Beaumaris Genealogical Records
Beaumaris Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism records from people born in and around Beaumaris between 1655 and 1894. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.
Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. They record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth, and list the baptised's name, date of birth and/or baptism and parents' names. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details.
A growing index of births registered in the counties of North Wales. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Beaumaris Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage records from people who married at Beaumaris between 1803 and 1888. Lists an individual's abode, marital status and more.
Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.
Digital images of marriage registers that can be searched by name. They contain written records of marriages and typically record the name of the bride and groom and date of marriage. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage.
Digital images of registers that record the names of couples who intended to marry. They may contain details not included in marriage registers or of planned marriages that never occurred.
Beaumaris Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Name index linked to original images of the burial registers of Beaumaris. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
Digital images of burial registers that can be searched by name. They contain records of burials, which typically occur a few days after death, and record the name of the deceased and date of death and/or burial. They may also list where the deceased lived, their age, names of relations, occupation and occasionally other details.
A growing index of deaths registered in the counties of North Wales. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Beaumaris Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Beaumaris
A conservative newspaper covering local news, family notices etc. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
Various volumes of The Historical Society of West Wales' journal, which include transcripts, indices and abstracts of numerous records such as hearth tax returns, parish registers, marriage licences and wills.
A weekly newspaper covering local, parliamentary, community and religious news. It contained family announcements. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
A weekly Welsh-language newspaper the covered political, religious and other news from an Independent perspective. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
A newspaper covering local and national news, sports, leisure, family notices and more. It circulated in north- and mid-Wales. The full text of editions can be searched, and used to view digital images of the newspaper.
Beaumaris Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
A searchable database of mid-17th Century probates performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Supplies details of testator and executor.
An index to most surviving wills, administrations and inventories proved in Wales' six ecclesiastical courts and the Peculiar of Hawarden. Most documents are available to view online.
A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. A copy of each will may be purchased for digital download.
Beaumaris Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
A list of over 40,000 passengers traveling from North America to the British Isles. Details of passengers may include: occupation, nationality, gender, age, martial status, class, destination, and details of the vessel they sailed on.
Beaumaris Military Records
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
An index to nearly 900,000 military personnel who were awarded the Silver War Badge for sustaining injures. Records include rank, regimental number, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and reason for discharge.
Beaumaris Court & Legal Records
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
This collection lists brief details on 1.55 million criminal cases in England and Wales between 1791 and 1892. Its primary use is to locate specific legal records, which may give further details on the crime and the accused. Details may include the accused's age, nature of crime, location of trial and sentence. Early records can contain a place of birth.
Beaumaris Taxation Records
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Index to personal names listed in the Royalist Composition Papers that dealt with the estates of royalists.
Beaumaris Land & Property Records
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A searchable database of thousands of transcribed and abstracted manuscripts, largely pertaining to land.
A list of owners of above one acre of land in England & Wales. Lists a landowner's residence, acreage and estimated gross yearly rental.
Beaumaris Directories & Gazetteers
Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.
Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.
A directory of the region's nobility, gentry, clergy, traders and professionals. Supplemented with a directory of churches and public schools.
Historical and contemporary descriptions of settlements, detailing their governance, churches, schools etc.; to which is appended lists of residents, with their occupations.
A gazetteer covering larger settlements, and listing their trade, commercial and professional entities.
Beaumaris Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
A searchable database of photographs relating to railways and canals in Britain.
Details of monuments and plaques related to canals and railways. Contains some photographs.
Beaumaris Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Beaumaris Histories & Books
Various volumes of The Historical Society of West Wales' journal, which include transcripts, indices and abstracts of numerous records such as hearth tax returns, parish registers, marriage licences and wills.
Photographs and images of churches in Anglesey.
A growing database including millions of photographs of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Ireland catalogued by latitude & longitude and OS grid reference.
Ariel photographs of the British Isles. Browsable by location.
Over 19,000 postcards depicting places in the UK & Ireland.
Beaumaris School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Beaumaris Occupation & Business Records
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
An index to and images of registers recording over 3.7 million trade union members.
