DISCLOSURE: This page may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we may receive a commission.
UK Genealogy Archives logo

Aberffraw

ABERFFRAW is a considerable village and a parish in the isle of Anglesey, 2 miles south of Ty Croes station on the Chester and Holyhead line of the London and North-Western railway, 9 miles south-west from Llangefni, 16 from Beaumaris and 14 west-south-west from Menai Bridge, in Malltraeth hundred, Valley district of Anglesey second petty-sessional division, county-court district of Llangefni, Bryngwran sub-registration district, Holyhead union, Maltraeth rural deanery, archdeaconry and diocese of Bangor; pleasantly situated at the head of Aberffraw bay, where there are fine sands well adapted for bathing. The church is dedicated to St. Beuno, The registers date from the year 1720. The living is a rectory, average yearly value £669, with residence and 9 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Crown, and held since 1873 by the Rev. John Richards of Queen's College, Cambridge. There are chapels for Calvinistic Methodists and Wesleyan Methodists.

The area comprises 5,669 acres, of which 5 acres are water; the population in 1891 was 959.

POST, MONEY ORDER OFFICE & SAVINGS BANK, Aberffraw.-Henry Parry Thomas, postmaster. Letters from all parts arrive from Ty Croes, which is the nearest telegraph office, at 6.55 a.m. & are despatched thereto at 5.15 p.m. Letters should be addressed, Aberffraw, Ty Croes R.S.O. Anglesey

Assistant Overseer & Rate Collector, R. David Owen

Police Station, William Jones, sergeant in charge

PLACES OF WORSHIP :-
St. Beuno's, Rev. John Richards M.A. rector; Rev. Robert Roberts, curate
Calvinistic Methodist, Rev. John Thomas, minister
Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. A. Lloyd Hughes, minister

A School Board of 7 members for the united parishes of Aberffraw & Llangwyfan was formed on the 21st of October 1875; R. D. Owen, Ty Croes, clerk

SCHOOLS:-
Aberffraw, William Hughes, master
Carregonen, W. A. Hughes, master

Private Residents.
Hughes Rev. A. Lloyd (Wesleyan)
Roberts Rev. Robert, curate
Thomas, Rev. John (Calvinist)

Commercial.
Griffith William, boot maker & hair dresser
Hughes Evan, grocer
Hughes Hugh, mason
Hughes Owen, joiner & wheelwright
Jones Ann, grocer
Jones John W. grocer & butcher
Jones Owen, butcher
Jones Wm. blacksmith, Carregonen
Owen Richard, grocer
Owen Richard, Prince Llewellyn P.H
Parry Henry Robert, draper, grocer & ironmonger
Pritchard John, grocer & draper
Roberts John, baker & flour dealer
Roberts John, grocer
Thomas Henry P. grocer, chemist, draper, bookseller &c
Williams Catherine, Crown P.H
Williams Hugh, Cross Keys P.H
Williams Hugh, miller
Williams Owen, blacksmith & wheelwright
Williams Thomas, tailor & draper
Williams Wm. saddler, blacksmith & wheelwright
Williams William A. butcher, Tan-rallt

Farmers.
Davies Griffith, Grygor-bach
Davies John, Tyn-rhos
Davies John, Tyn-y-Buarth
Edwards Griffith, Tyn-rallt
Evans John, Grygor-fawr
Evans Margaret, Tyn-rhos
Evans Owen, Cerrig Cafel
Evans Robert, Eagles
Evans William, Grygor-fawr
Griffith Richard, Treddafydd
Griffiths Griffith, Henllys-fawr
Griffiths Thos. Lewis, Henllys-fawr
Hughes Owen, Groeslon
Hughes Owen, Henysgybor
Hughes Richard, Ty-crwn
Hughes Thomas, Tyn-lon
Jones Elias, Tyddyn-uchaf
Jones Ellen, Bodwrdin
Jones Francis, Maes-y-llan
Jones Hugh, Tyn-lon
Jones Hugh, Ty-mawr
Jones Hugh Lewis, Cwirtai
Jones John, Grugor-back
Jones John, Tyn-lon
Jones John R. Bodfeirig
Jones Owen, Ty-glan-mor
Jones Owen, Tyn-llain
Jones Owen, Bodwrdin
Jones Richard, Cerrig Myna
Jones Thomas, Bodged wydd
Jones William, Ty-bach
Lewis Ann, Penrhyn Du
Lewis Hugh, Cwyrtai
Lewis John, Penrhyn Mawr
Lewis Robert, Bwlan
Lewis William, Glan-y-felin
Lewis William, Trecastell
Lloyd John, Tre Iddon
Morris Elizabeth, Penrhyn
Owen Ann, Pen Henllys
Owen Elizabeth, Penrhyn-isaf
Owen Hugh, Tyn-rhos
Owen John, Tyn-rhos
Owen Richard, Pen-yr-allt
Owen Thomas, Penhenllys
Owen Thomas, Rhosbadrig
Owen Thomas, Tyn-rhos
Parry Elizabeth, Cerrig Eugan
Parry Thomas, Tyn-hir
Prytherch John, Tyndryfol
Roberts Hugh, Cae Mawr
Roberts Hugh, Cnuc
Roberts Robert, Pen-y-clock
Roberts Robert, Rallt
Roberts William, Ffrogwy-fawr
Roberts William, Graig
Roberts William, Rhos-y-beddaw
Roberts William, Tyddyn-howell
Roberts William, Tyndryfol-bach
Rowlands, Griffith, Tyn-y-buarth
Rowlands Rice, Fferam-dryfol
Rowlands William, Tyn-y-buarth
Thomas Edward, Hen-ysgubor
Williams Benjamin, Ysgybor-fawr
Williams David, Trefriw
Williams Hugh, Merddyn-y-bit
Williams John, Bonc
Williams John, Llwyn Ysgaw
Williams John, Tyddyn-hwrdd
Williams John R. Tyddyn-hwrdd
Williams Owen, Allt-waen-wen
Williams Owen, Bryn-tirion
Williams Owen, Tai Moilien
Williams Owen, Tyddyn-bach
Williams Owen, Tyn-y-buarth
Williams Richard David, Cellar farm
Williams Samuel, Tyn-llwyden
Williams Thomas, Clafdy
Williams Thomas, Meddiant
Williams William, Cerrig Eugan
Williams William, Tan-rallt

Transcribed from Slater's Directory of North & Mid Wales, 1895

Advertisement

Advertisement