vol X/3 Summer 1958.
Morgan, Mona M. Growing up in Kilvert country : recollections of a Radnorshire childhood. Llandysul : Gomer, 1990. 150p
Murray, Nicholas. The blessed regions : Matthew Arnold in Radnorshire. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 66 (1996), p. 36-8
Noble, Frank. The traditional lore of school children in eastern Radnorshire recorded at Knighton County Secondary School 1952-3. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 70 (2000), p. 78-80
Palmer, Roy. The folklore of Radnorshire. Woonton Almeley : Logaston, 2001. 260p
Peate, Iorwerth C. The Welsh House. A Study in Folk Culture First published in 1940, reprinted by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach in 2000. ISBN 1 86143 112 0. Here is a review and listing of Contents, Illustrations, Figures and houses/sites mentioned, from the 1940 edition.
Scourfield , Elfyn . Welsh Rural Life in Photographs. Barry, 1979. Here is an index by Jill Smith
Trowbridge, Lynn M. Old remedies of Radnorshire. Country Quest (May 1996), p. 32-3
The Radnorshire Society - publishes an annual volume of Transactions, there is an index on-site
Oliver, Reginald C B. The London Radnorshire Society, 1789-1812, and its chief officers. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 59 (1989), p. 79-89
Faraday, Michael. The Radnorshire hearth tax return of 1670 : Part . Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 59 (1989), p. 29-58
Faraday, Michael A. The Radnorshire lay subsidy of 1543-1545. Transactions of the Radnorshire Society 66 (1996), p. 82-129
INDIVIDUAL TOWNS AND PARISHES - See Alphabetical Listing
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