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MERTHYR TYDFIL REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Glamorganshire.
Created
: 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Aberdare, Gelligaer, Lower Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Upper Merthyr Tydfil.
GRO volumes : XXVI (1837–51), 11a (1852–1946), 8B (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Table 1: List of Places in Merthyr Tydfil Registration District

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Aberdare

Glamorganshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, notes (b) and (g).

Gelligaer

Glamorganshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (e).

Llanfabon

Glamorganshire

1837

1863

See Table 2, note (a).

Llanwonno

Glamorganshire

1837

1863

See Table 2, note (a).

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorganshire

1837

1974

See Table 2, note (c).

Penderyn

Brecknockshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (d).

Rhigos

Glamorganshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (f).

Vaynor

Brecknockshire

1837

1934

See Table 2, note (d).

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorganshire

1837

1863

See Table 2, note (a).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Merthyr Tydfil Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

18.7.1863

(a)

Lost the parishes of Llanfabon, Llanwonno, and Ystradyfodwg, to Pontypridd registration district.

14097 in 1861

1.6.1895

(b)

Lost part of the parish of Aberdare (which became part of the parish of Llanwonno in 1894) to Pontypridd registration district.

2486 in 1891

(c)

Gained part of the parish of Merthyr Tydfil  (which until 1894 formed part of the parish of Llanfabon) from Pontypridd registration district.

924 in 1891

1.10.1934

(d)

Lost the parishes of Penderyn and Vaynor to Vaynor registration district.

5021 in 1931

1.1.1935

(e)

Lost the parish of Gelligaer to East Glamorgan registration district.

41043 in 1931

(f)

Lost the parish of Rhigos to Neath registration district.

1455 in 1931

(g)

Lost the parish of Aberdare to Pontypridd registration district.

48746 in 1931


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