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A guide to genealogy in Aberaeron, with information on where to find birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial records; census records; wills; cemeteries; maps; ...

Aberaeron is a town, community and ecclesiastical parish in Ceredigion, Wales. Historically, the town was in the parishes of Llanddewi Aberarth and Henfynyw on opposite banks of the Afon Aeron.

The headquarters of Ceredigion County Council are situated in the town.

Before 1974 the town was in the historic county of Cardiganshire and, between 1974 and 1996 in the County of Dyfed. In 1996 it became part of the modern county of Ceredigion.

History

The name Aberaeron comes from "the mouth of the River Aeron", Aeron being a Welsh god of war) is a seaside resort town in Ceredigion, Wales. The population was 1520 in 2001. The present town was planned and developed from 1805 by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne. The harbour he built operated as a port and supported a shipbuilding industry in the 19th century. A group of workmen's houses and a school were built on the harbour's north side, but these were reclaimed by the sea. Steam ships continued to visit the harbour until the 1920s but, in later years, it evolved into a small half-tide harbour for recreational craft. The estuary is also crossed by a wooden pedestrian bridge.

For further information on Aberaeron see:

• Genuki - Llanddewi Aberarth
• Genuki - Henfynyw

Administration

Records

Civil Registration

Church Records

Census Records

Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. To view these census images online, they are available through a number of websites for a fee ($) or free.

• FamilySearch now has all of the British Censuses available.
• FindMyPast ($) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
• Ancestry.co.uk ($) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
• The Genealogist.co.uk ($) but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
• FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
  

Probate Records

Maps and Gazetteers

• Vision of Britain - Aberaeron

Web Sites

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