John, The Gwent Record Office has just provided me with the following list of Catholic Records in its collection: Abergavenny, Our Lady and St. Michael's Baptisms 1740 - 1852, 1864 - 1920 Marriages 1839 - 1854, 1864 - 1963 Deaths 1820 - 1908 Burials 1894 - 1967 (also Index to Registers of Baptisms, 1864 - 1941) Dukestown, Church of the Immaculate Conception Marriages 1983 - 1997 Monmouth, St. Mary Baptisms 1791-1979 (including Perthir 1791 - 1797) Marriages 1799 - 1918 Newport, St. Mary's, Stow Hill Baptisms 1835 - 1915 Marriages 1836 - 1919 Deaths 1838 - 1905 Newport, St. Michael's Baptisms 1888 - 1919 Perthir (merged with Monmouth 1818) Baptisms 1751 - 1818 Pontypool, St. Albans Baptisms 1836 - 1923 Marriages 1848 - 1891 Usk, Saints David Lewis and Francis Xavier Baptisms 1876 - 1947 Marriages 1876 - 1955 (both registers are closed from 1916 onwards) Mike John's site also has details of Catholic Records: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/myfamily-history.htm Michael Gandy's book 'Catholic missions and registers 1700-1880' lists the locations of all known original records and gives details of any copies as at 1993. Volume 3 (of 6) covers Wales & the West of England, which is superseded by the Gwent Record Office list above. The Monmouthshire section is four pages long, but I am willing to try to answer any questions. Most of the register are still with the parish priests. The Archdiocese of Cardiff, which includes Gwent, has its own website giving the parishes: www.rcadc.org I hope this helps. I have had great fun trying to find my Catholic relatives. Peter Williams