Welsh Church Records

The following is taken from the website  Genuki (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/FLN/Bagillt/)

Church Records
Historically, the (Anglican) Church in Wales was an integral part of the Church of England - i.e. the "Established" Church. Its influence declined during the nineteenth century, when a considerable proportion of the people of Wales - perhaps more than half - became adherents of the various nonconformist denominations; and eventually, in 1920, following many decades of religious and political debate, and intermittent civil disturbances, the Church in Wales (not "Church of Wales") was disestablished and disendowed - i.e. it ceased to be the "State" or "Established" Church.

Because of this, the Parochial Registers and Records Measure of 1978, regarding the care of parish records of the Church of England, does not apply to Wales.
(http://www.bagillt-history.org.uk/page7.html)
The authorities of the Church in Wales have consistently refused to allow the LDS Church to microfilm any Parish Registers. They have also refused to allow any "controlled extractions" of data from Parish Registers, for incorporation into the IGI.
It does not seem likely that this policy will be relaxed in the foreseeable future.
However, almost fifty years ago, the Church in Wales did allow the LDS Church to microfilm most of the Bishops Transcripts for Welsh parishes which had been deposited in the National Library of Wales at that time; and some information has subsequently been extracted from these microfilmed B.T.s and incorporated into the IGI. Unfortunately, only a very limited amount of information has been extracted for Flintshire parishes - the extractions have been for Baptisms only, and very often for no more than a 30-year period in the early- to mid-nineteenth century.

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