Records of Denbighshire parishes transferred to Flintshire Record Office by direction of the Church in Wales to conform with modern church boundaries, 1586-2000, including registers; service registers; terriers; income records; rectory records; glebe records; churchwarden's records; parochial church council records; records of church affairs; records of charities; vestry records; overseer's records; church school records; photographs; and miscellaneous.
DENBIGHSHIRE PARISH RECORDS
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- ReferenceGB 208 PD
- Dates of Creation1586-2000
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Welsh
- Physical Description905 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The county of Denbighshire falls within the Diocese of St Asaph and consists of over fifty ecclesiastical parishes. The records of individual ecclesiastical parishes in Denbighshire include registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as records of the churchwardens and Parochial Church Councils, parish charities, schools, clubs and societies. Parish records were deposited at the Clwyd Record Office, following an agreement of 1976 between the Church in Wales and the Welsh County Councils.
Arrangement
Records of individual parishes are arranged into the following: Incumbent and Benefice; Parish Administration (Ecclesiastical and Civil); Parish Charities; Parochial School; Statutory Deposits; and Miscellaneous.
Conditions Governing Access
Data Protection Act restrictions will apply to any items less than 100 years old that contain personal information as defined by the Act.
Acquisition Information
Denbighshire Record Office
Note
Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided).
Other Finding Aids
Hard copies of Denbighshire Parish catalogues are available at Flintshire Record Office and searchable online at: http://calmview.flintshire.gov.uk/CalmView/
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed versions of the Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for these parishes are available at Flintshire and Denbighshire Record Offices, together with transcribed and indexed versions of those registers that predate 1812.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Steven Davies of Flintshire Record Office.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual Copyright Restrictions Apply.
Appraisal Information
All records deposited at Flintshire Record Office have been retained.
Custodial History
Originally deposited at Clwyd Record Office / Denbighshire Record Office, Ruthin. Transferred from Denbighshire Record Office 02/07/2009. This was done in accordance with a directive from the Depositors, the Church in Wales, whereby they wished that places of deposit for parish records should now reflect the locations of parishes within current deanery boundaries.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.