Llandyfrydog, Anglesey

Historical Description

Llandyfrydog, a parish in Anglesey, lying on the river Dulas, 2 miles NE of Llanerchymedd. Post town, Llanerchymedd (R.S.O.) Acreage, 3945; population of the civil parish, 482; of the ecclesiastical, 760. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the Parys copper mines. The living is a rectory, united with the perpetual curacy of Llanfihangel-Tre'r-Beirdd, in the diocese of Bangor; net value, £245. Patron, the Bishop of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St Tyvrydog, occupies the site of one founded in the 5th century, and is an ancient structure. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel.

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 Llandyfrydog: Baptisms from 1813 to 1907, Marriages from 1786 to 1837, and Burials from 1857 to 1888. 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 Llandyfrydog from 1837 to 1937 you should search for the Anglesey Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llandyfrydog from 1937 to 1968 you should search for the Anglesey East Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llandyfrydog 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 Llandyfrydog 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