The Town of Porthmadog, Wales - Registration District

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Location: Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Between 1837 and 1935, Porthmadog, Carnarvonshire, Wales (or as it was originally known until 1974 Portmadoc) was in the Ffestiniog (or as it was originally known Festiniog) registration district . Ffestiniog is in Merionethshire but covered registrations in other counties, including parts of Carnarvonshire. Between 1837 and 1937 Porthmadog was always in Carnarvonshire.

People searching for relatives born, married, or buried, in Porthmadog, have to search both counties to get a complete picture. For example, the birth, marriage and deaths may be listed in the Indexes of Ffestiniog, Merionethshire whereas the census records may be in the Census for Porthmadog, Carnarvonshire.

A birth, for example, may have to be listed as having taken place in Porthmadog, Carnarvonshire, but registered at Ffestiniog, Merionethshire.

Ynyscynhaiarn, a parish on the coast in Carnarvonshire, includes Portmadoc, which has a station on the Cambrian railway, and a head post office, and Tremadoc, which has a post and money order office. (Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5)

1837-1935 Ffestiniog Registration district 1837-1935 1935-1937 Pwllheli Registration district 1935-1937 1937-1974 Pwllheli & Portmadoc registration district 1974 - Gwynedd

For births, marriages, and deaths in Ynyscynhaiarn from 1837 to 1935 you should search for the Ffestiniog Registration District.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Ynyscynhaiarn from 1935 to 1937 you should search for the Pwllheli Registration District.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Ynyscynhaiarn from 1937 to 1974 you should search for the Pwllheli & Portmadoc Registration District.

Information from https://ukga.org/index.php?pageid=15894