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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Glamorganshire Lookup Requests => Glamorganshire => Wales => Glamorganshire Completed Lookups => Topic started by: Riddlebrick on Thursday 12 November 09 21:28 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I am new to researching welsh relatives and would like to know where I might be able to find parish records for around 1720.
I am not certain that my relative is from Glamorgan, however their surname is Mordecai and I am led to believe that the majority of Mordecais came from Glamorgan so thougt it would be a good start.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated
Regards
Emma
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have you checked Genuki to check where the records are? It's always a good starting point.
The records will be in the Glamorgan archives in Cardiff - due to close in December before moving to a new site in the new year
http://www.glamro.gov.uk/
and there are copies of many at the West Glam archive in Swansea, although their holdings may differ
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=406/
but you'll need to know more about where your ancestor came from or you'll have a very long search
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/GLAImgMap.html
Another route could be to try the Family History Society who publish indexes http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wlsglfhs/