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− | [[Image:Map.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Caernarfonshire Historic County Map (source: Wikipedia)]] | + | ---- |
− | [[Image:Caernarfon.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Caernarfon Castle submitted by Guinevere]]
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− | Caernarfonshire is a coastal county in North West Wales.
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− | '''Major towns:''' Bangor Caernarfon Llandudno
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− | '''Industry:''' Agriculture, slate, quarrying, weaving
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− | Home of the Snowdonia National Park and Mt Snowdon itself, the highest peak in Wales and the beautiful Caernarvon Castle, one of Europe's greatest mediaeval fortresses which was the place of the investiture of the current Prince of Wales.
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− | ==Resources==
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− | '''Primary Reference Links'''
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− | *[http://www.ancestor-search.info/CRO-Caernarfonshire.htm '''Caernarfon Record Office''']
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− | *[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
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− | '''Countywide Interest'''
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− | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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− | *[http://www.bangorcivicsociety.org.uk/pages/hisso/index.htm Bangor Civic Society]
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− | *[http://www.carnarvontraders.com/ Carnarvon Traders]
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− | *[http://members.tripod.com/~Caryl_Williams/conwy-7.html St Mary's Parish Church, Conwy - Memorial Inscriptions]
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− | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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− | ==Register Offices==
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− | '''Abergele Register Office'''<br>
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− | New Clinic & Offices,<br>
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− | 67 Market Street,<br>
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− | Abergele,<br>
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− | Conwy County Borough.<br>
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− | LL22 7BP<br>
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− | '''Ardudwy'''<br>
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− | Bryn Marian, <br>
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− | Church Street, <br>
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− | Blaenau Ffestiniog, <br>
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− | Ardudwy, <br>
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− | LL41 4EG.<br>
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− | Tel: 01766 830217 <br>
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− | '''Bangor Town Hall''' <br>
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− | Bangor, <br>
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− | LL57 2RE. <br>
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− | Tel: 01248 362418<br>
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− | '''Caernarfon''' <br>
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− | Swyddfa Arfon, <br>
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− | Penrallt, <br>
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− | Caernarfon, <br>
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− | LL55 1BN.<br>
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− | Tel:01286 682661 <br>
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− | '''Dwyfor''' <br>
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− | 35 High Street,<br>
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− | Pwllheli, <br>
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− | LL53 5RT<br>
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− | Tel: 01758 612546<br>
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− | '''Llandudno Register Office''' <br>
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− | The Town Hall,<br>
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− | Lloyd Street, <br>
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− | Llandudno, <br>
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− | Conwy, <br>
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− | LL30 2UP.<br>
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− | Cheques payable to The Superintendent Registrar.<br>
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− | On-line indexes available via the [http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk North Wales BMD] Websites.<br>
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− | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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− | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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− | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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− | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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− | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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− | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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− | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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− | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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