Hi everyone, I am desperately seeking the repository for the Welsh non conformist births/baptisms etc for the period 100-1837. Has anyone any idea where they are? The NLW said no they don't - twice Cardigan Records office don't have them either - the area I am researching is Cardigan. The particular non-conformists are the Baptists and they seem to have gone to ground!! Any information will be very much appreciated Thanks Ann
Ann, According to "Nonconformist Registers of Wales", the following Baptist registers for Cardiganshire (mostly burials) are held at the NLW. Perhaps your query wasn't specific enough or, alternatively, it's possible the particular church register you need has not been deposited. Bethel Baptist Aberystwyth Chr. 1788-1837, Bur. 1798-1810 Pen-y-coed/Pencoedgleision Baptist Betws Bledrws Burials 1751-1857 Tregaron, Argoed Baptist Caron-Is-Clawdd Burials 1751-1857 Penrhyn-coch, Horeb Baptist Trefeurig Marr. 1925-62 May I suggest you consider the possibility that they may have attended Baptist services or their entries might be written in a traveling preacher's register from over the border in Carmarthenshire. Following are the registers from Carmarthenshire. Note that any registers held by the PRO should've been filmed by the LDS, as well. Suggest you zero in on Baptist churches located very near the border with Cardiganshire -- nearest to where you believe your family lived. Penuel Baptist Carmarthen Chr. 1793-1837 (PRO) Chr. 1797-1837 (NLW) Tabernacle Baptist Carmarthen Chr. 1785-1837 (PRO) Chr. 1789-1828, 1833-6 (NLW) Mar. 1838-68 (NLW) Bur. 1790-1837 (PRO) Bur. 1835-7, 1841-67 (NLW) Bwlch-y-rhiw Baptist Cil-y-cwm Chr. 1760-1857 (NLW) Bur. 1760-1857 (NLW) Login, Calfaria Baptist Cilymaenllwyd Mar. 1956-72 (Carm. RO) Bethel Baptist Conwill Caio/Dynwil Gaeo Chr. & Bur. 1760-1857 (NLW) Salem Baptist Conwil Caeo/Cynwyl Gaeo Chr. & Bur. 1760-1857 (NLW) Ffynnonhenri Baptist Conwil Elfed/Cynwyl Elfed Chr. 1790-1842 (NLW) Bur. 1808-41 (NLW) Rhydwilym Baptist Llandissio East/Llandysilio Chr. & Bur. 1667-1823 (NLW) Sardis Baptist Llaedi/Llanedy Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Zion/Sion Baptist Llanelli/Llanelly Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Felin-foel, Adulam Baptist Llanelli (Gwledig)/Llanelly (Rural) Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Chr., Mar. & Bur. 1767-1877 (Carm. R.O.) Chr. 1792-1911 (NLW) Bur. 1794-1907 (NLW) Llwynhendy, Soar Baptist Llanelly (Rural) Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Pump-hewl/Five Roads, Horeb Baptist Llanelly (Rural) Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Llandysul, Penybont Baptist Llanfihangel-Ar-Arth Chr. 1801-54 (NLW) Hendy-gwyn/Whitland, Nazareth Baptist Llan-gan (East) Mar. 1934 (NLW) Salem Baptist Llangennech Mar. 1912-49 (Carm. R.O.) Ebenezer Baptist Llanynog Chr. 1778-1837 (PRO) Glanyfferi/Ferryside, Salem Baptist Llanismel/St. Ishmael Chr. 1797-1846 (NLW) Hermon Baptist Llan-non Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Chr. & Bur. 1850-1925 (NLW) Cwmfelinmynach, Ramoth Baptist Llanwinio Chr. 1785-1828 (PRO) Bur. 1838-48 (PRO) Aberduar Baptist Llanbydder Chr. & Bur. 1760-1857 (NLW) Pwll, Bethlehem Baptist Penbrey & Burry Port Chr. 1759-1820 (PRO) Parc-y-rhos, Caersalem Baptist Pencarreg Chr. &Bur. 1751-1875 (NLW) I hope this helps. Regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Anndriscoll@aol.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 9:43 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] Non conformist registers, where are they? > Hi everyone, I am desperately seeking the repository for the Welsh non > conformist births/baptisms etc for the period 100-1837. Has anyone any idea where > they are? > > The NLW said no they don't - twice > Cardigan Records office don't have them either - the area I am researching is > Cardigan. > The particular non-conformists are the Baptists and they seem to have gone to > ground!! > > Any information will be very much appreciated > > Thanks > > Ann > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > South/West Wales Lookup Exchange http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html >