Caernarfonshire Genealogical Records
Caernarfonshire 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.
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.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Caernarfonshire 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.
A searchable database of several thousand records detailing intentions to marry. Includes digital images of the records and may contain information not included in marriage registers.
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.
A growing index of marriages 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 marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Caernarfonshire 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.
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.
An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.
Caernarfonshire 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 Caernarfonshire
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.
A weekly Welsh language newspaper, supportive of liberal politics and the causes of the working class. It circulated in South Wales. Each edition has been indexed and digitised.
Caernarfonshire 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 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.
An index and digital images of PCC wills, available on a subscription basis.
A collection of indexes, abstracts, transcripts and digital images of over 5.5 million wills, administrations and other probate records.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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 Gwynedd.
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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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 Caernarfonshire
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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire Church Records
The parish registers of Caernarfonshire 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 1597 and 1980. 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 Caernarfonshire
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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Caernarfonshire 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.
Historical Description
Caernarvonshire is generally called Arvon by the natives. It is the most rugged and truly alpine district in all Wales, surrounded by the sea on all sides except the east, where it joins Denbigh, and a small part of the south contiguous to Merionethshire. Its figure is very irregular, with a great peninsulated point running out to the south-west, or Irish Sea, and separated from Anglesea by the straits of Menai, its length, measuring from north to south is 45 miles, in breadth, it is exceedingly various. It is divided into ten hundreds, viz. Creuddyn, Dinlleyn, Evionydd, Isav Gyffylogion, Isgwyrvai, Menai, Nant-Conwy, Uchav, and Uwchgwyrvai, which are subdivided into 68 parishes. It is included in the diocese of Bangor, and Province of Canterbury.
The general surface of the county is very mountainous, and the vales for the most part narrow, with hills rising abruptly from the skirts of small Tallies into stupendous mountains, intersecting each other in all directions, affording however an ample sustenance for numerous herds of cattle and sheep, which are fed in great numbers on the mountains, tended by their owners, who for the season reside in temporary huts, wherein they make butter and cheese, which with a little oatmeal, and the produce of the dairies, constitute their daily food.
The prospects around are rude and savage in the extreme, yet not entirely destitute of some mixture of beauty, particularly the vales, which admits the common varieties of wood, water, and meadows. In some of the lakes, are found the Char, with the gyniad, another alpine fish; besides many rare vegetables, found on the most elevated parts of Snowdon. Some parts of the county afford lead, copper, and some excellent quarries of stones for hones and slates; while other parts are celebrated for the produce of oats, barley, and black cattle, of which vast numbers are annually exported; with great quantities of fish, especially herrings. On the westerly point lies the small island of Enlli, or Bardsey, famous in ancient times for its convent, which was for many years the seat of learning, and the resort of many monks.
This county and borough returns two members to the Imperial Parliament.
CARNARVONSHIRE is a maritime county in North Wales with an extensive seaboard, bounded on the east by Denbighshire, on the south by Merionethshire and Cardigan Bay, on the west by Carnarvon Bay, on the north-west by the Menai Strait, and on the north by the Irish Sea.
Carnarvonshire derives its name from the ancient province of Arvon, in which it was almost wholly included; its principal town, from having been a fortified station of the Romans, obtained the British appellation of Caer yn Arvon, of which the present name of the town of Carnarvon is a contraction. On the conquest of Wales by Edward I. this name was also appropriated to the shire, which was then created.