Books listing doctors who were licensed to operate in Britain and abroad. Contains doctor's residencies, qualification and date of registration.
A rich collection of records documenting those who worked for railway companies that were later absorbed by the government. Records include: staff registers, station transfers, pensions, accident records, apprentice records, caution books, and memos. Records may include date of birth, date of death and name of father.
Indexed medical journals from British ships containing personal and medical details of patients. The journals list names, ages, rank/status, diseases, illness duration and notes on symptoms and treatment. Contains details on military men as well as people immigrating or being deported to colonies.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Beaumaris
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Beaumaris Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
A dictionary of families elevated to the peerage of Great Britain & Ireland. It includes genealogies and biographical details.
Lineages of Britain and Ireland's untitled landed families; supplemented with biographical sketches.
Beaumaris Church Records
The parish registers of Beaumaris are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1655 and 1967. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
The parish registers of Wales are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1914 to 2013.
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though useful to the present also.
Important information relating to the church, including jurisdictions and names of ministers, archdeacons etc.
Biographical Directories Covering Beaumaris
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Beaumaris Maps
A collection of digitalised maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
An interactive map featuring four OS map editions published between 1868 and 1954. To load a map select the menu tab on the far right, select the edition you wish to view and zoom in to a locality.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Beaumaris Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in Wales.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Beaumaris, whose original name was Porth Wygyr, the principal town in the island, is finely situated on the northern bank of the Menai, where it opens into Beaumaris Bay. It is in general neat and well-built, with one remarkable good street, and considerable remains of the wall surrounding the town.
The castle, built by Edward I. in 1295, stands in the estate of Lord Bulkeley, quite close to the town, and covers a considerable space of ground, but from its low situation fails to attract particular attention. It is surrounded by a ditch, with an entrance on the east, between two embattled walls, with round and square towers. The gate opens into a court of 53 yards by 60, with our square towers, and on the east an advanced work, called the Gunner’s Walk. Within these was the body of the castle, nearly square, having a round tower at each angle, and another in the centre of each face. The area is an irregular octagon, about fifty seven yards from north to south, and sixty from east to west. In the middle of the north side is the hall, twenty yards long, and twelve broad, with two round towers, and several about the inner and outer walls, built of a bluish stone, intermixed with square stones, which produce a pretty effect.
There has been a communication round the buildings of the inner court by a gallery two yards broad, at present nearly entire. In recesses in different parts of the sides of this are square holes, which seem to have had trap doors, or openings into a dungeon beneath. The two eastern towers served also as dungeons, with a narrow and dark descent, as were the galleries round them.
On the east side of this building are the remains of a very small chapel, arched and ribbed with painting end intersecting arches; likewise some Gothic pilasters, and narrow lancet windows and various compartments, with closets gained out of the thickness of the wall.
When Edward I. built this town, and made it a corporation, he endowed it with lands and privileges to a considerable value, in order to secure more firmly his possessions in this island. He at the same time changed the name of the town from Bonover, as it was then called, to Beaumaris, in allusion to its pleasant but low situation; he also cut a canal, in order to permit vessels discharging their lading beneath the walls, as is evident by the iron rings affixed to its walls, for the purpose of mooring ships. The church is a handsome building, with a lofty square tower, and has contiguous to it a good Free-School, founded in 1603, likewise an Alms-house.
Beaumaris is situated 252 miles from London, and consists, according to the late returns, of 249 houses, and 1810 inhabitants. Its markets are on Wednesdays and Saturdays, which are well supplied with all sorts of provisions.
To the preceding account we cannot omit the Bay of Beaumaris, which forms so fine an opening before the town, and where ships may lie secure in the most boisterous weather. The water is under the town six or seven fathom deep when the tide is out. This deep channel extends for more than a quarter of a mile in width.
About one mile from Beaumaris, near the shore, is Llanvaes Abbey, founded by Llewelyn ab Iorwerth, in the year 819, on the supposed spot where a battle was fought between the Saxons and the Welsh. This abbey was founded in honour of Llewelyn’s wife, daughter of King John, who at her own request was buried here in the year 1237. A stone coffin, thought to be hers, now serves as a watering trough for cattle, at a farm called Friers, on the coast, one mile north of the town.
