30 August 2020

Findmypast Weekly Update: Wales

Over 900,000 additions to Welsh records, new and enhanced.

Wales Probate Records 1544-1858

Now, search by names, years, locations and others — over 700,000 probate records.

Caernarvonshire Parish Registers

Baptisms, marriages and burials from Llanbeblig parish have been added to this collection: baptisms (50,793); marriages (13,985); burials (25,711).

Denbighshire Burials

Over 37,000 records from Wrexham Cemetery added to this collection. As well as transcripts with the most important information, many of the records feature digitised copies of the original burial records. There is a free index with search returning transcripts of surname, forename, year, age, place of  death, burial number, burial date and  grave number at https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/wrexham-cemetery-burial-records-search-facility

There are 154 Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials including 9 Canadians, 7 from the WW2 RCAF and 2 from WW1.

Montgomeryshire Monumental Inscriptions

Over 17,000 new entries to this collection from 17 different locations.

PlaceYear fromYear toRecord Count
Llanllugan17842012396
Llanllwchaiarn174320052,866
Llanmerewig17241998410
Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant160420091,291
Llansantffraid ym Mechain155620062,221
Llanwddyn167720131,435
Llanwnog171620153,819
Llanwrin17012006785
Llanwyddelan177620071,140
Llanymynech169220062,256
Llwydiarth18572012468
Lydham17372005545
Machynlleth108820188,539
Mainstone17192004518
Mallwyd19142016394
Manafon13571998715
Meifod18241978283

Each has an image of the monumental inscription with more information. Some even include detailed local histories and Welsh language translations. 

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