The county extends from Llandrilli-yn-Rhos, at its north-eastern extremity, in a south-westerly direction, to Eglwys Fair, at the extremity of the promontory of Lleyn, for a distance of 56 miles; the breadth from the river Conway, which forms the eastern boundary of the county due west to Clynnog Fawr on the shore of Carnarvon Bay, is 28 miles; the length north to south varies from 2 miles at the extremity of the promontory of Lleyn to 26 from the Great Ormes head, the most northerly point, to the southern boundary, two miles beyond Llyn Conway; the total area is 361,097 acres. The surface of the county, with the exception of the promontory of Lleyn, is for the most part wild and mountainous. The principal of the mountains constitute the Snowdonian range which stretches from Penman Mawr, a lofty precipice (1,540 ft.) dominating Beaumaris Bay, and extends in a south-westerly direction and terminates in the triple-peaked Yr Eifl mountains (The Rivals) on the shore of Carnarvon Bay. The highest peak in the range is Snowdon, which rises to a height of 3,575 feet above the level of the sea. The promontory of Lleyn, forming the southernmost part of Carnarvonshire, partakes little of the mountainous character of the greater part of the county. It consists generally of undulating land, intersected by narrow valleys and interspersed with small hills. The northern shore of the county, from the mouth of the Conway westward, borders on Beaumaris Bay; a fine expanse of sea, sheltered on the north-east by the promontory of Creuddyn, terminated by the Great Ormes head, and on the west by the eastern extremity of Anglesey, forms a fine roadstead for ships navigating the Irish Sea. A portion of the bay, for several males adjoining the shore, is dry on the reflux of the tide, forming a tract called the Lavan Sands, which are supposed to have once constituted a habitable district belonging to the territory of Arvon. The rivers, owing to the peninsula situation of the county, for the most part run only a short course from the mountains to the sea; the only exception being the Conway, which takes a longer course through a spacious valley extending parallel with the Yale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, between which county and that of Carnarvon it forms the line of division during the greater part of its course. It rises in Llyn Conway, and at first takes a southerly, afterwards a north-easterly, and lastly a northerly direction. From its source it descends in successive falls, until, emerging from under the cliffs of Gwydir, it rushes into the beautiful vale of Nant Conway and, flowing past Llanrwst, meanders in beautiful curves to Conway, where it swells into a noble tidal river and mingles its water with the Irish Sea. The Seiont, a small and rapid river, has its source in a lake on the eastern side of Snowdon, whence, turning to the north-west, it flows through Llanberis lakes and discharges into the Menai Strait at Carnarvon. The principal of the other numerous streams are the Gwyravi, Ogwen, and Glaslyn.
The London and North-Western railway system provides the principal means of communication in Carnarvonshire; the main line of the Chester and Holyhead section enters the northern portion of the county about a mile east of Conway, at Llandudno Junction, whence branches ramify northwards to Llandudno and southwards through the Conway Valley to Bettws y Coed, and on to Festiniog in Merionethshire; continuing from Conway, the line follows the shore of Beaumaris Bay till Bangor is reached; from this place there is a branch to Bethesda; at Menai Bridge, about 2 miles west of Bangor, the main line turns to the north-west and passes into the Isle of Anglesey, being carried across the Menai Strait by the Britannia Tubular Bridge. A section called the Bangor, Carnarvon, and Afon Wen line starts from Bangor and skirts the shore of the Menai Strait as far as Carnarvon, where it takes a more southerly direction across the promontory of Lleyn to the northed shore of Cardigan Bay, giving communication at Afon Wen, the terminus, with the system of the Cambrian railway; there is a branch to Llanberis from Carnarvon, a short line to Nanttle from Penygroes, and Dinas Junction is the change station for the North Wales Narrow Gauge railway. The Cambrian railway main line enters the southern part of the county about a mile east of Portmadoc, and continues by the shore of Cardigan Bay to its terminus at Pwllheli. The North Wales Narrow Gauge railway starts from Dinas Junction and runs eastwards through Tryfan-branch here to Bryngwyn-to Waenfaur, when it takes a south-easterly direction through the Bettws Vale to Snowdon and Rhyddu stations.
The county contains vast beds of argillaceous schistus, which, converted into slates for roofing, slate slabs, writing slates, and other articles of slate manufacture, form its most important article of commerce; there are a great number of quarries, and the slate rock generally is blue in color, very smooth and of fine grain; the other mineral productions include copper and lead ores, limestone and other kinds of stone used for building purposes. Although the most mountainous county in the Principality, there are many tracts of low and fertile land, some of it affording rich pasturage, and other parts bearing large crops of barley and oats. Dairy farming and cattle, horse, and sheep breeding are, however, the principal occupations of the farmer.
Carnarvonshire contains 71 civil parishes and parts of two others, and is partly in the diocese of Bangor rural deaneries of Arfon and Arllechwedd, archdeaconry of Bangor, rural deaneries of Eifionydd and Lleyn, archdeaconry of Merioneth, and partly in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. Asaph, rural deaneries of Llanrwst and Rhos. The county is in the North Wales Division of the North and South Wales and Chester circuit, and has one court of quarter sessions, and is divided into six petty sessional divisions. The borough of Carnarvon has a separate commission of the peace, but no separate court of quarter sessions. Carnarvon is the county town and the seat of the assizes and quarter sessions. The municipal boroughs are: Bangor (city), population in 1891, 9,892; Carnarvon, 9,804; Conway, 3442; and Pwllheli, 3,231. The chief towns are: Bangor Carnarvon, Conway, Llandudno, Nevin, Portmadoc, Pwllheli, and Tremadoc.
