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"The County of CARNARVAN is 93 Miles in Circumference, contains about 307000 Acres, 6 Market Towns, and only one Borough [viz. Carnarvan which is the County town] 68 Parishes & about 2765 Houses. The Air is sharp & Cold for ye Country rises into very high Mountains, which are full of Lakes & Rocks, ye highest in Wales; & not improperly called ye British Alps. yet there are many fruitfull Bottoms, & pleasant Valleys. It is plentifull in Cattle, Fowl, Fish & Wood." [Emanuel Bowen, Britannia Depicta, 1720]
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Gwynedd Archives Service - Includes Gwynedd Archives' On-line Catalogue service. Currently (5/04), 12,000 pages from their catalogues have been loaded into the online database. Additionally, 2,000 images have been added to the on-line collection. There is also a growing section relating to their Collections
Conwy County Archives
The Old Board School, Lloyd Street, Llandudno, LL30
2YG Tel.: (01492) 860882
email: archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk
Caernarfonshire County Library Papers and Miscellanea 1883-1973 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
The National Archives has details of many archive repositories in the UK with links to their web sites, if any.
Familia- list of genealogical resources in Public Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland
It is acknowledged that the principal source of the details of books etc included on these pages is the online catalogues of the National Library of Wales
Gwynedd Family History Society have an online listing of their extensive library of books
Owen-Jones, J Eryl. Caernarvonshire : a choice of celebrities : a lecture with pictorial mementoes. [Caernarfon] : J. Eryl Owen-Jones, 1993. 86p
Gwynedd Family History Society have published a selection of Memorial Inscription indexes
The UK BMD web site offers links to over 400 web sites that provide on-line information for UK births, marriages and deaths and censuses.
There are census transcriptions on the following parish pages;- Abergwyngregin 1851; Bangor 1851 ; Betws Garmon 1851 ; Llanddeiniolen 1851 ; Llandegái 1851 ; Llandwrog ; Llanfaglan ; Llanfair-is-gaer 1851 ; Llanllechid 1851 ; Llanrug ; Llanwnda .
There are 1861-1891 census transcriptions for many parishes on the Llyn Peninsula on the Rhiw.com site
Gwynedd Family History Society have published a selection of census indexes
Gibson, J.S.W. and Medlycott, M.T. Local Census Listings 1522-1930 (2nd ed.), Birmingham, Fed. of Fam. Hist. Soc. (1994) 52 pp. [ISBN 1-872094-75-9]. Extracted are details of local censuses in Wales, listed by county
You may also find it worthwhile searching in the GENUKI church database.
Caernarvonshire Church Plans online
Gwynedd Family History Society have a map of the ecclesiastical parishes of Caernarvonshire (Publications) on which there are links to photographs of some parish churches.
Clarke, M L. Church Building and Church Restoration in Caernarvonshire during the Nineteenth Century, TCHS, 22, pp. 20-31. 1961
Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru/Cyfarfodydd Misol Sir Gaernarfon. The statistics of the Calvinistic Methodist Church in the County of Carnarvon for the year ending December 31st, 1905. 1907. 10 leaves
Gray, Madeleine. The diocese of Bangor in the late sixteenth century. Journal of the Welsh Ecclesiastical History 5 (1988), p. 31-72
Paget, Clara Lady. Some early British Churches on the north coast of Carnarvonshire. Cambridge : Printed for private circulation, 1897. 36p
Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The CAE section of these books (in Welsh) has been extracted - some with translations
Welsh Church Commission. The statistics of the Nonconformist churches in the County of Carnarvon [sic] for the year ending December 31st, 1905. 1907. 11 leaves
Joyce Hinde has supplied a list of Parish Registers held at the Caernarfon Area Record Office.
Parish register copies (Caernarvonshire) in the library of the Society of Genealogists.
Capeli Llyn - Llyn Nonconformist chapels - on the Penllyn.com site
Gwynedd Family History Society have published a selection of Baptism and Marriage Indexes
National Library of Wales Manuscripts and Records. An online searchable index of Marriage Bonds and Allegations.It contains details of some 90,000 marriages by licence which took place in Wales between 1616 and 1837.
