Holt Parish Records

This material is held atArchifau Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 209 PD/39
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1661-1996
  • Physical Description
    • 8 boxes
      Manuscript

Scope and Content

The records of individual ecclesiastical parishes include registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as records of the churchwardens and Parochial Church Councils, parish charities, schools, clubs and societies.

Parish records were deposited at the Clwyd Record Office, following an agreement of 1976 between the Church in Wales and the Welsh County Councils.

Although it was a technically a chapelry of the parish of Gresford, in the diocese of St. Asaph, Holt was in the diocese of Chester until 1849, when it was transferred to St. Asaph. It formerly contained the townships of Caca Dutton, Dutton Diffaeth, Dutton y Brain, Hewlington, Holt, Ridley and Sutton; but in 1829, Caca Dutton, Dutton Diffaeth, Dutton y Brain, Ridley and Sutton went to the new parish of Isycoed. [Information taken from http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/DEN/Holt/index.html (last accessed June 2015)]

Arrangement

Arranged into two key groups; Ecclesiastical Records and Civil Records.

Access Information

This collection is open for research. It is advisable to book in advance, for details and opening hours see http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/visit-us/. Access to some documents may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation, Denbighshire Archive Service will advise where this is the case.

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