The registration districts are:
| No. | Name. | Area. | Population in 1891 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | Pwllheli | 93,023 | 22,273 |
| 627 | Carnarvon | 87,909 | 40,712 |
| 628 | Bangor | 90,968 | 38,032 |
| 629 | Conway | 50,235 | 24,568 |
Parliamentary Representation of Carnarvonshire.
Carnarvonshire formerly returned one member for the undivided county, but under the provisions of the “Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885,” it is now divided into two divisions, with one member for each; & also one for the Carnarvon District of Boroughs, consisting of the contributory boroughs of Bangor (city), Carnarvon, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin & Pwllheli. No. 1.-The Southern or Eifion Division comprises the sessional divisions of Carnarvon (except so much as is comprised in Division No. 2), Eifionydd & Portmadoc, & Pwllheli & the municipal borough of Carnarvon. No. 2.-The Northern or Arfon Division comprises the sessional divisions of Bangor, Conway & Nant Conway & the parishes of Llanberis & Llanddeiniolen.
Military
Carnarvon is the headquarters of the Carnarvon & Merioneth Militia, which forms the 4th battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the depot for which is at Wrexham. Further particulars are given at page 119.
Volunteers.
First Cheshire & Carnarvon Artillery Volunteers-Hon. & Lieut.-Col. H. T. Brown, commandant; Hon. Lieut.-Col. H. Savage & Hon. Lieut.-Col. J. Rigg, majors; Capt. W. de C. Stretton, adjutant; headquarters, Chester, with companies at Bangor. See page 65 & Carnarvon, page 119.
Second Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers-Col. B. G. D. Cooke, commandant; C. H. Rees & J. S. Roberts, majors; Capt. A. P. G. Gough, adjutant; Hon. Capt. H. Harwood, quartermaster; headquarters at Rhyl, with companies at Carnarvon. See page 119; Conway, page 149; Pen-y-groes, 370; Portmadoc, 379.
Carnarvon County Council
Local Government Act, 1888, 51 & 52 Yict. c. 41.
Under the above Act, Carnarvonshire, after the 1st April 1889, for the purposes of the Act, became a separate and distinct administrative county (sec. 461 b), governed by a County Council, consisting of chairman, aldermen, and councillors (the number of councillors being determined by the Local Government Board), to be elected in manner prescribed by the Act (sec. 2).
The chairman shall, by virtue of his office, be a justice of the peace for the county, without qualification (sec. 46).
The police for the county are the control of a standing joint committee of the Quarter Sessions and the County Council, appointed as therein mentioned (sec. 9).
The coroners for the county are elected by the County Council, and the clerk of the peace appointed by such joint committee, and may be removed by them (sec. 82-3).
The clerk of the peace for the county is also the clerk of the County Council (sec. 83-1).
The administrative business of the county (which would, if this Act had not been passed, have been transacted by the justices) is transacted by the County Council.
Held at the County Hall, Carnarvon.