Listings of (present-day) Clerics, Benefices, and parishes of the Diocese of Bangor
Esgobaeth Bangor Diocese - History of the Diocese
IGI and Familysearch Here is the searchable LDS website
IGI Batch Numbers-British Isles
It is not always easy to locate your ancestors on the IGI using the search mechanisms provided at the above LDS site. Manually typing the batch numbers into the IGI search screen can be tedious. Hugh Wallis has made an exhaustive search of the likely ranges of batch numbers and created a database of those numbers and the source records that they apply to. A very powerful feature included is a hotlink from each batch number to the actual search engine provided at the Family Search site, including the ability to enter the surname you are looking for. This makes it very easy to search all the batches for a particular geographic location using just the last name you are searching for - something that is not possible directly from the LDS site without doing a lot of typing. Here is Hugh Wallis's site
Ifans, Dafydd [ed]. Cofrestri Anghydfurol Cymru/ Nonconformist Registers of Wales. Aberystwyth, 1994. This book includes Ordnance Survey references for listed chapels.
Jones, I.G. & Williams, D. The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales. Cardiff, 1976.
MacDonald, R W. The Parish Registers of Wales, National Library of Wales journal. 1976, Winter. Volume XIX/4
Williams, C.J. and Watts-Williams, J. Cofrestri Plwyf Cymru: Parish Registers of Wales (National Index of Parish Registers, Vol. 13).Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, Second edition, 2000.
The UK BMD web site offers links to over 400 web sites that provide on-line information for UK births, marriages and deaths and censuses.
Brett Langston has provided details of the Registration Districts in Caernarvonshire for the period 1837 to 1930.
Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from the Superintendent Registrars at the following District Register Offices:
If ordering from a District Office, please note the following: (a) the cost of a certificate is currently £7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons; (b) the St Catherine's Index references are of no value; (c) for marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given; (d) Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
North Wales BMD Births, Marriages and Deaths on the internet. Clwyd and Gwynedd Family History Societies, and Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society are collaborating with the local Registration Services to make the indexes to these records freely searchable via the Internet. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, it is hoped that the database will eventually cover all North Wales births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 1950.
A Vision of Britain Through Time. "This site contains information about your home area from the 2001 census -- and from every earlier British census back to 1801. It can present this information both as maps of the whole country and as graphs showing change over time in your area. It truly offers a Vision of Britain through time"
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516. The Gazetteer compiled by Dr Samantha Letters is a catalogue of markets and fairs in medieval England and Wales. This is the first comprehensive national survey.
The A-Z Guide of the Llyn Peninsula - tourist site
The Penllyn.com site - links to various Llyn community sites and more
The Llyn Peninsula site- " ......... The Llyn Peninsula is one of Wales finest beauty spots. The Llyn Peninsula (the Llyn) is usually defined as the strip of land which is South West of the A487 which runs from Caernarfon to Porthmadog...."
A description of the suspension bridge, erected over the Menai Strait which seperates Anglesey from Carnarvonshire : with calculations of its strength, and weight of materials ; designed by Thomas Telford. Bangor : Printed by P. Paul, 1846. 16p
A guide to the beauties of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire : comprehending particular notices of Beaumaris, Carnarvon, Conway, Snowdon, the Menai Suspension Bridge, Bangor, and every interesting place or object deserving the attention of the tourist. Macclesfield : J. Swinnerton, pr, [c.1830]. 69p
Anon. Alphabetical List of Topographical Prints of Caernarvonshire in the National Library of Wales . TCHS, 12, nos. 606-641. 1951
Beauties of England & Wales; North Wales reproduced on Cd by Archive CD Books. Describes the county, its history & antiquities, and places in great detail. It also contains some exquisite engravings of towns and churches, etc.
