Family History

We have received thousand's of e-mail from all over the world over the years from people asking about how they can get some history on their families that originated from  Tredegar. Well Hopefully this section of the www.tredegar.co.uk website will help you find the information that your after.   If you are looking for information in your family, please place a message on the forum here.

Family records
Here you will find general information on how to trace the history of your family in the UK.

General Register Office.
Via this link, you can get application forms, in 'Microsoft Word' Format, for birth, marriage and death certificate's after 1837

Gwent Record Office
Does what it says on the label :-)

The Gwent Record Office is open at the following times:
(Monday - closed)
Tuesday to Thursday 9:30 - 5:00
Friday 9:30 - 4:00

RootsWeb list for Blaenau Gwent
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the areas of Nantyglo, Blaina, Brynmawr, Tredegar, Abertillery, and Llanhilleth in the county of Monmouthshire (Gwent), Great Britain. You must be a subscriber to post to the list. To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to blaenaugwent-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or blaenaugwent-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)."

Gwent Family History Society
For information on Gwent Family History

General Family History Guide
A great source of general information.

Tredegar Burials

Bedwellty Parish Records.

1911 Census Information
Census details of the 36 million people living in England and Wales for 1911.
Please see here for more information

South Wales Record Society
The South Wales Record Society was established in 1982 and exists to publish a regular series of texts and other works relating to the history of South Wales (mainly Glamorgan and Gwent).