The following Table shows the acreage under each kind of cron, & the number of horses, cattle, sheep, & pigs in Carnarvonshire, as taken from the Agricultural Returns, 1893:
| Crops | Acres | Cattle, Horses, Etc. | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn & cereals | 19,158 | Horses used solely for agriculture | 4,712 |
| Roots, cabbage, vetches & other green crops | 8,716 | Unbroken horses | 2,879 |
| Clover & grasses | 24,244 | Brood mares | 615 |
| Permanent pastures | 141,458 | Cows in milk or calf | 22,809 |
| Bare fallow | 127 | Other cattle, 2 years & above | 10,722 |
| Orchards | 84 | Other cattle, 1 year & under 2 | 11,019 |
| Market gardens | 66 | Other cattle, under 1 year | 10,743 |
| Mountain & heathland | 91,885 | Ewes kept for breeding | 81,044 |
| Woods & plantations | 11,654 | Other sheep, 1 year old & above | 85,341 |
| Nursery grounds | 42 | Other sheep, under 1 year | 73,355 |
| Sows kept for breeding | 2,915 | ||
| Other pigs | 18,033 |
Most Common Surnames in Caernarfonshire
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | 26,568 | 1:4 | 15.29% | 1 |
| 2 | Williams | 17,721 | 1:7 | 16.67% | 2 |
| 3 | Roberts | 12,511 | 1:9 | 27.52% | 6 |
| 4 | Hughes | 8,112 | 1:15 | 22.59% | 8 |
| 5 | Evans | 5,007 | 1:24 | 7.08% | 5 |
| 6 | Thomas | 4,968 | 1:24 | 7.00% | 4 |
| 7 | Owen | 4,227 | 1:28 | 26.14% | 16 |
| 8 | Davies | 3,818 | 1:31 | 3.75% | 3 |
| 9 | Parry | 3,170 | 1:37 | 24.91% | 21 |
| 10 | Griffith | 3,015 | 1:39 | 51.78% | 30 |
| 11 | Owens | 2,110 | 1:56 | 23.26% | 24 |
| 12 | Griffiths | 1,732 | 1:68 | 6.88% | 10 |
| 13 | Pritchard | 1,568 | 1:75 | 27.43% | 32 |
| 14 | Edwards | 1,434 | 1:82 | 6.07% | 11 |
| 15 | Morris | 1,413 | 1:84 | 8.86% | 17 |
| 16 | Ellis | 989 | 1:120 | 19.02% | 34 |
| 17 | Lewis | 933 | 1:127 | 2.53% | 7 |
| 18 | Prichard | 930 | 1:127 | 53.57% | 66 |
| 19 | Rowlands | 755 | 1:157 | 14.37% | 33 |
| 20 | Lloyd | 700 | 1:169 | 5.06% | 20 |
| 21 | Humphreys | 615 | 1:192 | 15.57% | 38 |
| 22 | Price | 389 | 1:304 | 2.40% | 15 |
| 23 | Morgan | 327 | 1:362 | 1.22% | 9 |
| 24 | Pierce | 302 | 1:392 | 22.35% | 78 |
| 25 | Richards | 233 | 1:508 | 1.68% | 19 |
| 26 | Foulkes | 230 | 1:514 | 19.52% | 93 |
| 27 | Smith | 191 | 1:619 | 2.74% | 26 |
| 28 | Rees | 134 | 1:883 | 0.59% | 12 |
| 29 | Pugh | 132 | 1:896 | 3.12% | 36 |
| 30 | James | 115 | 1:1,028 | 0.58% | 13 |
| 31 | Davis | 113 | 1:1,047 | 3.07% | 43 |
| 32 | Humphrey | 91 | 1:1,300 | 21.11% | 244 |
| 33 | Rowland | 90 | 1:1,314 | 7.73% | 94 |
| 34 | Phillips | 89 | 1:1,329 | 0.62% | 18 |
| 35 | Jackson | 88 | 1:1,344 | 9.88% | 122 |
| 36 | William | 86 | 1:1,375 | 10.25% | 129 |
| 37 | Wynne | 85 | 1:1,391 | 7.34% | 96 |
