Our Collection

Page updated on: 04/11/2026

Welcome to the Carmarthenshire Archives online catalogue. It contains around 65,000 entries describing items in our collections and is regularly updated with descriptions of new collections we receive and new catalogues we create.

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All our catalogues are also available on the Archives Hub. This is a collaborative catalogue that covers a number of UK archive services.

Family History - open content

You may already have looked at websites such as Ancestry and Find My Past. Here at Carmarthenshire Archives, we have many other types of records and documents that can add to your knowledge about your ancestors.​​ So, whether you are just starting out, or are looking for an elusive detail, our huge range of documents could be exactly what you are looking for.

Some of the records and documents we hold in the archives include:

  • Parish records
  • Electoral rolls
  • Records from family estates
  • Court records
  • Directories and records from local businesses
  • Hospital, workhouse and asylum records
  • Personal letters and accounts
  • School records

Carmarthenshire Library Service also holds a large collection of local and family history resources.

House History - open content

If you believe you live in a house with history, you might like to carry out some research and discover a little more.

Sources available at Carmarthenshire Archives which may help with your investigations include:

  • Title deeds
  • Maps and plans
  • Directories and Voters' Lists
  • Census Returns
  • Sale Particulars
  • Land Tax Returns
  • Rate Books
  • Inland Revenue Land Valuation Records 1911
  • Probate Records

Please contact us for any further available information regarding properties and their occupants/owners.

Depositing records with us - open content

If you have documents or photographs of historic value relating to Carmarthenshire and its people, that you wish to be preserved and made available publicly, then you may be able to donate them to us. We will work to preserve any donations and ensure they’re accessible for years to come.

Documents of interest include:

  • Records of Carmarthenshire organisations such as businesses, schools, churches and charities
  • Documentation relating to an individual or family within the county, such as correspondence, diaries, deeds, and estate records
  • Books, maps, pamphlets and other printed materials relating to the county
  • Photographs and postcards of Carmarthenshire

For further information please see our Collection Development Policy.

A copy of our Depositor’s Agreement form along with our terms and conditions can be found here.