Llanbabo, Anglesey

Historical Description

Llanbabo, a parish in Anglesey, 2 miles NW of Llanerch-ymedd. Post town, Llanerchymedd (R.S.O.) Acreage, 1908; population, 117. The land is flat and partly marshy. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory of Llanddeu-sant, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is ancient, in fair condition, occupies the site of one founded in 460 by Prince Pabo of Wales, who supported the Britons against the Picts and the Scots. There is a monument of the prince in the church with a coronet on the head and a spear in the hand.

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.

Church Records

FindMyPast have a parish records collection which includes transcripts and images of most Welsh parish registers.
This includes Llanbabo: Baptisms from 1731 to 1912, Marriages from 1731 to 1926, and Burials from 1731 to 1977. Free to search.

Civil Registration

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

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