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Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish. 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 - supplemented by reference to the RHS Bibliography site
See also Independent Chapels of Wales: History Books and Pamphlets by Huw Walters.
Additionally, these books below are name indexed or have contents extracts;
Bessborough, Earl of. Lady Charlotte Guest. Extracts from her journal 1833-1852. London, John Murray, 1950. A fascinating insight into the life of a quiet remarkable woman with particular reference to that period of her life as the wife of Sir John Guest of the Dowlais Iron Works. Here are substantial extracts from her Diaries.
Collieries of Wales [Engineering and Architecture] Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (Editors; Stephen Hughes, Brian Malaws, Medwyn Parry and Peter Wakelin) Index by Gareth Hicks.
Colyer, Richard. The Welsh Cattle Drovers(1976). Here is a contents listing/introduction and an index by Catherine Davies-Shiel. Reissued in 2002 by Landmark Publishing Co, with revision of some chapters, now p192.
Colyer, R. J. Moore. Further References to the Welsh Cattle Trade. National Library of Wales journal. Volume XXV/3 Summer, 1988. Extract of this article by Bill Griffith-Jones 2002
Colyer, Richard. Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century - 1 National Library of Wales journal. 1972, Winter Volume XVII/4
Colyer, Richard. Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century - 2 National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Summer. Volume XVIII/3
Colyer, Richard. Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century - 3 National Library of Wales journal. 1975, Summer. Volume XIX/1
Craig, Robert. R J Nevill and the Early Welsh Coal Trade - A Comment National Library of Wales journal. Volume X/4 Winter 1958
Davies, Alun Eirug. Paper-Mills and Paper-Makers in Wales 1700-1900. , National Library of Wales journal. 1967, Summer Volume XV/1
Davies, B L. British Schools in South Wales, The Rev William Roberts (Nefydd), South Wales, Representative of the British and Foreign School Society, 1853-1863 , National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Winter. Volume XVIII/4
Davies, David W. ' November the first 1854 yr wif fi David W Davies the son of Wm Davies yn Esgrifenu Llufer Cofadwriaeth om achau gan Lechrhau ar fy thad yr Hwn ei enw oed William Davies the son of David J Davies llwunphelish ger llaw castellned and was born April 1784 and beread in the 25 of December 1848 in hurwain by the chapel of the Disenters called benepo glanmorganshire.'
This is the opening sentence of this book, a copy is held by the Family History Centre, Salt Lake City, the contents of which have been extracted with original spellings etc retained. It contains a lot of names from Glamorgan, some from Carmarthenshire and PembrokeshireDavies, Henry. Coal Mining, A Reader for Primary Schools and Evening Continuation Classes Published by The Welsh Educational Publishing Co, Merthyr Tydfil, 1904. Extracts by Gareth Hicks
Denning, Roy. The vale of Glamorgan in Old Photographs ,1987. Index by Huw Daniel
Egan, David. Coal Society: A History of the South Wales Mining Valleys 1840-1980. Gomer Press 1987/92. Here is a listing of sources quoted in the book, including details of photographs
Emanuel, H D. Dissent in the Counties of Glamorgan and Monmouth. National Library of Wales journal, 1954, Winter. Volume VIII/4 First in series . This has a general introduction to the subject, plus entries for places from Aberavon to Goytrey. Also 1955, Summer. Volume IX/1; The second in the series, covers places from Grosmont to Merthyr Tydfil. Also 1955, Winter. Volume IX/2 ; the final in the series, covers places from Michaelston-super-Avon to Ystradyfodwg.
Emery, F V. West Glamorgan Farming, circa 1580-1620. National Library of Wales journal. 1956, Winter. Volume IX/4 & 1957, Summer. Volume X/I. The two parts of the article embrace the lands of Gower, one of the medieval Marcher Lordships in South Wales, extending from the foothills of the Black Mountains in the north for thirty miles down to the Bristol Channel on its south coast
Evans, C J. The Story of Glamorgan. 1908 - the complete book is accessible on the Internet Archive site - click on Texts and search on Cardiff
Evans, David. Labour Strife in the South Wales Coalfield, 1910 - 1911. Index to Police Casualties extracted by David Pike.
