Brynmawr Breconshire Family History Guide

Brynmawr is a parish in the county of Breconshire, South Wales.

Alternative names: Bryn Mawr

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1850

Nonconformists include:

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BRYNMAWR, a large seat of iron-works, on the northern border of Monmouth; on the Merthyr and Abergavenny railway, in the vicinity of Nantyglo. It has a post office under Tredegar, a r. station, an inn, a church, and several chapels. A railway from it to Blaenavon was authorised in 1866.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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Brynmawr

Wales, Brecknockshire, Brynmawr – Church records ( 1 )
Parish registers of Brynmawr, 1850-1994
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Brynmawr (Breconshire)

Bryn-mawr

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bryn-mawr – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Brynmawr Municipal Cemetery : burials 1854-1932
Author: Gwent Family History Society. Ebbw Vale Branch

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bryn-mawr – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Brynmawr, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bryn-mawr – Census – 1881 ( 1 )
Brynmawr, a transcription, surname index and strays index to the 1881 census
Author: MacSorley, M. E (Michael Edward)

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bryn-mawr – Census – 1901 – Indexes ( 1 )
1901 census of Brecknock : parish & town of Brynmawr
Author: Powys Family History Society

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bryn-mawr – Church records ( 1 )
Record of members, 1848-1868
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bryn-mawr Branch (Brecon); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wainhelygen Branch (Brecon); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Powys Archives

Powys archives hold the following records:

Original registers with Gwent Archives

  1. bap 1850-1908
  2. bap 1908-1954
  3. mar 1873-1920
  4. mar 1920-1930
  5. mar 1930-1940
  6. mar 1940-1947
  7. mar 1947-1951
  8. mar 1951-1957
  9. mar 1957-1965
  10. mar 1965-1971
  11. mar 1971-1977
  12. bur (includes index of graves) 1888-1943
  13. banns 1943-1953

IGI Indexes:

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