Llysfaen, Caernarfonshire, Wales Genealogy
Llysfaen is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in the Conwy, Wales and overlooks the north coast of the country.
Until 1 April 1923, the village was in a completely detached portion of the commote of Creuddyn in Caernarfonshire but in 1923 this area was incorporated into historic Denbighshire. Between 1874 and 1996 it was part of the County of Clwyd and in 1996 it became part of the modern Conwy.
History
"LLYSFAEN, a parish in Conway district, Carnai on; on the coast, and on the Chester and Holyhead railway, contiguous to Denbighshire, near Llandulas r. station, and 3 miles W of Abergele. It contains the townships of Isallt, Isyffordd, Pant, Penmain, and Rhwngyddnyfordd; and it has a post office under Abergele, Denbighshire. Acres, 1,900; of which 106 are water. Real property, £3,727; of which £1,509 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851,771; in 1861,908. Houses, 206. Llysfaen Hill is about 700 feet high; commands a magnificent view; and was crowned by a semaphore telegraph sta tion, on the line from Holyhead to Liverpool. Limestone is very largely worked. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £250.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Asaph. There are a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, and charities £4". (John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870-72.)
For more information on Llysfaen, see: Llysfaen at GENUKI
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| Civ Reg District | Conway (1881) |
| Reg Sub-district | Creuddyn (1881) |
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| Poor Law Union | Conway |
| Hundred | Creuddyn |
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Administration
| Years | County |
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| before 31 May 1923 | Caernarfonshire |
| 1 Apr 1923 - 31 Mar 1974 | Denbighshire |
| 1 April 1974 - 31 March 1996 | Clwyd |
| from 1 April 1996 | Conwy |
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Resources
Cemeteries
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.
Church Records
Parish Registers
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Parish Chest
Vestry minutes (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Church warden accounts (DATES) are at the [URL ARCHIVE].
Tithe Records
The tithe agreement date for Llysfaen was DATE.
Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Llysfaen is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.
Estates
Genealogies
Medieval Community Trees
Poor Law Unions
Visit the England and Wales Poor Law Records page for more information.
Published Sources
Record Compilations
Research Facilities
Archives
Libraries
Maps and Gazetteers
Websites
- Llysfaen Eastern Conwy Churches Survey at CPAT
- Llysfaen Parish Church at Clwyd FHS
- Llysfaen War Memorial at Clwyd FHS