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 Register Office
Civil Marriages - Llanfyllin Registration District
1837 - 1889
1772 entries
Although the former Llanfyllin registration district covered a considerable area, it was
(and is!) lightly populated. There were only 1772 civil marriages during the 52 years
from 1837 to 1889.
Until 1898, the Registrar had to be present, by law, at all marriage ceremonies that took
place in Nonconformist chapels and Roman Catholic churches - and also, of course, at those
that took place in the Register Office! He/she recorded all these marriages in the same
Register - hence they are all described as "civil" marriages.
The parishes in the Llanfyllin registration district were:
Llangynyw
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanerfyl
Llangadfan
Garthbeibio
Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa
Meifod
Llanfyllin
Llanfechain
Llansanffraid ym Mechain
Llandrinio
Llandysilio
Llangedwyn
Llangadwaladr
Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr
Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant
Hirnant
Llanwyddyn
Pennant Melangell
Llangynog
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 bmd indexes within Montgomeryshire.
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.