Beazley, Elisabeth, North Wales:Caernarvonshire, Anglesey, Denbighshire and Flintshire. Shell Guide . London : Faber & Faber 1971. 151p
Bingley, W. A Tour Around North Wales Performed in the Year 1798. 1800
Burgess, John. Merioneth, Caernarvon and Anglesey : a guide. Carlisle : John Burgess, 2000. 85p
Carnarvonshire Old Turnpike Trust. An abstract account for each district, &c., of the Carnarvonshire Old Turnpike Trust. Carnarvon : Printed by Peter Evans
Cathrall, William. A guide through North Wales; including Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire, and Mongomeryshire; with the adjacent borders, completing the basin of the River Dee, and the upper basin of the Severn, as far as Shrewsbury. Designed to accompany the ordnance maps. London, E. Stanford, 1860. 334p
Evans, Christmas J. The story of Caernarvonshire. Cardiff : Educational Publishing Co., 1910. The Welsh County series. 200p.
Evans, John. A topographical and historical description of North Wales... Caernarvonshire. London , 1815.
Evans, John .The beauties of England and Wales : or original delineations topographical, historical and descriptive, of each county, embellished with engravings. Vol. 17 part 1, [Cambria, Anglesea or Mona, Arfon or Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Montgomeryshire, Meirionethshire,]London : printed for J. Harris, 1812. 959p
Griffiths, E J. Mynd a dod ar benrhyn Llyn. 1985. 28pp
Hall, Edmund Hyde. A description of Caernarvonshire 1809-1811. Caernarvon : Caernarvonshire Historical Society, 1952. 383p
Jennett, Sean. North Wales : Flint, Denbighshire, Caernarvonshire, Merioneth and Anglesey. London : Darton, Longman and Todd, [1972]. 121p
Jones, W H. Old Karnarvon. 1889
Louis, M L. A sketch of some parts of the county of Carnarvon. Llanrwst : Printed for the author by J. Jones, 1829. 34p
Owen, Nicholas. Caernarvonshire : a sketch of its history, antiquities, mountains and productions; intended as a pocket companion to those who make the tour of that county. London : Printed for J. Debrett, 1792. 127p
Paget, Clara Lady. Some ancient stone forts in Carnarvonshire. Cambridge : Printed for private circulation only, 1896. 31p
Peel, J. H. B. North Wales and Anglesey. Letts motor tour guides. London : Charles Letts & Co. Ltd, 1969. 64p
Sixteen views in Carnarvonshire with descriptions. London : [published for the compiler], 1850. 14p. Dedicated to the Very Rev. James Henry Cotton, B.D., Dean of Bangor, by his attached kinsman, the compiler. Taken from Views in Wales, c.1830, by Henry Gastineau.
The stranger's guide through the most picturesque scenery of Caernarvonshire, and part of Anglesey : including a full and detailed account of the two tubular bridges, the Conway and Britannia, with directions how to proceed, at the least possible expenses and loss of time. Bangor : W. Shone, 1851. 48p
Sutton' s directory of North Wales comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, and the City of Chester. Manchester : Looney & Pilling, Letterpress and Lithographic Printers, [1890?]
Thomas, John E. A geographical and geological description of Carnarvonshire : with special reference to its quarries, mines, and mineral products. Cardiff : D. Duncan & Sons, 1874. 77p
Victorian and Edwardian Wales from old photographs. Introduction and commentary by E D Jones. Batsford 1972. Here is a brief introduction and an index of the 154 photographs.
Williams, William. A Survey of the Ancient and present State of the County of Caernarvon IV- Cantref Arfon, TCHS, 37, pp. 133-79. 1976
Worrall's directory of North Wales : comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, with Chester, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Aberystwyth. Oldham : John Worrall, 1874.
Porter, Frank. Postal directory of Carnarvonshire and Anglesey : containing classified trade and commercial lists, alphabetically arranged. Liverpool : Rockliff Brothers, 1886.
Sutton, Alfred. Sutton' s directory of North Wales comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, and the City of Chester. Manchester : Looney & Pilling, Letterpress and Lithographic Printers, [1890?]
Worrall, John. Worrall's directory of North Wales : comprising the counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery, with Chester, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Aberystwyth. Oldham : John Worrall, 1874.
- Pigot's Directories 1822-3 of North Wales, South Wales and Monmouthshire
- Pigot's Directory 1828/29 of North Wales
- Pigot's Directory 1835 of North Wales
- Pigot's Directory 1844 of North Wales
- Slater's Directory 1895 of North & Mid Wales
- Slaters Directory 1858-1859 of North and South Wales
Search the GENUKI Gazetteer.