The few remains of this abbey form at present a part of the walls to a barn. The church was dedicated to St. Francis, but was with the other buildings destroyed, soon after the death of Llewelyn, in an insurrection, headed by his relation Madoc, but soon after restored; and again nearly ruined by Henry IV. in consequence of an insurrection against him by Owen Glyndwr.
At the dissolution of monasteries, Henry VIII, sold it, with Cremlyn Monach, to one of his courtiers. The family of Whyte, now extinct, afterwards became possessed of it, and built a respectable house, since enlarged and modernised, and the grounds much improved, by Sir Robert Williams, Bart. M. P. for the county of Caernarvon. Over an arched gateway, erected in 1623, are still to be seen the arms of Collwyn ab Tangno, lord of Eivionydd and Ardudwy, founder of one of the fifteen tribes of North Wales. Near this place was fought a severe battle in the year 819, between the Welsh and the Saxons, under Egbert, who for the first time gave the name of Anglesea to the island. In this battle the Saxons, it appears, were victorious; but were after many bloody contentions, expelled the island by Prince Mervyn Vrych.
BEAUMARIS is a parish, market town, seaport,, and municipal borough in the hundred of Tyndaethwy, Isle of Anglesey, registration district and union of Bangor, sub-registration district of Beaumaris, Anglesey first petty-sessional division, county-court district of Llangefni, rural deanery of Tyndaethwy and archdeaconry and diocese of Bangor, and is 5 miles north-east of Menai Bridge station, on the London & North-Western railway, 249 miles north-west from London, 68 west from Chester, 22 west by south from Conway, 13 north from Carnarvon, and 2 miles from Garth Ferry across the Menai Straits to Bangor. The town is supposed to derive its name from the words beau and marais (fine marsh). The bay, which is beautiful, and by some compared to that of Naples, has formed the subject of a descriptive poem by Mr. Richard Llwyd, printed in 1804. The town consists of several principal streets, with others at right angles. It was incorporated in 1295 by Edward I., but a new charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth in 1562; the town is now governed by a corporation constituted under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Will. iv. c. 76), and consists of a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. The borough returned 1 member to parliament from the time of Edward VI. until the passing of the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Viet. c. 23), by which the representation was merged in that of the county.
Beaumaris, as a watering place, is becoming increasingly popular year by year, and is much frequented in the summer season. Good lodgings and very fair bathing can be obtained, and there are ample facilities for boating. The town has a pleasant south-east aspect, and affords a fine prospect across the bay of the Carnarvonshire coast and the mountains beyond. There is a pier near the town green, built in 1872-73, at a cost of about £5,000, which enables passengers to disembark direct from the steam vessels to the terrace, at all times of the tide. The Menai bridges will be found described under Bangor.
The Church of St. Mary and St. Nicholas, situated on rising ground in the centre of the town, is an embattled structure in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, and a western tower with battlemented parapet and short pinnacles, containing a clock and 6 bells, presented by Thomas James, seventh and last Viscount Bulkeley, in 1819. In the chancel, which retains its ancient stalls, is a monument by Westmacott to this nobleman, who died in 1822; and another by Ternouth to Charlotte. Mary, wife of Sir Richard Bulkeley bart. M. P., who died 11th May 1829; here also is a memorial stone to one of the Sidneys, and there are two recumbent effigies of marble, and a monument to David Hughes esq., a benefactor to the Grammar School. The registers, included in those of Llandegfan, date from 1733. The living is a rectory, consisting of Llandegfan with Beaumaris, average income from tithe rent-charge £274, in the gift of Sir R. H. Williams Bulkeley bart., and held since 1866 by the Rev. John Williams-Heyrick of New Inn Hall, Oxford. There are also Baptist, Independent, Calvinistic Methodist, and Presbyterian chapels, and a mission hall.