| 38 | Robinson | 82 | 1:1,442 | 9.36% | 124 |
| 39 | Johnson | 81 | 1:1,460 | 5.93% | 77 |
| 40 | Francis | 78 | 1:1,516 | 2.08% | 42 |
| 41 | Robert | 77 | 1:1,536 | 22.38% | 318 |
| 42 | Rogers | 74 | 1:1,598 | 1.82% | 37 |
| 42 | Vaughan | 74 | 1:1,598 | 2.42% | 48 |
| 44 | Elias | 70 | 1:1,690 | 8.84% | 140 |
| 45 | Wilson | 69 | 1:1,714 | 5.42% | 84 |
| 45 | Powell | 69 | 1:1,714 | 0.75% | 23 |
| 47 | Brown | 66 | 1:1,792 | 1.75% | 41 |
| 47 | Edmunds | 66 | 1:1,792 | 4.15% | 73 |
| 49 | Daniel | 62 | 1:1,908 | 3.07% | 55 |
| 49 | Morgans | 62 | 1:1,908 | 0.97% | 28 |
| 51 | Green | 61 | 1:1,939 | 3.99% | 75 |
| 52 | Harris | 60 | 1:1,971 | 0.78% | 25 |
| 52 | Humphrys | 60 | 1:1,971 | 51.28% | 798 |
| 54 | Brookes | 48 | 1:2,464 | 31.17% | 620 |
| 55 | Turner | 47 | 1:2,516 | 3.53% | 80 |
| 55 | Oliver | 47 | 1:2,516 | 5.09% | 116 |
| 57 | Philips | 45 | 1:2,628 | 8.32% | 195 |
| 58 | Watkins | 43 | 1:2,751 | 0.67% | 27 |
| 59 | Walker | 42 | 1:2,816 | 5.90% | 149 |
| 60 | Taylor | 40 | 1:2,957 | 1.29% | 46 |
| 60 | Thompson | 40 | 1:2,957 | 4.47% | 121 |
| 60 | Trevor | 40 | 1:2,957 | 29.85% | 704 |
| 63 | Knowles | 38 | 1:3,112 | 27.54% | 683 |
| 64 | White | 37 | 1:3,197 | 1.91% | 57 |
| 64 | Jenkins | 37 | 1:3,197 | 0.19% | 14 |
| 64 | Barlow | 37 | 1:3,197 | 21.89% | 569 |
| 64 | Jarvis | 37 | 1:3,197 | 8.47% | 240 |
| 68 | Ward | 36 | 1:3,285 | 6.12% | 178 |
| 68 | Bowen | 36 | 1:3,285 | 0.59% | 29 |
| 68 | Hobson | 36 | 1:3,285 | 85.71% | 2,016 |
| 68 | Richard | 36 | 1:3,285 | 3.70% | 109 |
| 68 | Eames | 36 | 1:3,285 | 30.77% | 798 |
| 73 | Adams | 35 | 1:3,379 | 1.86% | 60 |
| 73 | Gray | 35 | 1:3,379 | 6.93% | 204 |
| 73 | Hope | 35 | 1:3,379 | 20.96% | 572 |
| 73 | Lester | 35 | 1:3,379 | 29.41% | 783 |
| 77 | Wood | 34 | 1:3,479 | 3.75% | 120 |
| 77 | Cooke | 34 | 1:3,479 | 9.04% | 293 |
| 79 | Harrison | 32 | 1:3,696 | 3.76% | 127 |
| 79 | Richardson | 32 | 1:3,696 | 7.22% | 236 |
| 81 | Sharpe | 31 | 1:3,815 | 40.79% | 1,193 |
| 82 | Lee | 30 | 1:3,942 | 3.01% | 107 |
| 82 | Peters | 30 | 1:3,942 | 3.25% | 117 |
| 82 | Meredith | 30 | 1:3,942 | 1.43% | 53 |
| 82 | Huxley | 30 | 1:3,942 | 15.71% | 513 |
| 82 | Bracegirdle | 30 | 1:3,942 | 65.22% | 1,856 |
| 82 | Closs | 30 | 1:3,942 | 100.00% | 2,643 |
| 88 | Ross | 29 | 1:4,078 | 12.72% | 443 |
| 88 | Lunt | 29 | 1:4,078 | 39.19% | 1,227 |
| 88 | Ensor | 29 | 1:4,078 | 78.38% | 2,234 |
| 91 | Wright | 28 | 1:4,224 | 2.48% | 98 |
| 91 | Moses | 28 | 1:4,224 | 4.34% | 166 |
| 91 | Edward | 28 | 1:4,224 | 6.88% | 267 |
| 91 | Eardley | 28 | 1:4,224 | 54.90% | 1,694 |
| 95 | Pughe | 27 | 1:4,380 | 5.50% | 213 |
| 96 | Hall | 26 | 1:4,549 | 2.01% | 83 |
| 96 | Butler | 26 | 1:4,549 | 3.37% | 143 |
