Caernarvonshirehttp://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/en-GB2010-08-01T09:10:13ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Conway Parish Registers 1793http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/26/conway-parish-registers-1793.htmlSally2009-04-26T20:46:05ZConway Parish Registers Conway Parish RegistersEdward Owen Vicar

Baptized Anne daughter of John Griffith by Jane his wife, Jan. 6.

Baptized Owen, son of Robert Prichard of the parish of Bangor by Mary his wife, Jan. 12.

Baptized Owen, son of Griffith Roberts, by Blanch his wife, Jan. 13.

Buried Jane Roberts, a young woman, Jan. 19.

Buried Mary Evans, wife of Edward Peter, Jan. 25.

Baptized Mary, daughter of Hugh Jones, by Mary his wife, Jan. 27.

Buried Owen, son of Griffith Roberts by Blanch, his Wife, Feb. 1.

Buried Mary, daughter of Hugh Jones, by Mary his wife, Feb. 9.

]]>Nevin Caernarvonshire Universal British Directory 1791http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/24/nevin-caernarvonshire-universal-british-directory-1791.htmlSally2009-04-24T11:15:06ZNevin Universal British Directory 1791Nevin, Nefin, or Newin, in North Wales.  It is seated on the shore fo [sic] the Irish Sea, opposite Pulhelly, and is a very poor town.  It has a small market; and three fairs, on April 4, Saturday before Whitsuntide, and August 25.  It is twenty-two miles south-west of Caernarvon, and 250 north-west of London.

Source: The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture 1791. Vol. 5. 

]]>Caernarvon Caernarvonshire Principal Inhabitants Universal British Directory 1791http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/24/caernarvon-caernarvonshire-principal-inhabitants-universal-b.htmlSally2009-04-24T11:13:02ZCaernarvon Universal British Directory 1791The following are the principal inhabitants of Caernarvon:

 

Gentry

Crawley Capt. Edmond, (F.) Royal Navy

Garnons Richard, Esq. (F.)

Griffith Hugh, Esq. (F.)

Owen Maurice, Esq. (F.)

]]>Crickleith Caernarvonshire Universal British Directory 1791http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/24/crickleith-caernarvonshire-universal-british-directory-1791.htmlSally2009-04-24T11:12:18ZCrickleith Universal British Directory 1791Crickleith, 223 miles from London, is a place of great antiquity.  Here are the remains of a strong castle, supposed to have been built by one of Welsh princes in the reign of King John. The gate and some of the walls are still standing, which appears to have been a very strong place.  The town is at present much decayed. The government is vested in two bailiffs, who are assisted by some of the principal inhabitants.  Market is on Wednesday; and there are three fairs, May 23, July 1, and Oct. 18.

Source: The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture 1791. Vol. 5. 

]]>Bangor Carnarvonshire Principal Inhabitants Universal British Directory 1791http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/24/bangor-carnarvonshire-principal-inhabitants-universal-britis.htmlSally2009-04-24T11:10:21ZBangor Universal British Directory 1791The following are the principal inhabitants:

 

Gentry &c.

Jones Capt. John, (F.)

Owen David, Esq. (F.)

Williams William, Esq. (F.)

Williams Thomas, Esq. (F.)

]]>Aberconway Caernarvonshire Universal British Directory 1791http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/24/aberconway-caernarvonshire-universal-british-directory-1791.htmlSally2009-04-24T11:07:28ZAberconway Universal British Directory 1791Is ten miles from Bangor, and 229 from London. It is governed by an alderman and two bailiffs, is remarkably pleasant, and has a good port and river. It is surrounded by a wall; and, being on the declivity of a hill, the prospect over the river is as pleasant as can be imagined.

A magnificent castle was built here by the Earl of Chester, in the reign of William the Conqueror, and 1204, which was destroyed in the reign of King Stephen, but King Edward I ordered it to be rebuilt, and it yet remains one of the most beautiful structures in Wales. On the upper part of the walls are ten towers, and one higher than the others has four beautiful turrets. The walls in many places are from twelve to fifteen feet in breadth. The gate of the castle is lofty. The hall is a most lofty and spacious room, one hundred feet long, with breadth and height thirty feet. All the outside of the castle is still entire, except one of the towers, which fell into the sea by the rock giving way. A wood extends from the castle to the summit of the hill.

]]>Gloddaeth Carnarvon England and Wales Delineated Thomas Dugdale 1835http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/12/gloddaeth-carnarvon-england-and-wales-delineated-thomas-dugd.htmlSally2009-04-12T00:14:14ZEngland and Wales Delineated Thomas Dugdale 1835 GloddaethName of Place: Gloddaeth; County: Carnarvon; Number of Miles from: Conway – 3; Llanrwst – 13; Llan. in Rhos – 3; Dist. Lond. -236; Population: Not given.

Gloddaeth. The inhabitants of this place nearly all find occupation in the Llandudno mines. In the neighbourhood of Gloddaeth, on a tract of land on the eastern side of the river Conway, stood the ruins of the celebrated Diganwy, or Cannoc; which, says a Welsh historian, was destroyed by lightening more than a thousand years ago.

]]>Aber England and Wales Delineated Thomas Dugdale 1835http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/4/12/aber-england-and-wales-delineated-thomas-dugdale-1835.htmlSally2009-04-12T00:12:32ZAber England and Wales Delineated Thomas Dugdale 1835Abbey Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/3/27/abbey-imperial-gazetteer-of-england-and-wales-circa-1870.htmlSally2009-03-27T20:13:11ZAbbey Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870Abbey, an extra-parochial tract in the district of Llanrwst, and county of Carnarvon; on the Conway river, 3 miles N of Llanrwst. Pop., 18. Houses, 3.

 

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

]]>Arddr (Arddau) Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1845http://www.parishmouse.com/caernarvonshire/2009/3/25/arddr-arddau-lewis-topographical-dictionary-of-wales-1845.htmlSally2009-03-25T19:29:19ZArddr Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1845Arddr (Arddau), a hamlet, in the parish of Llanbedr, hundred of Llêchwedd Isâv, county of Carnarvon, North Wales, 4 miles (N. by W). from Llanrwst; containing, with the hamlet of Dôl-y-Garog, 144 inhabitants.

 

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis Third Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

 

 

 

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