The cemetery is in Point road, south of the town, and contains two mortuary chapels, united by a gabled archway, over which rises a bell turret. It is managed by the Corporation acting as a burial board. The Town hall stands near the Castle grounds, and contains an assembly room and other apartments and offices; here are held the meetings of the Corporation, and the petty sessions for the borough.
The municipal insignia consist of two maces, five chains, a silver oar, and two seals, and there are also two loving cups. The maces, of silver, form a pair, and are 32 inches in length; the shafts have a central banding and foot knops, but there are no brackets to support the heads; these are of the usual form, and are ornamented with foliated work surrounding medallions charged with the borough arms and those of the Bertie family; round the top are circlets, surmounted by open-arched crowns, with orb and cross. The maces, originally presented to the town by a Mr. Bertie, were beautified in 1781 at the expense of Thomas James, seventh and last Viscount Bulkeley; the crowns of the maces are detachable, and allow of the inclosure within the heads, of the two loving cups, which are of silver and display the borough arms, those of Bulkeley, and the motto “Intaminatis fulget honoribus.” Of the chains, the longest, of silver gilt, is worn by the mayor; and the others, of silver, by the aldermen, two of them were given by Lori Bulkeley, 24th September 1781, and the other two in 1875 by Alderman Robert Wynne Jones. The silver oar, which dates from 1725-26, and bears the names of the mayor and water bailiffs of that period, is attached to a silver chain, and is worn by the harbour master. The ancient seal is that made on the incorporation of the borough in 1295, it bears the figure of a masted ship, with the royal arms, and round the margin the legend, S’: COMMVNE: COMMVNITATIS: VILLE: DE: BEAVMAEEYS. The other seal is a smaller modern copy, given by Lord Bulkeley in 1796. The county hall is on the Town green. The assizes are held here half-yearly, and also the quarter sessions; the county court is held at Llangefin, Holyhead and Menai Bridge alternately. The police station is on Bunker’s hill, and the fire brigade station in Rosemary lane. There is a free library in Margaret place. The Conservative club and reading room is in Point road, and at 6 Green edge are the headquarters of the Royal Anglesea yacht club. In Rosemary lane are barracks for the Royal Anglesea engineer militia. There is a branch here of the National Provincial Bank of England. In the town is a slate manufactory, and china stone is obtained from an eminence called “China rock,” about half a mile distant, affording also a fine and extensive prospect. The market is held on Saturday. The principal hotels are the Bulkeley arms and Liverpool arms in Castle street, the Victoria in Wrexham street, the White lion near the Town hall, and the Green edge near the bay. At the Bulkeley arms, Her Majesty the Queen, when Princess Victoria, together with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, stayed for three weeks in the summer of 1832, and in August 1855, the same hotel was the residence of Marie Amelie, ex-queen of the French. The Town green is a wide level space of green sward, extending over a small promontory jutting out into the bay north-east of the town; it is furnished with seats, and is a very favourite spot for recreation. Excursions may conveniently be made to Penmon priory quarries and lighthouse, to Puffin island, on which are some ruins of a monastic house, and to Llanddona and Red Wharf bay.
Beaumaris Castle, situated on a marshy flat to the north-east of the town, is an example of a purely concentric fortress, differing entirely in plan from the castles of Conway and Carnarvon, which, though the work of the same architect, were governed in their design by the nature of the sites on which they were built. Beaumaris was probably began about 1295, and is therefore a later structure than the fortresses just mentioned, and later also than Harlech; it consists of an inner ward about 50 yards square, enclosed by walls 16 feet thick and from 40 to 50 feet high, with towers and gateways; and an outer ward, entirely surrounding the other, and forming an octagon, defended by walls of inferior height, with smaller towers. The inner ward has circular towers at each angle, and on the east and west projections ending in half-round towers, that on the east containing the chapel, of Early English date, with a groined roof and panelled walls; it is lit by five lancets, and at the west end are chambers with small openings or hagioscopes looking into the chapel, beneath which is a crypt; on the north and south of this ward are large gatehouses, each flanked by semicircular towers; the northern gatehouse contains the great hall 70 by 23 feet, which has five large windows looking into the courtyard, and at either end a round tower, the whole being now completely covered with ivy; the south gateway had a similar, though smaller hall, now gone; the area of the inner ward is now a fine green sward, well kept, and used for lawn tennis. The outer ward has in all 12 towers, those at the principal angles being of larger size; on the north is an unfinished but peculiarly constructed gateway, and on the south a gatehouse, flanked by towers square at the base, but corbelled out so as to form drum towers above; the entrance is double, and has a machieolated parapet, and a little distance from it eastward, a spur wall of great thickness, with double rampart and one tower, extends from the exterior wall to the seashore. This account is chiefly taken from Mr. G. T. Clarke’s Mediaeval Military Architecture. The castle is now the property of Sir Richard H. Williams-Bulkeley bart. D. L. J. P., and a small charge is made for admission.