| 96 | Ashton | 26 | 1:4,549 | 4.57% | 183 |
| 99 | Watson | 25 | 1:4,731 | 4.99% | 207 |
| 99 | Foster | 25 | 1:4,731 | 7.51% | 325 |
| 99 | Holmes | 25 | 1:4,731 | 5.14% | 217 |
| 99 | Fisher | 25 | 1:4,731 | 2.48% | 106 |
| 99 | Paul | 25 | 1:4,731 | 15.72% | 600 |
| 99 | Foulks | 25 | 1:4,731 | 23.36% | 870 |
| 105 | Martin | 24 | 1:4,928 | 1.47% | 72 |
| 105 | Hudson | 24 | 1:4,928 | 11.65% | 484 |
| 105 | Walters | 24 | 1:4,928 | 0.63% | 40 |
| 105 | Buckland | 24 | 1:4,928 | 18.60% | 737 |
| 105 | Bott | 24 | 1:4,928 | 68.57% | 2,341 |
| 110 | Blackburn | 23 | 1:5,142 | 26.74% | 1,068 |
| 110 | Roulands | 23 | 1:5,142 | 79.31% | 2,718 |
| 112 | Hills | 22 | 1:5,376 | 37.29% | 1,512 |
| 112 | Howells | 22 | 1:5,376 | 0.38% | 31 |
| 112 | Harries | 22 | 1:5,376 | 0.46% | 35 |
| 112 | Newell | 22 | 1:5,376 | 12.94% | 565 |
| 112 | Bromley | 22 | 1:5,376 | 26.19% | 1,092 |
| 117 | Cooper | 21 | 1:5,632 | 2.40% | 125 |
| 117 | King | 21 | 1:5,632 | 2.39% | 123 |
| 117 | Shaw | 21 | 1:5,632 | 5.68% | 297 |
| 117 | Barker | 21 | 1:5,632 | 7.22% | 360 |
| 117 | Andrews | 21 | 1:5,632 | 2.99% | 150 |
| 117 | Payne | 21 | 1:5,632 | 2.88% | 147 |
| 117 | Armstrong | 21 | 1:5,632 | 15.79% | 712 |
| 117 | Hewitt | 21 | 1:5,632 | 5.10% | 260 |
| 117 | Poole | 21 | 1:5,632 | 4.38% | 222 |
| 117 | Bellis | 21 | 1:5,632 | 2.52% | 132 |
| 117 | Wrench | 21 | 1:5,632 | 36.84% | 1,557 |
| 117 | McLement | 21 | 1:5,632 | 100.00% | 3,520 |
| 129 | Gregory | 20 | 1:5,914 | 2.72% | 146 |
| 129 | Goodman | 20 | 1:5,914 | 12.74% | 606 |
| 129 | Tomkinson | 20 | 1:5,914 | 48.78% | 2,050 |
| 129 | Prytherch | 20 | 1:5,914 | 9.52% | 476 |
| 133 | Moore | 19 | 1:6,225 | 1.67% | 97 |
| 133 | Cook | 19 | 1:6,225 | 1.69% | 99 |
| 133 | Stevens | 19 | 1:6,225 | 3.35% | 184 |
| 133 | Fraser | 19 | 1:6,225 | 14.73% | 737 |
| 133 | Webster | 19 | 1:6,225 | 8.48% | 450 |
| 133 | Clayton | 19 | 1:6,225 | 9.95% | 513 |
| 133 | Stanley | 19 | 1:6,225 | 9.22% | 484 |
| 133 | Daniels | 19 | 1:6,225 | 3.33% | 182 |
| 133 | Summers | 19 | 1:6,225 | 5.07% | 294 |
| 133 | Hughs | 19 | 1:6,225 | 7.88% | 425 |
| 133 | Abram | 19 | 1:6,225 | 35.85% | 1,646 |
| 133 | Baum | 19 | 1:6,225 | 100.00% | 3,796 |
| 133 | Pary | 19 | 1:6,225 | 38.78% | 1,749 |
| 146 | Carter | 18 | 1:6,571 | 2.39% | 144 |
| 146 | Brooks | 18 | 1:6,571 | 2.74% | 159 |
| 146 | West | 18 | 1:6,571 | 3.56% | 203 |
| 146 | Murphy | 18 | 1:6,571 | 1.62% | 102 |
| 146 | Herbert | 18 | 1:6,571 | 1.51% | 91 |
| 146 | Harwood | 18 | 1:6,571 | 10.34% | 554 |
| 146 | Grey | 18 | 1:6,571 | 5.23% | 318 |
| 146 | Marks | 18 | 1:6,571 | 6.41% | 373 |
| 146 | Stephen | 18 | 1:6,571 | 7.09% | 408 |
| 146 | Evanes | 18 | 1:6,571 | 31.03% | 1,534 |
