England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Michaelston Super Ely lies in southeastern Glamorgan about 5 miles west of the city of Cardiff. Once a distinct & separate small village Michaelston Super Ely is now almost absorbed by the nearby city as it spreads westwards, suburbs lie close by the village centre. Michaelston Super Ely sits, in lanes, about a mile north of the route of the A48 road which connects Cardiff with Swansea, Cardiff's western by-pass, the A4232, sweeps close to the west of the former village whilst the main rail line to the west passes close to the north. At the time of this transcript Michaelston Super Ely was little more than a farming hamlet earning its living from pastoral farming. The parish sits on the southern banks of the Afon Elai which drains eastwards to reach the Bristol Channel through the much-developed Cardiff Bay. Michaelston Super Ely is sited at around 30 metres above the sea, by the church, rising to almost 50 metres at the main crossroads; as part of the coastal plain land is gently undulating with local heights reaching little more altitude. Michaelston Super Ely parish was tiny by Glamorgan standards, it covered barely 300 acres and would have held a population of around 50 parishioners. In common with most of Wales there is no specific mention of Michaelston Super Ely in Domesday Book which did not cover this area. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 12th June 1754 - 11th May 1811 | Glamorgan Archives - Cardiff - Reference - P44CW/2/1 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 7th May 1815 - 8th December 1835 | Glamorgan Archives - Cardiff - Reference - P44CW/2/1 |
Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
St Georges
Super Ely St George
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Caerau St Mary
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St Georges
Super Ely St George
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Wenvoe St
Mary
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Caerau
St Mary
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