Baron Hill is the beautiful seat of Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley bart. D. L. J. P. The mansion, placed on the slope of a finely-wooded hill, was erected by Sir Richard Bulkeley, knight, of Court Mawr, in the year 1618, the work being hurried forward that he might entertain the heir to the English throne, Prince Henry, eldest son of James I., when on his way to Ireland. The original hall was afterwards enlarged and beautified from designs by James Wyatt, architect. There are entrances to the grounds in Stanley street and Point road, and persons are permitted to visit them on certain days of the week.
Henllys, the seat of Colonel T. L. Hampton-Lewis D. L. J. P., is also a fine mansion, which, before the subjugation of this part of Anglesey by Edward I., was the residence of Gwerydd-ap-Rhys-Goch, founder of one of the fifteen tribes of North Wales, but has been occupied by the Hampton family for upwards of 400 years; it contains some beautiful paintings, and in the garden of Curiosity Lodge, at the town entrance into the park, there is a rich collection of ancient fonts and querns. Other mansions of importance in the neighbourhood are Cichle and Fryars, the property of Sir R. H. Williams-Bulkeley bart., but at present occupied by James H. Burton esq.
The Free Grammar School, Castle ditch, was founded in 1603, and endowed by David Hughes esq.; boys educated here are eligible to compete for twenty scholarships at Jesus College, Oxford, of the yearly value of £80 each for three years; attached to the school are three scholarships of £40 each for three years, tenable at any place of higher education, and fifteen exhibitions of from £15 to £20, tenable at the school. There are about 60 boys. The school is managed by a governing body of 8 persons.
The area comprises 512 acres, of which 1 acre is water; the population in 1891 was 1,837.
Places of Worship:—
St. Mary & St. Nicholas (English & Welsh), Church street, Rev. J. Williams Meyrick, rector; Rev. William Henry Evans, curate.
Baptist, Rosemary lane (ministers various).
Calvinistic Methodist, Chapel st. Rev. Joseph Hilliar.
Independent (Welsh), Steeple lane, Rev. David Johns Mission Hall, Margaret street.
Presbyterian (English), Church st. Rev. Wm. G. Owen Wesleyan (Welsh). Church street, Rev. Henry Hughes.
Schools
Free Grammar School, Castle ditch, Stephen D. Orme M. A. headmaster.
A School Board of 5 members was formed 11th Oct. 1882 Clerk, Richard L. Humphreys, York terrace.
Attendance officer, James Beer, Chapel street.
Board School, New street, John Roberts, master; E. Marshall, mistress; M. A. Williams, infant mistress.
Omnibuses &c.:—
To Bangor, from the hotels four times a day during the summer months & twice a day in winter.
To Menai Bridge, from the hotels, await the arrival & attend the departure of trains, twice a day in winter & as often as required in summer.
Conveyance by Water:—
To Bangor, a ferry boat from the ferry house, Garth point, every ten minutes & the Liverpool steamers call at the new pier daily during the summer months.
To Bangor, the steamer “Menai,” from the pier at Beaumaris, several times a day during summer.
To Carnarvon (goods only), a steamer from the pier, weekly, summer & winter.