The GENUKI Gazetteer covers the whole of England, Wales and Scotland and can be searched by place-name (or part of a place-name) or Ordnance Survey Grid Reference (six-figure, eg NZ183848). If there are multiple place-names matching the name you enter, you will initially be presented with a drop-down list of the matching place-names with their distances and bearings from Cardiff, Wales.
The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to Caernarvonshire - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
Tallis's Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales, published in 1860 in six vols, editor E. L. Blanchard.
See Welsh Family History Archive for all the excellent county maps (showing the hundreds) and the alphabetical gazetteer
From the preface;
"In the following pages will be found fully described the past history and present aspect of every place of any significance in England and Wales, forming a work of permanent importance to the commercial world, of ready service to the tourist of the day, and of constant interest to the general reader, who may derive from this source a large supply of entertainment, as well as of information for the amusement and instruction of a leisure hour."
Online Welsh Names Directory by Graham Jaunay
John Fuller has provided full details of the Genealogy Mailing Lists serving this county. This is but a small part of the data available on the "Genealogy Resources on the Internet" pages maintained by John and Chris Gaunt.
Welsh Surname List - an all Wales surnames list provided by John Ball on his Welsh Family History Archive site.
See the All Wales Lookup Exchange gateway page to see whether there is a current Lookup Exchange for this county
Timeline of genealogically interesting dates by Gareth Hicks
Researchers may be interested in the Caernarvonshire GenWeb pages
Griffith, John Edwards. Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire families : with their collateral branches in Denbighshire, Meirionethshire and other parts. Wrexham : Bridge Books, [1998]. 3rd ed. 410p
Gwynedd Family History Society have a history of Wales feature on their site (Publications)
Castles Wales site - Medieval Gwynedd and The Early Welsh Kingdoms, Gwynedd
Breese, Edward. Kalendars of Gwynedd : or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant, custodes rotulorum, sheriffs, and knights of the shire, for the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth, and of the members for the boroughs of Caernarvon and Beaumaris. To which are added lists of the lords presidents of Wales and the constables of the castles of Beaumaris, Caernarvon, Conway, and Harlech. London : J. C. Hotten, 1873. 161p
Carr, Antony D. Madog ap Llywelyn : the revolt of 1294-5 in Caernarfonshire. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society 58 (1997), p. 35-46
Cathrall, William. The history of North Wales : comprising a topographical description of the several counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth, and Montgomery; To which is prefixed, A review of the history of Britain, from the Roman period to the Saxon heptarchy, interspersed with notes biographical and explanatory. Manchester : Printed by J. Gleave and sons, 1828. 2 vols
Dodd, Arthur H. A history of Caernarvonshire 1284-1900. Wrexham : Bridge Books, 1990, c1968. 438p
Evans, Christopher J. The story of Carnarvonshire. Cardiff : Educational Publishing Co., 1910. 200p
Griffith, John Edwards. Portfolio of photographs of the cromlechs of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire : Reproduced in collotype. Bangor : Jarvis & Foster, 1900. 46p
Lloyd, John E Sir. Carnarvonshire. Cambridge : University Press, 1911. 171p
Sylvester, Dorothy. A history of Gwynedd : (Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Merioneth). Chichester : Phillimore, 1983. 144p
Wynne, John. Hanes Sir a Thref Caernarfon. Published by H Humphreys, Caernarfon, 1861. There is a translation of the relevant genealogical sections of the book on Keith Morris's site
The Return of Owners of Land 1873 for all the Welsh counties on Richard Hopkins' site
Caernarfonshire Quarter Sessions, private papers - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Miscellaneous Papers being mainly Wynne, Spicer, and Robinson Papers and Papers
of the Tre'r dafarn Estate found among the Quarter Sessions Records........."
Gresham, Colin. Medieval Parish and Township Boundaries in Gwynedd. Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, 1987
Williams, William. A vocabulary of familiar dialogues in English and Welsh : containing such questions as may be requisite to English travellers ; to which is added, a sketch of the counties of Anglesey and Carnarvon in both languages. Carnarvon : L.E. Jones, 1829. 60p
Map of Carnarvonshire from the Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales. Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1885.
