Llanallgo, Anglesey

Historical Description

Llanallgo, a parish in Anglesey, on the coast, at Moelfre Bay, 6 miles E by N of Llanerchymedd. Post town, Llanerch-ymedd (R.S.O.) Acreage of parish, 681; population, 434. Marble of good quality is obtained. A cromlech of large size, resting on seven supports, is near Moelfre. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llaneugrad, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is said to have been erected in the 7th century, is cruciform, has been restored, and is notable for a monument to those who perished in the shipwreck of the Royal Charter on the rocks of Moelfre in 1859. The monument is of marble, cut from the rock on which the ship struck. A well, once held in superstitious veneration, is near the church.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanallgo from 1837 to 1937 you should search for the Anglesey Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanallgo from 1937 to 1968 you should search for the Anglesey East Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llanallgo from 1968 to 1974 you should search for the Anglesey Registration District.

Land and Property

A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Anglesey is online.

Maps

Online maps of Llanallgo are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

• Western Mail
• The North Wales Chronicle