Evans, Leslie Wynne. Colliery Schools in South Wales in the Nineteenth Century. National Library of Wales journal. 1957, Winter. Volume X/2.
Evans, Leslie Wynne. Copper-Works Schools in South Wales during the Nineteenth Century. National Library of Wales journal. 1959, Summer Volume XI/1. There are 27 Appendices which contain data concerning individual schools in Kilvey, Hafod, Llanelly, Pembrey, Margam, Maesteg and Pontamman
Evans, Leslie Wynne. Voluntary Education in the Industrial Areas of Wales before 1870 National Library of Wales journal. Vol XIV/4, Winter 1966
Evans, Leslie Wynne. School Boards and the Works School System after the Education Act of 1870. National Library of Wales journal. 1967, Summer Volume XV/1
Francis, Hywel & David Smith. The Fed; a history of the South Wales Miners in the twentieth century. Published by Lawrence and Wishart, 1980. A contents/illustrations listing and name index by Gareth Hicks
Grant, Raymond. On the Parish,Glamorgan Archive Service,1988. A list of Glamorgan parishes with extant Vestry minutes, Overseers books etc from this book is on Parish Poor Law records
James, Brian Ll. The Great Landowners of Wales in 1873. National Library of Wales journal. 1966, Summer Volume XIV/3
Jones, E D. The Journal of William Roberts ['Nefydd'] 1853-62. National Library of Wales journal, Winter 1953, Volume VIII/2. The first of three issues, it includes extensive general commentary on elementary education covering the whole of Wales, and with journal entries from Dec 1853 to July 1854, which cover his visits to places in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
Jones, E D. The Journal of William Roberts ['Nefydd'] 1853-62. National Library of Wales journal, Summer 1954, Volume VIII/3. The second of three issues, includes journal entries from July 1854 to Dec 1855, which cover his visits to places all over south and west Wales
Jones, E D. The Journal of William Roberts['Nefydd'] 1853-62. National Library of Wales journal, Summer 1955, Volume IX/1. The third of three issues, includes journal entries from February 1856 to June 1856, which cover his visits to places in Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Brecknockshire.
Jones, G Penrhyn. Cholera in Wales. National Library of Wales journal Vol X/3 Summer 1958.
Morgan, Kenneth O. Labour's Early Struggles in South Wales: Some New Evidence, 1900-8. National Library of Wales journal. 1972, Winter Volume XVII/4
Morgan, Walter T. Chartism and Industrial Unrest in South Wales in 1842. National Library of Wales journal Vol X/1 Summer 1957.
Morris, J H & L J Williams. R J Nevill and the Early Welsh Coal Trade. National Library of Wales journal. 1957, Summer Volume X/1.
Nicholas, Thomas, MA. History and Antiquities of Glamorganshire and its families. 1974. Index by Curtis Evans
Osborne, Brian. Glamorgan Agriculture in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. National Library of Wales journal. 1978, Winter Volume XX/4
Parry-Jones, D. Some Thoughts and Notes on the English of South Wales. National Library of Wales journal. 1974, Winter. Volume XVIII/4
Price, Cecil. Portable Theatres in Wales, 1843-1914 . National Library of Wales journal, Summer 1955, Volume IX/1. Selected extracts from this article intended to bring out the flavour of a theatrical life that the participants regarded as the then modern successor of the "old strolling tradition". Mostly Glamorgan coverage.
Price, Cecil. Some Welsh Theatres, 1844 - 1870, National Library of Wales journal. 1961, Winter Volume XII/2. The towns featured are; Aberystwyth, Abergavenny, Brecon, Carmarthen, Merthyr, Monmouth, Newport, Tredegar and Wrexham.
Roberts, R O. Copper and Economic Growth in Great Britain, 1729-1784 National Library of Wales journal. 1957, Summer Volume X/1.
The Cambrian Journal Volume 1 , 1854. Published under the auspices of the Cambrian Institute. London, Longmans & Co; Tenby, R Mason. Includes an extracted article styled 'The Industrial Capacities of South Wales'.
Thomas, Hugh. THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF A GLAMORGAN PARISH (Llangiwg). National Library of Wales journal Winter, 1975, Vol XIX/2 . pp 194-208. A complete extract of the first of three articles.
