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TREFDRAETH

"TREFDRAETH, a parish in the hundred of Maltraeth, county Anglesey, 5 miles from Llangefni, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Newborough. It is situated near Maltraeth sands, and includes the hamlet of Yard. The subsoil is productive of coal and stone. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Llangwyvan, in the diocese of Bangor. The church, dedicated to St. Beuno, is erected on the site of one built in 1616. The parochial charities produce about £6 per annum. The Calvinistic Methodists have a chapel. Fairs are held on the 1st May, and on the 18th November." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

• Bibliography
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Gazetteers
• Genealogy
• Land and Property
• Maps

Bibliography

Hughes, O. Hanes plwyf Trefdraeth. Bangor : Jarvis & Foster, [190-]

Parry, Gwenfair. Trefdraeth (Anglesey). In The Welsh language and the 1891 census p. 439-453

Trefdraeth parish; Llanidan parish; Llangristiolus parish. Particulars with plans of very valuable ....freehold estates, farms and lands ... two thousand seven hundred acres .... to be sold by auction in 48 lots / By Mr. William Dew at The Bull Inn, Llangefni on Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th days of August 1865.

Church History

The NLW's Treasures site - "The case of Dr Bowles ..... rector of Trefdraeth in 1766....."

The Gathering the Jewels site (search on Trefdraeth) - "The depositions, arguments and judgement in the cause of the church-wardens of Trefdraeth....1773 "

Church Records

Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at Anglesey Record Office.

Trefdraeth Parish Church Papers  - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Photocopies made ca. 1980-1990 of documents ranging in date from 1879-1921 which were in the safe of Trefdraeth parish church."

Description and Travel

Trefdraeth - on wicipedia (Welsh)

Pont Trefdreath - on BBC Wales (Welsh)

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Trefdraeth from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
• A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833

Genealogy

Land and Property

Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);

• Trefdraeth Community Council;- 1895-1984: minutes, accounts, register of burial grants and grave spaces
• Trefdraeth land tax;- 1732-1814: assessments
• Trefdraeth Parish;- 1550-1999: records
• Trefdraeth tithes;- 1924-32: Tithe Rent Charge account books
• Trefdraeth window tax;- 1768: assessments

Maps

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