Civil Registration

Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at the following District Register Offices :

• Bridgend
• Merthyr Tydfil
• Neath
• Pontypridd
• South Glamorgan
• Swansea

Archives and Libraries

• Glamorgan Record Office
  Mid Glamorgan County Hall, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park, CARDIFF, CF1 3NE
  Telephone:- U.K. 01222 780282, Overseas +44 1222 780282
  Opening Hours and general information can be found at the Glamorgan Record Office Website

• West Glamorgan County Archive Service
  County Hall, Oystermouth Road, SWANSEA, SA1 3SN
  Telephone:- U.K. 01792 471589, Overseas +44 1792 471589

• Bishop's Library
  The Ollivant Room,
  St. Michael's College,
  Llandaff
  Cardiff, CF5 2YJ
  Tel: 01222 563379 (or +44 122 563379)
  By appointment only

• Cardiff Central Library
  South Glamorgan Library Service, St David's Link, Frederick Street, Cardiff CF1 4DT
  Telephone: U.K. 01222 382116, Overseas +44 1222 382116
  Fax: U.K. 01222 238642, Overseas +44 1222 238642

  A List of all libraries in the Cardiff district can be found at totalwales website

• Cardiff Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Archive
  Archbishop's House, Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF1 9HD
  Telephone: U.K. 01222 20411, Overseas +44 1222 20411

• University College of Cardiff Library
  PO Box 430, Cardiff CF1 3XT
  Telephone: U.K. 01222 874000, Overseas +44 1222 874000
  Fax: U.K. 01222 371921, Overseas +44 1222 371921

• University of Swansea Library
  Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP

• Museums
  • Museum of Welsh Life
    St Fagans, Cardiff, CF5 6XB
    Telephone: U.K. 01222 573500 ext 437, Overseas +44 1222 573500 ext 437
    Fax: U.K. 01222 573490, Overseas +44 1222 573490

  • National Museum of Wales
    Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF1 3NP
    Telephone: U.K. 01222 397951, Overseas +44 1222 396951
    See National Museums & Galleries of Wales web-pages

  • Queens Dragoon Guards Museum
    The Castle, Cardiff, CF1 2RB

  • Welch Regiment Museum
    The Castle, Cardiff, CF1 2RB

  • Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum
    Bute Street, Cardiff, CF1 6AN
    

The Glamorgan Lookup Exchange.Volunteers are offering look-ups in various research references.(Also listed on the Links and Addresses page)

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Societies

• Welsh Family History Societies
  
  Glamorgan FHS