Thomas, Hugh. THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF A GLAMORGAN PARISH (Llangiwg). National Library of Wales journal Summer,1976, Volume XIX/3. pp 227-242. A complete extract of the second of three articles.
Thomas, Hugh.THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF A GLAMORGAN PARISH (Llangiwg). National Library of Wales journal Winter,1976, Volume XIX/4. pp 345-361. A complete extract of the final of three articles.
Williams, Gwyn A. The Merthyr Riots: Settling the Account. National Library of Wales journal. 1959, Winter Volume XI/2.
Williams, Moelwyn I. A Contribution to the Commercial History of Glamorgan 1666-1735, National Library of Wales journal, Various volumes 1955-62. . Also A Further Contribution to the Commercial History of Glamorgan, same author and source. Extracts and indexes by Steve Keates & Gareth Hicks
Williams, W. Samlet Rev. The History of Methodists in West Glamorgan, 1916. Index by Margaret Jones.
The Glamorgan Family History Society have published indexes for a substantial number of Monumental Inscriptions which are available for purchase on Glamorgan Family History Society
Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff have a fact sheet on municipal cemeteries in the administrative districts of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Vale of Glamorgan
Grave Matters - Jill Muir's site on transcribing memorial inscriptions
The Glamorgan FHS have published a whole range of census transcriptions/indexes e.g 1841, 1851, 1861. They are mainly available for purchase on Glamorgan Family History Society
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.
The 1881 census index is online on LDS Family Search
Class List of places appearing in each census year for Glamorgan This relates to the PRO's piece numbers, breaks it down into Registration Districts, Registration Sub Districts, Parishes and Hamlets/Townships.
1881 census place name index for details of 1881 census Registration District overlaps and a census district index
National Statistics based on 2001 census - Vale of Glamorgan
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
Part 1 - Pre 1700
Part 2 - 1700 - 1849
Part 3 - 1850 onwards
Rees, Thomas & Thomas, John. Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru. 1873 - here is a listing of the NAMES only of chapels/places from each county's contents page from the CD of this 4 volume book published by Archive CD Books. The Glamorgan section is fully extracted - in Welsh, some with translations .
Glamorgan Chapels project (2005)
Churches and Chapels picture gallery on Jill Muir's site
Cardiff Places of Worship database produced by Glamorgan FHS
The Presbyterian Church of Wales site has a pdf file showing lists of CM chapels still open (with addresses) in each county (under Documents/General Info/Churches and Secretaries). This data has been noted on each chapel entry within these parish pages so it is implied that a chapel is closed if not said to be open in 2006
Parish Clerk Index for Glamorgan (mainly Cardiff area) - on Steve Pickthall's site The 1851 Religious Census. Here is a table detailing the statistics for the various denominations in South Wales
A History of Methodism in Glamorgan has been provided by Bob Sanders
The Methodist Church South Wales District. Information/History
You may also find it worthwhile searching in the GENUKI church database.
Name extracts from various sources - Bt's/PRs, mainly Gower parishes. Names include Bevan, Howell, Lewis, Lloyd, Owen, Rees, Prisson, Griffith
Glamorgan Record Office in Cardiff hold most extant parish church and non-conformist chapel records, these are listed on their site (click ' history of your family' on main page and scroll down to the end of the next page) Parishes and Churches of the Diocese of Llandaff.
The Location of Methodist and other Non-conformist registers of Glamorgan has been provided by Bob Sanders
A list of Parish Register Copies in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
The Glamorgan Family History Society have published a whole range of indexes to parish records e.g baptisms, marriages and burials, most of these are available for purchase on Glamorgan Family History Society .
Family History Online The Federation of Family History Societies site. A Pay-Per-View service. Contains various Glamorgan FHS databases
Welsh Wills Index, Prior to 1858. Glamorgan Family History Society holds a copy on microfiche of the Abstracts and Indexes of Wills prior to 1858 deposited at the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth . The Abstracts mainly consist of the names of those mentioned in the Will or Admon. The scope of the Indexes varies according to the Diocese. Coverage for each Diocese is as follows: St David's 1564 to 1653 and 1660 to 1858 Llandaff 1746 to 1832. Searches of the index are free (members only).
