Llangeinwen, Anglesey

Historical Description

Llangeinwen, a parish in Anglesey, on the river Braint, and on the coast near the Menai Ferry, 3 miles WNW of Carnarvon, and 4¼ SW of Gaerwen Junction station on the L. & N.W.R. Post town, Carnarvon. It includes the village of Dwyran. Acreage, 3026; population of the civil parish, 679; of the ecclesiastical, 987. There is a ferry to Carnarvon. The living is a vicarage, united with the perpetual curacy of Llangaffo, in the diocese of Bangor; gross value, £567. The church is dedicated to St Ceinwen, and was enlarged in 1842. There are Congregational and Calvinistic Methodist chapels.

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 Llangeinwen: Baptisms from 1761 to 1912, Marriages from 1754 to 1927, and Burials from 1775 to 1980. 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 Llangeinwen from 1837 to 1937 you should search for the Carnarvon Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llangeinwen from 1937 to 1968 you should search for the Anglesey East Registration District.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Llangeinwen 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.

Newspapers and Periodicals

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

• Western Mail
• The North Wales Chronicle