Hello all,
The joint co-ordinators of the project to place the details of the index books maintained
by local registrars on to the North Wales BMD website have advised me that they have added
the following during the last few days.
Welshpool Registration District
Montgomery subdistrict
Births indexes:
1837 - 1950
(14,148 entries)
AND
Machynlleth Register Office
Darowen subdistrict
Births indexes:
1837 - 1917
(7,593 entries)
Montgomery sub-district consisted of the parishes of Berriew, Montgomery, Llandyssil,
Llanmerewig, Mainstone [Castlewright township], Lydham [Aston township], Churchstoke
(part).
Darowen sub-district consisted of the parishes of Llanbrynmair, Cemmaes and Darowen. It
merged into Machynlleth sub-district in 1917.
Please note that we believe these locally created indexes are more reliable and probably
more useful than the national 'GRO' indexes. Although they are not as prceise in
date terms as they give the 'year' rather than the 'quarter' they are
based on a more restricted geographical area - sub-districts, rather than a whole
district.
Many thanks to the volunteers from Montgomeryshire
Genealogical Society who have assisted me in the photocopying, transcribing and checking
of these indexes. Also to the Registrars who have given me considerable help.
Work is continuing on the other sub-districts within Montgomeryshire, concentrating on
births in the first instance.
The above index books can now be searched at:
http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk
http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk
Bryn Ellis, Project manager for Montgomeryshire.