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. This book has been used as a source of data of parish records and bishop's transcripts on the Genuki parish pages
Detailed listing, by Brett Langston, of the places covered by the old and current Glamorgan Registration districts
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.
Description of Glamorganshire from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales" by Samuel Lewis 1833
The Vale of Glamorgan - a community site
The Book of South Wales, the Bristol Channel, Monmouthshire and the Wye 1847. By C F Cliffe. Here are selected extracts contributed by Josephine Jeremiah.
The Book of South Wales and the Wye 1861. By Mr and Mrs S.C.Hall. Here are selected extracts contributed by Jill Muir
South Wales Valleys Photo Album by Mike Baker
Geography of South Wales - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
Principal Markets and Fairs in South Wales. Extracted from Kelly's Directory South Wales 1910
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.
Byng's Journal Of a Tour into South Wales, 1787..........'These tours are considered a last picture of pre-industrial England and Wales'. Here is a small collection of extracts compiled by Steve Keates
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"
The Glamorganshire Canal - Brief history with several photographs
Glamorgan - on wikipedia
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."
Timeline of genealogically interesting dates by Gareth Hicks
Welsh Surname List - an all Wales surnames list provided by John Ball on his Welsh Family History Archive site.
Online Welsh Names Directory by Graham Jaunay
GLAMORGAN-L - A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the County of Glamorgan. Check here for subscription details. And here is the Glamorgan Mailing List's own site which contains guidelines, photograph album, surname list and much more.
A list of some published sources of Genealogy and History for Cardiff and Glamorgan by Bob Sanders
Glamorgan Families. Through this site you may submit details of your Glamorgan ancestry, and view the submissions of other Glamorgan family historians.
Hundreds in the County of Glamorgan; --- Glamorgan consists of ten hundreds, as listed below, each page contains some statistics from the 1841 census and a list of parishes within the hundred.
An Introduction to Lordships and Manors - from Cardiff Records, Volume II, Chapter I NOTES ON THE MANORS OF THE CARDIFF DISTRICT (British History Online).
The Glamorgan Gwent Archaelogical Trust - "Our goal is to preserve the best of the past for the benefit of the future, whilst also educating the public in archaeology."
A history of the Rebecca Riots in Glamorgan has been provided by Bob Sanders
Glamorgan A site incorporating historical snippets relating to the county, towns and parishes.
The Norman Knights in Glamorgan . Extracted by Bernard Mainwaring from an article by The Rev. Dan Bryant M.A. D.C.L. printed in Historical Sketches of Glamorgan published by The Glamorgan Society in 1912
The Normans in South Wales, 1070-1171 by Nelson, Lynn H. Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1966
Brief Histories of the Estates of the Gentry in and around Cardiff, provided by Bob Sanders
An index to Coleman's Deeds has been provided by Bob Sanders Part 1 Pre 1700
Part 2 1700 - 1749
Part 3 1750 - 1799
Part 4 1800 - 1864
A list of Glamorgan High Sheriffs, 1541-1900, has been provided by Bob Sanders
Map of Glamorganshire from the Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales. Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1885.
Welsh county maps by Samuel Lewis and published in 1833
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. See also place-name extraction project on individual parish pages
Welsh Mariners by Dr Reg Davies---includes a searchable database of over 21,000 (in 9/2005) Welsh born (or Wales resident) Master mariners, mates and engineers who held certificates of competency or service; in practice it is an index of men active from 1800 to 1945 in the merchant navy.
Swansea Mariners by Bryan Richards --- periods 1861 to 1874 and 1890 to 1894, a database of ratings such as un-certificated officers, bosun, able seaman, ordinary seaman, boy, cook, steward, etc in Glamorgan Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire, or from around the world. There are 43,000 detailed entries (8/2007).
Lighthouse Personnel in England and Wales and the Channel Islands 1841-1910. Includes;- Table of Keepers; Table of Stations by county; Location map of the lighthouse sites.
A List of Shipping Records at Glamorgan Record Office, has been provided by Bob Sanders
Shipping Lists. A selection of items compiled by Steve Keates from various sources during his study of 18/19th century coastal shipping links between South Wales ports and the English counties of Devon and Somerset.