To Liverpool & Llandudno, steam packets from the pier daily during the summer months.
To Liverpool (goods only), a steamer from the pier, Mondays & Fridays, summer & winter.
Carrier: To Menai Bridge, John Thomas Williams; from Beaumaris daily at 10 a.m. returning from Menai Bridge at 4.30 p.m.
Most Common Surnames in Beaumaris
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Dindaethwy Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | 306 | 1:6 | 2.94% | 1 |
| 2 | Williams | 236 | 1:8 | 2.84% | 2 |
| 3 | Hughes | 135 | 1:14 | 2.50% | 3 |
| 4 | Roberts | 123 | 1:16 | 2.86% | 4 |
| 5 | Owen | 104 | 1:18 | 2.79% | 5 |
| 6 | Thomas | 91 | 1:21 | 3.74% | 6 |
| 7 | Griffiths | 44 | 1:43 | 8.24% | 16 |
| 8 | Parry | 39 | 1:49 | 2.44% | 7 |
| 9 | Stanley | 37 | 1:52 | 97.37% | 38 |
| 10 | Ellis | 32 | 1:60 | 14.88% | 19 |
| 11 | Evans | 28 | 1:68 | 2.17% | 8 |
| 11 | Lloyd | 28 | 1:68 | 13.08% | 20 |
| 13 | Davies | 25 | 1:76 | 3.33% | 13 |
| 13 | Pritchard | 25 | 1:76 | 2.98% | 11 |
| 15 | Lewis | 22 | 1:87 | 2.55% | 10 |
| 16 | Owens | 19 | 1:100 | 2.15% | 9 |
| 17 | Edwards | 14 | 1:136 | 1.97% | 15 |
| 17 | Rowlands | 14 | 1:136 | 1.82% | 12 |
| 19 | Humphreys | 12 | 1:159 | 6.67% | 21 |
| 19 | Griffith | 12 | 1:159 | 1.62% | 14 |
| 19 | Staples | 12 | 1:159 | 75.00% | 78 |
| 22 | Walker | 10 | 1:191 | 83.33% | 112 |
| 22 | Anderson | 10 | 1:191 | 62.50% | 78 |
| 22 | Summers | 10 | 1:191 | 100.00% | 135 |
| 22 | O'Connor | 10 | 1:191 | 100.00% | 135 |
| 22 | Shoesmith | 10 | 1:191 | 100.00% | 135 |
| 27 | Morgan | 8 | 1:239 | 8.89% | 24 |
| 27 | Powell | 8 | 1:239 | 25.00% | 40 |
| 27 | Poole | 8 | 1:239 | 88.89% | 160 |
| 27 | Lynch | 8 | 1:239 | 80.00% | 135 |
| 27 | Jeune | 8 | 1:239 | 100.00% | 189 |
| 27 | Jennett | 8 | 1:239 | 100.00% | 189 |
| 27 | Delamere | 8 | 1:239 | 100.00% | 189 |
| 34 | Wright | 7 | 1:273 | 28.00% | 47 |
| 34 | Dixon | 7 | 1:273 | 87.50% | 189 |
| 34 | Woods | 7 | 1:273 | 50.00% | 86 |
| 34 | Savage | 7 | 1:273 | 100.00% | 235 |
| 38 | Watson | 6 | 1:318 | 46.15% | 100 |
| 38 | Stevenson | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 38 | Buckley | 6 | 1:318 | 42.86% | 86 |
| 38 | Short | 6 | 1:318 | 85.71% | 235 |
| 38 | Bryan | 6 | 1:318 | 85.71% | 235 |
| 38 | Bowles | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 38 | Bromley | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 38 | Hanley | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 38 | Girling | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 38 | Redding | 6 | 1:318 | 85.71% | 235 |
| 38 | Perchard | 6 | 1:318 | 100.00% | 281 |
| 49 | Smith | 5 | 1:382 | 5.88% | 25 |
| 49 | Morris | 5 | 1:382 | 1.34% | 17 |
| 49 | Baker | 5 | 1:382 | 22.73% | 55 |
| 49 | Ingram | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Gough | 5 | 1:382 | 62.50% | 189 |
| 49 | Lawrie | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Pooley | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Hepper | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Le Marinel | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Jonathon | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 49 | Le Selleur | 5 | 1:382 | 100.00% | 359 |
| 60 | Allen | 4 | 1:477 | 16.00% | 47 |
| 60 | Phillips | 4 | 1:477 | 14.29% | 45 |
| 60 | Carter | 4 | 1:477 | 80.00% | 359 |
| 60 | Bates | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Watkins | 4 | 1:477 | 36.36% | 121 |
| 60 | Jennings | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Connor | 4 | 1:477 | 44.44% | 160 |
| 60 | Rowland | 4 | 1:477 | 3.10% | 23 |
| 60 | Humphrey | 4 | 1:477 | 20.00% | 65 |
| 60 | Marriott | 4 | 1:477 | 80.00% | 359 |
| 60 | Orme | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Brittain | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Eames | 4 | 1:477 | 12.90% | 43 |
| 60 | Cattermole | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Meyrick | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Mathewson | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Arch | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 60 | Hennessey | 4 | 1:477 | 80.00% | 359 |
| 60 | Scot | 4 | 1:477 | 80.00% | 359 |
| 60 | Gallichan | 4 | 1:477 | 100.00% | 440 |
