Trefonen Genealogical Records
Trefonen Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living.
A searchable database of 1,159,976 records, linked to original images of baptism registers. The records provide proof of parentage, occupations, residence and other details.
A name index, connected to digital images recording over 40,000 baptisms recorded by the Methodist church in Shropshire.
Transcripts of baptism registers for over 100 parishes in Shropshire.
Trefonen Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index linked to digital images of the church's marriage registers. Details may include a party's age, residence, marital status, father's name and signature.
Browsable images of marriage licenses issued by diocese in Wales. These records list residences, occupations, ages and sometimes father's names.
An index to and images of around 200,000 records submitted to the Diocese to obtain a license to marry. Records often list details not found in marriage registers, such as age, residence, occupation and parents' names.
An index to Marriages registered in Shropshire. This index lists sub-registration district, which helps to narrow down your search.
Trefonen Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. Lists the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
A searchable database of 800,793 records, linked to original images of burial registers. The records may include date of burial and/or death, residence, age and other details.
Transcripts of burial registers for over 100 parishes in Shropshire.
Covering around 100 Shropshire parishes, these records essentially record deaths. The residence of the deceased is often given. Occasionally their age, occupation and names of relatives may be given.
Trefonen Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Trefonen
An English-language newspaper that covered news in and around Llangollen. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Wrexham district. Includes family announcements.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Shrewsbury area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A Welsh newspaper that circulated throughout most of Wales and The Marches. Editions can be searched and images of pages viewed.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Shropshire district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
Trefonen Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to most surviving wills, administrations and inventories proved in Wales' six ecclesiastical courts and the Peculiar of Hawarden. Most documents are available to view online.
Abstracts detailing people, properties and other details recorded in wills proved in Welsh diocesan courts.
An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Copies of wills can be ordered or viewed at the record office in Lichfield.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
Trefonen Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Trefonen Military Records
The names of Shropshire militia men who were buried in Great Yarmouth.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
Trefonen Court & Legal Records
A searchable transcript of Shropshire legal records. They include matters relating to militias, alcohol, agriculture, coroners' inquests and much more.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Translations of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Trefonen Taxation Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Trefonen Land & Property Records
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
An account of the Hereford bishopric estates in the 13th century.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Trefonen Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A directory of settlements in Shropshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Details of a travel through Shropshire, describing towns, monuments and other areas of interest. Contains sketches of buildings, views, interiors etc.
Trefonen Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Shropshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Trefonen Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Trefonen Histories & Books
Details of a travel through Shropshire, describing towns, monuments and other areas of interest. Contains sketches of buildings, views, interiors etc.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
Photographs and images of churches in Shropshire.
Descriptions and photographs of Shropshire Anglican and other denominational churches. Also provides details for those wishing to visit the church.
Trefonen School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Trefonen Occupation & Business Records
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
A rich collection of records documenting those who worked for railway companies that were later absorbed by the government. Records include: staff registers, station transfers, pensions, accident records, apprentice records, caution books, and memos. Records may include date of birth, date of death and name of father.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Trefonen
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Trefonen Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A sprawling work detailing Shropshire's early historical records. It is particularly useful for the study of medieval Shropshire families.
Photographs and descriptions of Shropshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Trefonen Church Records
A facility to browse digital images of registers recording births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials. To search these register by a name index, use the links in the above sections.
Transcripts of baptism, marriage and burial registers for over 100 parishes in Shropshire.
Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials from around 100 parishes in Shropshire.
Lists of the Bishop of Hereford and position holders of its subordinate bodies.
A transcription of registers that record the affairs of the diocese, such as governance, ordination, judicial matters, visitations, confirmations etc.
Biographical Directories Covering Trefonen
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Trefonen Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Trefonen Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Historical Description
TREFONEN is a township and, with the townships of Treflach and Tref-ar-Clawdd, was formed December 2, 1842, into a district chapelry from the parish of Oswestry, 2 ¼ miles south-west from Oswestry, in the Western division of the county, Oswestry hundred, union, petty sessional division and county court district, rural deanery of Oswestry, archdeaconry of Montgomery and diocese of St. Asaph. Offa's Dyke passes through here and in some parts of the parish it is in excellent preservation. The church (name unknown) occupies a site given by the late Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn bart. grandfather of the present baronet, and was built and consecrated in 1821 as a chapel of ease for the Welsh portion of the inhabitants of Oswestry; it is a plain edifice of stone consisting of chancel, nave and a western turret containing one bell: the interior of the church was restored in 1876, and a chancel added at a cost of £1,047: in the chancel are three stained windows: and there are sittings for 300 persons. The register dates from the year 1842. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £109, average £80, net yearly value £220, with 5 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Earl of Powis, and held since 1887 by the Rev. George Williams M. A. of Queens’ College, Cambridge. There are Congregational and Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapels, and a Congregational chapel at Nant Mawr, erected by subscription in 1875. A cemetery of 2 acres was formed in 1881 at a cost of £300, and is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. There is a reading room, built by G. J. Dumville Lees esq. in 1877, which is also used for parochial purposes; and there is also a reading room at Treflach, built in 1883, in which services are held on week days and Sundays in connection with the parish church. The Earl of Powis, who is lord of the manor, Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn bart. and George John Dumville Lees esq. J. P. of Wood Hill, Treflach, are the chief landowners. The locality abounds in coal and lime, and on the Moelydd lead and copper ores are found. The soil is clay; subsoil, clay. The chief crops are oats, wheat and hay.
The area of the township is 1,003 acres; rateable value, £1,451; the area of the parish is 2,989 acres; the population in 1891 was 179.
Schools
British (mixed), Nant Mawr, built in 1875, for 108 children; average attendance, 55.
National, built about 1850, for 130 children, & rebuilt in 1885, for 250 children; average attendance, 180.