Bronllys Breconshire Family History Guide

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Bronllys is a parish in the county of Breconshire, South Wales.

Alternative names: Broynllis, Brynllys

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BRONLLYS, Broynllis, or Brynllys, a village and a parish in the district and county of Brecon. The village stands on the river Llyfni, adjacent to the Hereford and Brecon railway, 7 miles SW of Hay; and has a post office under Hereford.

The parish comprises 2,109 acres. Real property, £2,597. Pop., 305. Houses, 70. A ruined castle here has been thought by some to be of Phœnician origin, and prodigiously old; but was really a structure of the 13th century, built after the model of the round tower of Pembroke Castle; and belonged to successively the Cliffords, the Giffords, the De Bohuns, the Staffords, the Crown, the Williamses, the Lewises, and the Davieses.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David’s. Value, £174. Patron, W. D. Wilkins, Esq. The church has some Norman windows and a detached bell tower. Charities, £7.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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Wales, Brecknockshire, Bronllys – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Bethel Chapel (1929), Bronllys (Calvinistic Methodist)
Author: Powys Family History Society. Brecknock Group

Bronllys Hospital chapel, Bronllys
Author: Powys Family History Society. Brecknock Group

St. Mary’s Church, Bronllys
Author: Powys Family History Society. Brecknock Group

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bronllys – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bronllys, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bronllys – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts, 1713-1872
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Bronllys

Marriage bonds and allegations : 1682-1866

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bronllys, parish registers, 1755-1950
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Bronllys; National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)

Wales, Brecknockshire, Bronllys – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Bronllys, Brecon, Wales ; christenings, 1813-1872
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Powys Archives

Powys archives hold the following records:

Microfilm 11

  1. bur 1813-1939
  2. mar 1755-1812
  3. mar 1813-1837
  4. bap 1813-1992
  5. mar 1837-1971

IGI Indexes: bir/bap 1813-1848, mar 1813-1834

Findmypast: Vols 1-5