Gwynedd Family History Resources

This page is dedicated to assisting Family History Researchers and Genealogists tracing lost ancestors and relatives in the preserved county of Gwynedd, and including the Isle of Anglesey. On our site you will find a range of resources including parish records, societies and newspaper archives to help you with your undergoing research.

The Gwynedd Family History Society

The Gwynedd Family History Society was formed in 1980 to help all those undergoing local research in the Gwynedd area.

Gwynedd Archives Service

The Gwynedd Archives Service holds local family history archives for the Gwynedd area, including an online catalogue of 12,000 pages and 2,000 images. You can visit the office to see if they have documents that may be helpful to you.

Records are also available for Anglesey residents at Anglesey Records and Archives.

Gwynedd births, marriages and deaths

Here are some useful links from the subscription based FindMyPast website to assist research in the Anglesey region of the preserved Gwynedd county:

Births

Anglesey Baptisms – Over 240,000 records on this database.

Marriages

Anglesey Marriages and Banns – More than 90,000 records of marriage ceremonies or intentions to marry.

Burials – including memorial inscriptions

Anglesey Burials – More than 175,000 records available.

Gwynedd Newspaper Archives

Local newspaper archives and other historic journals provide very helpful information for family historians undertaking research in a specific location. Information can often be found that is not available from other family history resources. British Newspaper Archives (subscription required) holds an extensive collection of digitised newspaper archives.