Roman Catholic registers
After civil registration started in 1837, two Parliamentary commissions were set up to collect registers of chapels outside the Established Church. Many Roman Catholic churches withheld their records.
You can find out what records are available in The National Archives
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Some Roman Catholic registers and other records are described in the A2A (Access to Archives) database - a good way to look for these is to search A2A on the name of the place where a chapel or church was located.
At present the National Library of Wales holds one register for Brecon, 1799-1864, but further accessions of Roman Catholic registers are expected.