Map of Snowdonia, Anglesey, Caernarvon & Merioneth in 1910 on the Baedeker's Old Guide Book site
Gwynedd Family History Society have a map of the ecclesiastical parishes of Caernarvonshire (Publications)
Welsh county maps by Samuel Lewis and published in 1833
Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England & Wales - Map of Carnarvonshire 1885
Maps of Carnarvonshire on the Carnarvon Traders site
An exceptionally useful set of maps showing parish boundaries, on a one inch to the mile scale, is now available on CD-ROM - see:
Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file] Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348.
The Llyn Peninsula and the Sea - on the Rhiw.com site
Survey of 20th century Welsh Seafarers for North-West Wales Papers - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales "The Welsh Seafarers for North-West Wales project recorded the careers of twentieth century seafarers. Forms were distributed via the Caernarfon, Dolgellau and Anglesey Record Offices, with help from local maritime museums and individuals"
Caernarfonshire Shipping Registers 1786-1918; 1960 - details of extant records on Archives Network WalesLighthouse Personnel in England and Wales and the Channel Islands 1841-1910. Includes;- Table of Keepers; Table of Stations by county; Location map of the lighthouse sites.
Welsh Mariners by Dr Reg Davies---includes a searchable database of over 17,000 Welsh born (or Wales resident) Master mariners, mates and engineers who held certificates of competency or service; in practice it is an index of men active from 1850 to 1945 in the merchant navy.
Campbell-Jones, Susan. Welsh Sail. Gomer 1976. Here is an index by Mary Jane Stephenson
Bransby, James H. An account of the disastrous wreck of the Newry on the Carnarvonshire coast : during the night of Friday, April 16, 1830, in a letter to a friend. London : Simpkin & Marshall, 1838. 22p
Eames, Aled. Sea power and Sir Caernarfon, 1642-1660. Maritime Wales 22 (2001), p. 36-54
Heaton , P.M. Welsh Shipping - Forgotten Fleets, 1989. Biographical details restricted mainly to owners & managers, and details of ships owned. Here is an index by David Webb
Skidmore, Ian. Anglesey & Lleyn shipwrecks. Swansea : Christopher Davies, 1992. 168p
Freeman, Benson F M. Historical records of the Denbighshire Hussars Imperial Yeomanry from their formation in 1795 till 1906 : with notes on the Flintshire, Royal Maylor and Carnarvonshire Yeomanry Corps, and the Ancient British Fencible Cavalry. Wrexham : Woodall, Minshall, Thomas and Co., 1909.246p
Owen, Bryn. The history of the Welsh Militia and Volunteer Corps 1757-1908. 1, ; Anglesey & Caernarfonshire. Caernarfon : Palace Books, 1989. 245p
Retallack, John . The Welsh Guards Foreword by H R H The Prince if Wales.Published (1981) by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd. London. Here is an index by Allen Powell
Roll of casualties reported to the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Territorial Force Associations, up to 31st October, 1915. Carnarvon : Printed by W. Gwenlyn Evans and Son, [1915?]. 16p
Wilson, H L. Four years : the story of the 5th (Caernarvonshire) Bn Home Guard. 1945
Lloyd-Jones, J. Enwau Lleoedd Sir Gaernarfon. Cardiff, GPC, 1928
Gwynedd Archive Services have a substantial collection of the following publications;
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Victorian Professional Photographers in Wales 1850-1925 - a county based database compiled by Mari Alderman, includes sources and a bibliography
Metalliferous Mines of Caernarvonshire - on the Peak District Mines Historical Society's site
Slatesite - history, communities, photographs etc
The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales - by David Sallery
The Railways of North Wales - by David Sallery
Boyd, James I C. Narrow gauge railways in South Caernarvonshire. Vol.1, ; The Embankment Tramway, The Gorseddau Tramway, The Festiniog & Blaenau Railway, The Merionethshire Railway, The Croesor Tramway, The Bettws-y-Coed & Festiniog Railway, The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways and The Porthmadoc Beddgelert & South Snowdon Railway . Headington, Oxford : Oakwood Press, 1988. 310p
Boyd, James I C. Narrow gauge railways in North Caernarvonshire. Vol. 2, ; The Penrhyn Quarry Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press, 1985. 162p
Boyd, James I C. Narrow gauge railways in North Caernarvonshire. Vol.3, ; The Dinorwic quarry and railways, Great Orme tramway and other rail systems. Oxford : Oakwood Press, 1986. 226p
Colyer, Richard. The Welsh Cattle Drovers (1976). Here is a contents listing/introduction and an index by Catherine Davies-Shiel. Re-issued in 2002 by Landmark Publishing Co, with revisions, now p192.