Crew and passengers on ships Crews & passengers of Cardiff ships in port on the 1881 census, also various other Welsh and English ports. By Bob Sanders
Maritime History. Although not particularly Glamorgan related here are a large number of links to websites dealing with maritime history. By Bob Sanders
Ships and shipping company recordsheld at Glamorgan Record Office By Bob Sanders
Arbitration records relating to shipping accidents held at Glamorgan Record Office By Bob Sanders
A Brief history of the Glamorgan Yeomanry Regiments, has been provided by Bob Sanders
The Glamorgan Yeomanry in 1914-18
A Brief history of the Glamorgan Volunteer Regiments, has been provided by Bob Sanders.
The Royal Regiment of Wales was formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of two of Wales' most famous and distinguished regiments, namely The South Wales Borderers (24th Foot) and The Welch Regiment (41st/69th Foot).
The First Glamorgan Bantams; 17th (Service) Battalion The Welsh Regiment. War Diaries 1916-18
Place names in south Wales - Deric John's growing authoritative collection of place names
Here is a database with grid co-ordinates of 10,000 place names from the 1891/1901 censuses for certain parishes in PEM,CMN & GLA(Gower)
Here is a list of Place Names in Glamorgan which have alternative spellings or have changed completely over time
An Analysis of first names from the 1851 Glamorgan census By Anna Brueton, Oct 2002- an updated version of that originally submitted to the Glamorgan mailing list - based on the CD published by Glamorgan FHS
Bob Sanders' site - Extracts from The Times newspaper relating to Cardiff and/or Cardiff people covering the period 1785 to 1819. It includes references to some Cardiff shipping, the Merthyr Riots and the Bute v John Wood political wrangles, amongst other things.
Here is a selection of a variety of news items and other material gleaned from the Western Mail newspaper - as contributed to the Glamorgan Mailing list by John Patrick
The Cambrian was the first English language newspaper to be published in Wales running from 1804 - 1930. Swansea Library Service has a computerised index to the contents freely available to search online
The South Wales Coal Annual for 1908; Edited by Joseph Davies. There are extracts of the sections on Ferndale Collieries, and the Taff Vale Railway and Penarth Docks. Also the section 'Districts, Membership, & Officers of the South Wales Miners' Federation'
The Coal House Project - on BBC Wales. Use the Browse by Place button to home in on particular mines/areas
South Wales Miners Federation (SWMF) Register of Deaths in the South Wales coalfield between 5 January 1934 and 17 January 1941. This is a letter written by Dr Glen Jenkins to the Editor of the Glamorgan Family History Society's journal in March 2006. It relates to an index of the above Register of Deaths compiled by him and now held by the Library and Information Services, University of Wales Swansea
Here is the Wales section from Outline Map of the Mining Districts of the UK from the Childrens' Employment Commission Report of 1842. The shaded areas denote the Coal and Iron Mining Districts.
Copied from the CD published by Archive CD Books
Material on the 'Digging up the Past' site - A Photographic Archive from the South Wales Coalfield
Glamorgan Photographers A list of over 1,600 references to commercial photographers working in the county of Glamorgan from the early days in the 1850s up to about 1930
Victorian Professional Photographers in Wales 1850-1925 - a county based database compiled by Mari Alderman, includes sources and a bibliography
Coalfield Web Materials. University of Wales, Swansea. ".......... aims to improve lifelong learning opportunities by stimulating in the local history and cultural heritage of South Wales. It offers digital versions of original documentary and audiovisual material relating to the history and development of the South Wales Coalfield......" Here are direct links to sections of the site;
Miners' Strikes, 1972, 1974 & 1984 - a NLW site
The Miners' Next Step and the General Strike of 1926 .... "The Great Unrest is the term used to describe the years between 1908 and 1914 when Wales, and indeed Britain, saw many industrial conflicts such as the Cambrian Combine Strike, the Tonypandy Riots as well as a number of Suffragette protests."
