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2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources
Wrexham Library and Arts Centre
Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 1AU
Tel: 01978 292622
Fax: 01978 292611
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Miss Joy Thomas (Local Studies Librarian)
Opening hours:
Monday: 0900-1900
Tuesday: 0900-1900
Wednesday: 0900-1900
Thursday: 0900-1900
Friday: 0900-1900
Saturday: 0900-1230
Other Libraries:
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3. Research Service
Service available?
No
Fee-based?
Willing to undertake small specific enquiries free of charge.
Provided by local Record Office?
No
4. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
None
5. Census returns
1841-1881 Wrexham County Borough
1891 Denbighshire, Flintshire, Edeirnion district of Meirionethshire
6. Directories
6(a) County and Regional Directories
Clwyd Record Office Local Directories on microfiche 1822-1936
Commercial Directory 1818
Robson's Commercial Directory 1840 North and South Wales
6(b) City and Town Directories
Crocker 1881. Wrexham and District
Red Book 1892. Wrexham and District
Bennett 1907. Wrexham and District
Bennett 1909. Wrexham and District
Wrexham Leader Commercial Directory 1931-1959
Wrexham Directory 1965-74
6(c) Telephone Directories
Chester and North Wales 1981-
7. Electoral registers and polls books
7(a) Electoral Registers
Burgess Rolls 1857-79 excluding 1860, 1873
Register of Electors: 1898, 1903-9, 1911-5, 1936 Wrexham Town only
1948- Wrexham and District
7(b) Poll Books
None
8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
None
9. Unpublished Indexes
Computer indexes to articles of local interest under development. Available at Wrexham Library
10. Parish Registers
Clwyd Family History Society Transcriptions
Earliest register to 1812 for the following parishes:
Bangor-on-Dee, Chirk, Erbistock, Gresford, Hanmer, Holt, Hope, Isycoed, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Llanarmon yn lal, Llangadwaladr, Llangedwyn, Llangollen, Llansantffraid Glynceiriog, Llansilin, Overton, Marchwiel, Minera, Ruabon, Worthenbury, Wrexham
Located at Wrexham Library
11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
Clwyd Historian 1977-
Denbighshire Historical Society Transactions 1952-
Flintshire Historical Society Journal 1911-
Hel Achau: Clwyd Family History Society Journal 1980-
Located at Wrexham Library
12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
None
13. Other material
None
14. Guides to Collections
None
15. Local Record Offices
Archives Service
County Buildings
Regent Street
Wrexham
LL11 1RB
Tel: 01978 317976
Fax: 01978 317982
Other information
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