| 146 | Prichards | 18 | 1:6,571 | 50.00% | 2,298 |
| 146 | Cadwaladr | 18 | 1:6,571 | 51.43% | 2,341 |
| 158 | Hill | 17 | 1:6,957 | 0.82% | 54 |
| 158 | McDonald | 17 | 1:6,957 | 3.92% | 242 |
| 158 | Murray | 17 | 1:6,957 | 4.67% | 306 |
| 158 | Hart | 17 | 1:6,957 | 3.94% | 243 |
| 158 | Barber | 17 | 1:6,957 | 8.10% | 476 |
| 158 | Walsh | 17 | 1:6,957 | 4.61% | 298 |
| 158 | Higgins | 17 | 1:6,957 | 3.87% | 239 |
| 158 | Welch | 17 | 1:6,957 | 9.19% | 525 |
| 158 | Wyatt | 17 | 1:6,957 | 10.90% | 610 |
| 158 | Atherton | 17 | 1:6,957 | 22.37% | 1,193 |
| 158 | Brereton | 17 | 1:6,957 | 48.57% | 2,341 |
| 158 | Hobley | 17 | 1:6,957 | 77.27% | 3,399 |
| 158 | Prydderch | 17 | 1:6,957 | 26.56% | 1,407 |
| 171 | Chapman | 16 | 1:7,392 | 3.04% | 198 |
| 171 | Bradley | 16 | 1:7,392 | 6.18% | 396 |
| 171 | Newton | 16 | 1:7,392 | 5.61% | 368 |
| 171 | Harding | 16 | 1:7,392 | 1.67% | 110 |
| 171 | George | 16 | 1:7,392 | 0.44% | 45 |
| 171 | Chambers | 16 | 1:7,392 | 5.63% | 370 |
| 171 | Austin | 16 | 1:7,392 | 3.60% | 235 |
| 171 | Thorpe | 16 | 1:7,392 | 45.71% | 2,341 |
| 171 | Bullock | 16 | 1:7,392 | 9.76% | 582 |
| 171 | Lovell | 16 | 1:7,392 | 10.46% | 624 |
| 171 | Conway | 16 | 1:7,392 | 6.45% | 413 |
| 171 | Buckingham | 16 | 1:7,392 | 25.40% | 1,432 |
| 171 | Goldsworthy | 16 | 1:7,392 | 16.33% | 951 |
| 171 | Humphry | 16 | 1:7,392 | 48.48% | 2,451 |
| 171 | Goosey | 16 | 1:7,392 | 88.89% | 3,963 |
| 171 | Anwyl | 16 | 1:7,392 | 14.04% | 821 |
| 171 | Dorkins | 16 | 1:7,392 | 100.00% | 4,293 |
| 188 | Young | 15 | 1:7,885 | 1.25% | 90 |
| 188 | Thomson | 15 | 1:7,885 | 10.49% | 667 |
| 188 | Pearce | 15 | 1:7,885 | 1.45% | 104 |
| 188 | McLean | 15 | 1:7,885 | 16.30% | 1,015 |
| 188 | Holt | 15 | 1:7,885 | 10.64% | 672 |
| 188 | May | 15 | 1:7,885 | 4.11% | 304 |
| 188 | Lawson | 15 | 1:7,885 | 20.55% | 1,237 |
| 188 | Jordan | 15 | 1:7,885 | 3.69% | 267 |
| 188 | Vincent | 15 | 1:7,885 | 8.57% | 553 |
| 188 | Eaton | 15 | 1:7,885 | 5.24% | 366 |
| 188 | Charles | 15 | 1:7,885 | 0.97% | 74 |
| 188 | Patrick | 15 | 1:7,885 | 28.30% | 1,646 |
| 188 | Salt | 15 | 1:7,885 | 39.47% | 2,182 |
| 188 | Samuel | 15 | 1:7,885 | 0.83% | 63 |
| 188 | Manley | 15 | 1:7,885 | 7.01% | 467 |
| 188 | Sloan | 15 | 1:7,885 | 65.22% | 3,286 |
| 188 | Leary | 15 | 1:7,885 | 4.72% | 339 |
| 188 | Jervis | 15 | 1:7,885 | 5.75% | 393 |
| 188 | Solomon | 15 | 1:7,885 | 15.31% | 951 |
| 188 | Bartley | 15 | 1:7,885 | 9.68% | 616 |
| 188 | Rawling | 15 | 1:7,885 | 75.00% | 3,652 |
| 188 | Thorman | 15 | 1:7,885 | 71.43% | 3,520 |
| 188 | Pozzi | 15 | 1:7,885 | 100.00% | 4,503 |
| 188 | Fortiscue | 15 | 1:7,885 | 100.00% | 4,503 |
| 188 | Japheth | 15 | 1:7,885 | 100.00% | 4,503 |