Do you have Welsh ancestors who were buried in the county of Montgomeryshire? Explore this collection of monumental inscriptions. Learn where your ancestor was buried as well as your ancestor’s birth and death years. Your ancestor’s memorial inscription may include such details as spouse’s name and date of death.
Do you have Welsh ancestors who were buried in the county of Montgomeryshire? Explore this collection of monumental inscriptions. Learn where your ancestor was buried as well as your ancestor’s birth and death years. Your ancestor’s memorial inscription may include such details as spouse’s name and date of death.
Each record includes a transcript and original image. The information included within a record can vary, you may be able to find out a combination of the following:
First name(s)
Last name
Age
Birth year
Death year
Denomination
Dedication
Burial place
Inscription
Memorial location
Monument type
Grave reference
County
The images linked to in each result are full of local histories and other useful information, such as a dictionary of Welsh words.
Montgomeryshire is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. The county was abolished and amalgamated with Radnorshire and Breconshire to create the county of Powys in 1974.
The memorial inscriptions currently contained within this collection cover places A-L in Montgomeryshire (except for Alberbury, which is in Shropshire), comprising one-quarter of the entire memorial inscription collection for the county, published by the Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society. The full list of burial places is as follows:
Aberhafesp
Alberbury
Berriew
Bettws Cedewain
Breiddon
Buttington
Bwlch-Y-Cibau, Carno
Castle Caereinion
Cemmaes
Churchstoke
Criggion
Darowen
Dolanog
Dolfor
Forden
Garthbeibio
Guilsfield
Hirnant
Hyssington
Kerry
Leighton
Llanbrynmair
Llandinam
Llandrinio
Llandysilio
Llandyssil
Llanerfyl
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfechain
Llanfihangel Yng Ngwynfa
Llanfyllin
Llangadfan
Llangurig
Llangyniew
Llangyniw
Llangynog
Llanidloes
Begin your search broadly with just a name.
Occasionally, only a partial name was transcribed. Try different combinations when searching for your ancestor.
If needed, you can narrow your results by including additional search criteria such as a year or burial place.