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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Caernarvonshire => Topic started by: neil16377 on Saturday 07 April 18 17:07 BST (UK)
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hi pawb,
is llanbeblig parish registers still online please?
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i Need to see this marriage, and even though i Do have a FindMyPast account, it shows up as error
Name John Jones
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 20 Oct 1829
Event Place Llanbeblig, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Spouse's Name Margaret Williams
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Hi Neil,
I've noticed this before, although FamilySearch says you can click through to view the image on FindmyPast, it gives an error message (despite having an FindMyPast account).
I doubt whether Llanbeblig marriages have ever been on FindMyPast as Llanbeblig is not one of the options when filtering Caernarvonshire Marriages and Banns by Place.
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Llanbeblig used to be part of the FindMyPast parish register collection, but they were removed last year at the request of the parish.
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I thought so.....thank you
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This seems to be a growing problem at FindMyPast. I was researching a branch of my Welsh Family and suddenly the records all disappeared from the search index and were no longer indexed or viewable. Luckily I had downloaded some of the images a week ago.
FindMy Past reported that multiple Welsh Parishes have opted out of their digitisation programme and hence the index and records need to be removed.
Attempting to follow a link from FamilySearch or other source simple gets you now to a FindMyPast error page.
I have suggested FindMyPast email subscribers to let them know which indexes and records are about to be deleted so that users can prioritise their research.
Parish Records were a major selling point for FindMyPast and their removal greatly diminishes the site's value. Very sad series of events.
Here are those parishes, so far, that have declined to be listed/further listed on FindMyPast and have now been removed as of 5th April 2019.
Parish Diocese
Aberpergwm Llandaff
Abertillery Monmouth
All Saints, Ammanford St David's
Beddau Llandaff
Betws St David's
Blaengwrach Llandaff
Cefnllys Swansea & Brecon
Cilfynydd Llandaff
Crickhowell Swansea & Brecon
Cwmdu Swansea & Brecon
Cwmtillery Monmouth
Dinas Llandaff
Diserth Swansea & Brecon
Glyntaff Llandaff
Heol y Cyw Llandaff
Holy Trinity, Newport Monmouth
Howey Swansea & Brecon
Laugharne St David's
Llananno Swansea & Brecon
Llanbadarn Fynydd Swansea & Brecon
Llanbeblig Bangor
Llanbister Swansea & Brecon
Llanboidy St David's
Llandawke St David's
Llanddewi Ystradenni Swansea & Brecon
Llandeilo St David's
Llandrindod (New Church) Swansea & Brecon
Llandrindod (Old Church) Swansea & Brecon
Llandyfeisant St David's
Llanedi St David's
Llanilid Llandaff
Llanrhydd St Asaph
Llansadwrnen St David's
Llanstadwel St David's
Llantrisant Llandaff
Maesteilo St David's
Malpas Monmouth
Meidrim St David's
Merthyr St David's
Miskin Llandaff
Neyland St David's
Pencoed Llandaff
Penygraig Llandaff
Resolven Llandaff
Ruthin St Asaph
Saron St David's
Six Bells Monmouth
St Catherine's, Pontypridd Llandaff
St Denys, Lisvane Llandaff
St John Baptist, Clydach Swansea & Brecon
St John's, Carmarthen St David's
St Mark's, Gabalfa Llandaff
St Mary's, Clydach Swansea & Brecon
St Matthew's, Pontypridd Llandaff
St Michael's, Ammanford St David's
St Michael's, Clydach Swansea & Brecon
St Stephen's, Newport Monmouth
Taliaris St David's
Tretower Swansea & Brecon
Tycroes St David's
Waunarlwydd Swansea & Brecon
Williamstown Llandaff
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That's shocking, I just can't make out Why there is a problem!!!
We are researching OUR Family, s history.
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The Marriage is on FreeREG with no extra info or image.
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This is the response when I contacted Find My Past last year. I was researching a birth in Llanbeblig, which showed up in a search on Familysearch. I was in Salt Lake City, and tried to access the record there. I was unable to and contacted them.
"Thank you for your reply.
Having checked the record in question, it appears that it has been removed from the site but the Family Search website has not yet been updated to reflect this.
A number of parishes decided they did not want to participate in the digitisation project and therefore their records do no longer form part of the Wales Collection. The parish of Llanbeblig was once which is no longer available.
If you do have any questions please let us know."
Soon after I received this, the record I was able to find at familysearch was removed.
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The key question that FindMyPast should answer is why are these Welsh Parishes pulling out of FindMyPast? I presume they spoke to the respective Parishes and therefor know what reasons were given?
Going forward one would hope that more baptism, marriage and burial records would be added, indeed eventually all of those available. This retrograde move diminishes the value of FindMyPast.
I hope they take the suggestion of warning prior to removal of records so that those active researchers can quickly access what they need. They should also include updates on removed records with their periodic emails regarding new material.