Welsh Coal Mines This excellent site has details and photographs of many Collieries in South Wales. Also many with lists of miners killed in pit disasters
Railway companies which operated in Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan & Monmouthshire plus some in adjoining areas which ran into the former counties. By Bob Sanders
Glamorganshire's Mining Industry in 1896 A List of Coal Mines. By the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd., Britain's Active Mining History Society. From the Tables compiled by Joseph T. Robson, H.M.Inspector for the South Wales District in his Report for 1896
The Metalliferous Mines of Glamorganshire - on the Peak District Mines Historical Society site
Ian Winstanley's Coal Mining History Resource Centre Probably the most comprehensive source for mining deaths - some 65,000 names of people who died or suffered injury in the mines of Great Britain from 1850 to 1909.
Miners' Advice site. The Collieries of Wales section includes features/photographs relating to the following mines; Abertysswg - Bargoed - Bersham - Big Pit - Britannia - Celynen - Cwmtillery - Deep Navigation-Elliots - Ferndale - Groesfaen - Llanbradach - Mardy - Marine - Markham - Nantgarw - Navigation - Oakdale - Ogilvie - Old Pit - Penalta - Pochin - Point of Ayr - Senghenydd-Six Bells - Taff Merthyr - Tower
The Employment Commission report of 1842 on Children in Mines and Factories. This partial extract of names of people from specified mines in Glamorgan giving evidence was contributed by Steve Keates
Report (1842) by Rhys William Jones, Esq., on the Employment of Children and Young Persons in Monmouth and the Pontypool and Merthyr Districts, Blaenavon and Clydach Iron Works near Abergavenny, Nantyglo and Beaufort, Sirhowy and Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Rhymney and Bute Iron Works in the County of Monmouth, Dowlais, Penydarran and the Aberdare Iron works near Merthyr Tydvil, Cwmavon Iron, Tin and Copper works and the Collieries and the Oakwood Collieries, near Port Talbot. The Iron Works in Bridgend, Neath and Swansea, The Copper Works at Swansea and Llanelly, and the Collieries in the Western part of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire, and on the State, Condition and Treatment of such Children and Young Persons. It lists the name, age and place of employment of every individual interviewed by the commissioners in their compiling of the report - some hundreds of names. Infomation about the South Wales Coalfield Collection can be found at the S.W.C.C website
Evidence to the House of Lords Committee on the state of Agriculture 1837. An exercise by Steve Keates to illustrate the average costing of running a Glamorgan farm in the Vale of Glamorgan in the years 1790, 1813 and 1833. The data is derived/adapted from the accounts of comparative expenses given as evidence to the Select Committee, House of Lords on the State of Agriculture. PP Vol V (464) pp 66-69
Indexes of Occupations extracted from Parish Registers, primarily concerned with individuals in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan - by Bob Sanders
GLAMORGANSHIRE GAME DUTY from
THE CAMBRIAN 7 NOV 1807 - A Correct Alphabetical List of the Game Certificates issued by the Clerk of the Peace for the County of Glamorgan
from the 29th day of July to the 19th day of October, 1807. Contributed by Lyn Nunn
GLAMORGANSHIRE GAMEKEEPERS from THE CAMBRIAN 7 NOV 1807 Contributed by Lyn Nunn
Politics in South Wales - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
The Glamorganshire Constabulary Force Area a brief history
The Workhouse - on Peter Higginbotham's site
| 1841 - 171,188 | 1851 - 240,095 | 1861 - 326,254 | 1871 - 396,010 | 1881 - 511,433 | 1891 - 693,072 |
Day Schools in Glamorgan 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
The Blue Books of 1847. An inquiry into the state of education in Wales - on the NLW's Digital Mirror site
The County of Glamorgan is home to three Universities :
Schools - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
South Wales Record Society - "The society was set up in 1982 with the aim of publishing a regular series of books and other works on the history of South Wales and particularly Glamorgan and Gwent."
Disease in Glamorgan. These notes were contributed by Clive Blakemore to the Glamorgan mailing list and are based on A Sanitary Survey of Glamorganshire by William Williams M.A., M.D., D.P.H. (Oxon), County Medical Officer. Published in Cardiff, 1895.
Home, childhood, family life - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
Eisteddfod and Miner's Gala - part of the Coalfield Web Materials site
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