Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales, founded in by a Cistercian monastery in 1131. Photo by Phillip Capper.
History
Monmouthshire is one of thirteen historic counties in Wales. The county names and boundaries have changed since 1972 and the current county of Monmouthshire is smaller than the historic county’s boundaries. Most of the genealogy resources on these websites are for historic Monmouthshire.
Timeline of Genealogically Interesting Dates
Welsh-English Online Dictionary
Cymtillery Colliery History (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Abertillery History (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Forest-of-Dean Family History (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Libraries & Archives
Historical Societies
Gwent Family History Society of Wales
Association of Family History Societies of Wales
Shirenewton Local History Society
Free Census Records
England and Wales Census, 1841, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1851, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1861, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1871, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1881, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1891, free index, no ads
England and Wales Census, 1901, free index, no ads</p
England and Wales Census, 1911, free index, no ads</p
1841 Census for Monmouthshire, Wales
1881 Census Transcript for Abergavenny Workhouse (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1881 Census Transcript for Bedwellty (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1891 Census Transcript for Bedwellty Workhouse (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1851 Census Transcript for Chepstow Workhouse (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1881 Census Transcript for Chepstow (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1841-1901 Census Transcript for Llangynfelyn (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1881 Census Transcript for Monmouth (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1881 Census Transcript for Newport (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1881 Census Transcript for Pontypool (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Free Vital Records & Parish Records
Wales, Deaths and Burials, 1586-1885
UK Births, Marriages, Death and Censuses on the Internet
Grosmont Parish Registers 1589-1812 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Holywell and Flint Catholic Parish Registers (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Llanbadog Parish Registers 1582-1709 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Llanddewi Rhydderch Parish Registers 1670-1783 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Llangynfelyn Marriage Records 1813-1837 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Llantilio Crosseny Parish Registers and Penrhos Parish Registers, 1577-1644 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Peterston-Super-Ely Parish Register Baptisms 1749-1812 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Peterston-Super-Ely Parish Register Burials 1749-1812 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Peterston-Super-Ely Parish Register Marriages 1749-1812 (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Cemeteries
Free Directories
1813-1837 Historical Directories of England and Wales
1879 Kelly’s Directory for Forest-of-Dean (Monmouthshire, Wales)
1901 Trades Directory of Wales
1920 Kelly’s Directory for Peterston-Super-Ely (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Free Maps
GenMaps for Monmouthshire, Wales
Memorials
Catholic Memorial Inscriptions (Wales)
Monmouthshire Memorial Inscriptions (Wales)
Message Boards
RootsChat for Monmouthshire, Wales
RootsWeb for Monmouthshire, Wales
Websites
Bradney Collection (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Monmouthshire, Wales Returns of Owners of Land, 1873
History Index at Caerleon.Net (Monmouthshire, Wales)
This site includes transcripts of census records, parish records, directories and more for Caerleon.
Nonconformist chapel index (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Monmouthshire Poor Law Unions / Workhouses
My Monmouthshire Family History / Workhouses
Records Related to Catholicism in the South of Wales Marches, 17th & 18th centuries
The Catholic Mission of Monmouth
Diocesan Return of Recusants (Monmouthshire, Wales)
Monmouthshire Recusants – 1719
Recusants and Priests: March 1588
