Catalogues and Indexes

Following is a basic list of what historical sources are available in the A.N.Palmer Centre. For more detailed information, please contact the Centre in person. Staff are available during opening hours to answer research enquiries.

Newspapers

Holdings of Local Newspapers at Wrexham Library

The list of holdings is available to download in the following formats:

Holdings of Local Newspapers at Wrexham Library - PDF format 73Kb

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Original Parish Registers on Microfilm

Original Parish Registers

The list of original parish registers on Microfilm is available to download in the following formats:

Original Parish Registers - PDF format 56kb

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Parish Register Transcriptions

Parish Register Transcriptions

The list of parish register transcriptions is available to download in the following formats:

Parish Register Transcriptions - PDF format 53kb

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Sources Available for Local and Family History Research

MICROFILM/FICHE

  • Census returns 1841-1901 for Wrexham County Borough
  • Census returns 1891-1901 for Denbighshire and Flintshire
  • Census indexes 1881 for Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Shropshire
  • National Probate Indexes for England and Wales 1858-1943
  • Newspapers from 1850
  • Parish registers for parishes in Wrexham County Borough

PRINTED SOURCES

  • Burgess rolls and Electoral Lists from 1857 (incomplete)
  • Monumental Inscriptions
  • Parish Register transcriptions
  • Trade directories 1818-1974
  • Books on the history of Wrexham County Borough

COMPUTER SOURCES

  • 1881 British Census and National Index for England, Wales and Scotland
  • Cemetery Databases for Wrexham Cemetery 1876-2000  and Gresford Cemetery 1917-2000
  • Internet access to genealogical sites and historical sites

MAPS

  • Ordnance Survey Maps dating from 1872 -1970s
  • Tithe maps for parishes in Wrexham County Borough
  • Alan Godfrey old maps covering NE Wales

ARCHIVES

There is collection of original records including documents,  plans and photographs relating to the history of  Wrexham County Borough collected since the service was formed in 1996.

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