| 80 | Adams | 3 | 1:636 | 25.00% | 112 |
| 80 | Mason | 3 | 1:636 | 60.00% | 359 |
| 80 | Holmes | 3 | 1:636 | 18.75% | 78 |
| 80 | Webster | 3 | 1:636 | 33.33% | 160 |
| 80 | Davison | 3 | 1:636 | 30.00% | 135 |
| 80 | Bateman | 3 | 1:636 | 100.00% | 539 |
| 80 | Seymour | 3 | 1:636 | 100.00% | 539 |
| 80 | Byrne | 3 | 1:636 | 75.00% | 440 |
| 80 | Collett | 3 | 1:636 | 100.00% | 539 |
| 80 | Bellis | 3 | 1:636 | 21.43% | 86 |
| 80 | Ishmael | 3 | 1:636 | 100.00% | 539 |
| 80 | Boners | 3 | 1:636 | 100.00% | 539 |
| 92 | McDonald | 2 | 1:954 | 40.00% | 359 |
| 92 | Gray | 2 | 1:954 | 9.09% | 55 |
| 92 | Pearson | 2 | 1:954 | 25.00% | 189 |
| 92 | Slater | 2 | 1:954 | 50.00% | 440 |
| 92 | George | 2 | 1:954 | 9.09% | 55 |
| 92 | Kent | 2 | 1:954 | 50.00% | 440 |
| 92 | Howell | 2 | 1:954 | 66.67% | 539 |
| 92 | Herbert | 2 | 1:954 | 22.22% | 160 |
| 92 | Peters | 2 | 1:954 | 3.64% | 32 |
| 92 | Clough | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Peel | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Blyth | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Pierce | 2 | 1:954 | 2.41% | 26 |
| 92 | Connolly | 2 | 1:954 | 40.00% | 359 |
| 92 | Worth | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Ambrose | 2 | 1:954 | 50.00% | 440 |
| 92 | Boden | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | McNeill | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Herd | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Acton | 2 | 1:954 | 66.67% | 539 |
| 92 | Moodie | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Gadsby | 2 | 1:954 | 66.67% | 539 |
| 92 | Brickell | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Cardy | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Risk | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Jonathan | 2 | 1:954 | 66.67% | 539 |
| 92 | Kilpin | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Westbrooke | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Feilder | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Banchop | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 92 | Carreg | 2 | 1:954 | 100.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Taylor | 1 | 1:1,908 | 4.35% | 51 |
| 123 | Johnson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 5.00% | 65 |
| 123 | Hall | 1 | 1:1,908 | 4.55% | 55 |
| 123 | Jackson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 7.14% | 86 |
| 123 | Turner | 1 | 1:1,908 | 14.29% | 235 |
| 123 | Scott | 1 | 1:1,908 | 12.50% | 189 |
| 123 | Young | 1 | 1:1,908 | 25.00% | 440 |
| 123 | James | 1 | 1:1,908 | 1.32% | 28 |
| 123 | Parker | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Simpson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 12.50% | 189 |
| 123 | Richards | 1 | 1:1,908 | 1.69% | 31 |
| 123 | Bailey | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Collins | 1 | 1:1,908 | 5.56% | 72 |
| 123 | Foster | 1 | 1:1,908 | 16.67% | 281 |
| 123 | Russell | 1 | 1:1,908 | 25.00% | 440 |
| 123 | Graham | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Reid | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Howard | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Ford | 1 | 1:1,908 | 10.00% | 135 |
| 123 | Andrews | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Burton | 1 | 1:1,908 | 9.09% | 121 |
| 123 | Watts | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Ball | 1 | 1:1,908 | 11.11% | 160 |
| 123 | Bradley | 1 | 1:1,908 | 16.67% | 281 |
| 123 | Cameron | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Harding | 1 | 1:1,908 | 16.67% | 281 |
| 123 | Perry | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Gordon | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Hayes | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Francis | 1 | 1:1,908 | 1.47% | 29 |
| 123 | Miles | 1 | 1:1,908 | 14.29% | 235 |
| 123 | Chambers | 1 | 1:1,908 | 2.33% | 35 |
| 123 | Tucker | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Knowles | 1 | 1:1,908 | 33.33% | 539 |
