Llanffinan, Anglesey

Historical Description

Llanffinan, a parish in Anglesey, 2 miles ESE of Llangefni. Post town, Llangefni (R.S.O.) Acreage, 1281; population, 119. Plas Penmynydd is a house of the 14th century, and was the birthplace of Owen Tudor, who married Catherine of France, the widow of Henry V. Limestone is worked. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Llanfihangel Esceifiog, in the diocese of Bangor. The church is dedicated to St Finnan, stands in a very picturesque situation, and is modern.

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 Llanffinan from 1837 to 1933 you should search for the Bangor Registration District.

Land and Property

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

Newspapers and Periodicals

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

• Western Mail
• The North Wales Chronicle