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Welsh St Donats, Glamorgan

Historical Description

Donats, Welsh St, a parish in Glamorgan, at the source of the river Ely, 2 miles NE of Cowbridge. Post town, Cowbridge. Acreage, 2263; population, 188. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarages of Llan-blethian and Cowbridge, in the diocese of Llandaff.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Registration districtCardiff1837 - 1934
Registration districtEast Glamorgan1935 - 1974

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the National Library of Wales and the Welsh County Archivists Group, have the following parish records online for Welsh St Donat's:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1732-19071760-1844 1726-1980

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Welsh St Donats from 1837 to 1934 you should search for the Cardiff Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Welsh St Donats from 1935 to 1974 you should search for the East Glamorgan Registration District.


Maps

Online maps of Welsh St Donats are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan
RegionSouth Wales
CountryWales
Postal districtCF71
Post TownCowbridge

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