| 123 | Pratt | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | French | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hancock | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Fleming | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Birch | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Howe | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Pugh | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Peacock | 1 | 1:1,908 | 11.11% | 160 |
| 123 | Bray | 1 | 1:1,908 | 25.00% | 440 |
| 123 | Sims | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Charlton | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Best | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hobson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Chalmers | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Irving | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Duffy | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Richmond | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Morgans | 1 | 1:1,908 | 9.09% | 121 |
| 123 | Buck | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Sewell | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Dent | 1 | 1:1,908 | 9.09% | 121 |
| 123 | Hallam | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Lomas | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hodgkinson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Aston | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Eccles | 1 | 1:1,908 | 16.67% | 281 |
| 123 | Graves | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Carruthers | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Edmunds | 1 | 1:1,908 | 6.25% | 78 |
| 123 | Rich | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Chester | 1 | 1:1,908 | 20.00% | 359 |
| 123 | Steer | 1 | 1:1,908 | 16.67% | 281 |
| 123 | Mansell | 1 | 1:1,908 | 33.33% | 539 |
| 123 | Heard | 1 | 1:1,908 | 33.33% | 539 |
| 123 | Gaunt | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Cliff | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | William | 1 | 1:1,908 | 11.11% | 160 |
| 123 | Farrer | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Kirkman | 1 | 1:1,908 | 33.33% | 539 |
| 123 | Roscoe | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Veal | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Jobson | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Borthwick | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Pilgrim | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hagan | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Kennard | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Coats | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Tyrer | 1 | 1:1,908 | 7.14% | 86 |
| 123 | Ager | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hellier | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Kerridge | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Ashurst | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Ogle | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Sills | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Rickards | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Lazarus | 1 | 1:1,908 | 12.50% | 189 |
| 123 | Folley | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Homes | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Mummery | 1 | 1:1,908 | 50.00% | 643 |
| 123 | Tildesley | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Vaux | 1 | 1:1,908 | 10.00% | 135 |
| 123 | Timothy | 1 | 1:1,908 | 11.11% | 160 |
| 123 | Husk | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Prudence | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Pycroft | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Jerrett | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Baldrey | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Sawrey | 1 | 1:1,908 | 14.29% | 235 |
| 123 | Buesnel | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Prydderch | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Siddeley | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Millinger | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Hille | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Whinyates | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Parick | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Roly | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |
| 123 | Morlans | 1 | 1:1,908 | 100.00% | 850 |