Llanbedr Painscastle Radnorshire Family History Guide

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Llanbedr Painscastle is a parish in the county of Radnorshire, South Wales.

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Parish registers begin: 1726

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LLANBEDR-PAINSCASTLE, a village and a parish in the district of Hay and county of Radnor. The village stands on the river Bachwy, a tributary of the Wye, 6½ miles NW by W of Hay r. station; is a small place; was once a market-town; has still fairs on 12 May, 22 Sept., and 15 Dec.; and is a polling-place.

The parish comprises 3,877 acres; and its Post town is Hay, under Hereford. Real property, £2,164. Pop., 306. Houses, 60. A castle was founded here by the family of Do Paine; passed to the Mortimers and others; and is now represented by only the vestiges of its moat. There is a lake of about a mile in circuit.

The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David’s. Value, £68. Patron, the Bishop of St. David’s.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbedr Painscastle – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Llanbedr Paincastle, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbedr Painscastle – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts, 1687-1850
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanbedr Painscastle (Radnorshire)

Marriage bonds and allegations of Painscastle, 1679-1867
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanbedr Painscastle (Radnorshire)

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbedr Painscastle (Llanbedr Castle-Paen), parish registers, 1726-1980
Author: Church in Wales. Parish Church of Llanbedr Painscastle (Radnorshire); National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth)

Wales, Radnorshire, Llanbedr Painscastle – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Llanbedr Painscastle, Radnor, Wales ; christenings, 1813-1850
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Powys Archives

Powys archives hold the following records:

Microfilm 173

  1. bap 1726-1804, bur 1726-1804, mar 1726-1752
  2. bap 1804-1981, bur 1804-1812
  3. bur 1813-1980
  4. mar 1754-1812
  5. mar 1813-1837
  6. mar 1837-1971
  7. banns 1836-1980

IGI Indexes: bir/bap 1813-1850

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