Dolgelly Registration District

DOLGELLY REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Merionethshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1935 (incorporated into Merioneth South and Merioneth North registration districts).
Sub-districts : Barmouth, Talyllyn
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51), 11b (1852–1935).
Registers now held by : Gwynedd.

Table 1: List of Places in Dolgelly Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Barmouth	Merionethshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Llanaber in Barmouth Urban DIstrict. See also Table 2, note (d).
Brithdir & Islaw'rdref	Merionethshire	1894	1935	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Dolgelly. See also Table 2, note (d).
Caerinion Fechan	Montgomeryshire	1894	1895	Created 1894 from the Montgomeryshire part of the parish of Mallwyd. See also Table 2, note (b).
Dolgelly	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanaber	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanddwywe îs y Graig	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanddwywe uwch y graig	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanegryn	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanelltyd	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanenddwyn	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (d).
Llanfachreth	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanfihangel y Pennant	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llangelynin	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanymawddwy	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, note (d).
Mallwyd	Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire	1837	1894	In 1894 the Montgomeryshire part of the parish of Mallwyd became the separate parish of Caerinion Fechan, so that thereafter Mallwyd was wholly in Merionethshire. See also Table 2, note (d).
Mallwyd	Merionethshire	1894	1935
Talyllyn	Merionethshire	1837	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Dolgelly Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1887	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Talyllyn, including Llanerchgoedwg Isaf and Llanerchgoedwg Uchaf (which became part of the parish of Towyn on 24.3.1887) to Machynlleth registration district.	41 in 1891
1.7.1895	(b)	Lost the parish of Caereinion Fechan to Machynlleth registration district.	121 in 1891
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Llanenddwyn (which became part of the parish of Llanbedr on 1.4.1934) to Merioneth North registration district.	18 in 1931
1.10.1935 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Barmouth, Brithdir and Islaw'rdref, Dolgelley, Llanaber, Llanddwywe is y Graig, Llanddwywe uwch y Graig, Llanegryn, Llanelltyd, Llanenddwyn, Llanfachreth, Llanfihangel y Pennant, Llangelynin, Llanymawddwy, Mallwyd, and Talyllyn, to Merioneth South registration district.	12717 in 1931

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