Colyer, Richard. Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century - 1/2/3 National Library of Wales journal. 1972, Winter Volume XVII/4 & 1974 Volume XVIII/3 & 1975 Volume XIX/1
Colyer, R. J. Moore. Further References to the Welsh Cattle Trade. National Library of Wales journal. Volume XXV/3 Summer, 1988. Extract of this article by Bill Griffith-Jones 2002Davies, Walter ( Gwallter Mechain). General view of the agriculture and domestic economy of North Wales : containing the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Meirionydd, Montgomery. Drawn up and published by order of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement. London : Printed for Richard Phillips; sold by Poole & Broster, Chester; Painter, Wrexham; Eddowes & Wood, Shrewsbury; and by all other booksellers; by B. McMillan, 1810. 510p
Dodd, A H. The Industrial Revolution in North Wales. 1993
Farming in Caernarvonshire around 1800 : being Vaynol MS. 4057, with maps from Vaynol MSS. 4055 and 4056, Caernarvonshire Record Office. Caernarvon : Caernarvonshire Record Office, 1973. 91p
Foster-Smith, J R. The Mines of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire. 1977
Jones, Eric. 'On active service' : the war diary of a Caernarfonshire quarryman. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical 52/53 (1991/92), p. 87-102
Jones, Peter E. Migration and the slate belt of Caernarfonshire in the nineteenth century. Welsh History Review 14 (1989), p. 610-29
Kay, G. General View of the Agriculture of Caernarfonshire. 1794
Lindsay, J. A History of the North Wales Slate Industry. 1974
Richards, A J. A Gazetteer of the Welsh Slate Industry. 1991
Roberts, R O. Farming in Caernarvonshire around 1800. 1973
The slate quarries of North Wales in 1873 : a series of letters by a special correspondent of the Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald. Maentwrog : Snowdonia National Park Study Centre, 1987. 100p
Williams, D. An eye-witness account of agrarian conditions in Caernarvonshire during the Napoleonic era, TCHS, 72-84. 1941
Gathering the Jewels site - Records of the Caernarfonshire Quarter Sessions, 1546-1795.
Caernarvonshire Historical Society. Caernarvon court rolls, 1361-1402. Caernarvon [Wales] : Gwenlyn Evans, 1951.192p
Calendar of the Caernarvonshire Quarter Sessions records. Caernarfon] : Caernarvonshire Historical Society, 1956. 385p
Jones, John G. Law, order and government in Caernarfonshire, 1558-1640 : justices of the peace and the gentry. Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 1996. 240p
Jones, Peter E. The women's suffrage movement in Caernarfonshire. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical 48 (1987), p. 75-112
The Sheriffs of Carnarvonshire and Merionethshire : Carnarvon municipal affairs; penalties against bribery, corruption, intimidation, or coercion, at municipal elections. Carnarvon : Printed by Josiah Thomas Jones, [18--?] 12p
The Workhouse - on Peter Higginbotham's site
Report of the proceedings of the fifteenth annual Poor Law Conference for the North Wales District, comprising Flint, Denbigh, Carnarvon, Anglesey, Montgomery, and Merioneth, held at Wrexham ... 20th and 21st September 1899. London : P.S. King and Son, 1899.
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
The Blue Books of 1847. An inquiry into the state of education in Wales - on the NLW's Digital Mirror site
Day Schools in Caernarfonshire in 1847.
This database consists of
day schools which existed in 1847 included here within an alphabetical list of parishes
It contains the names and types of day schools listed in the
Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the State of Education in Wales published in 1847
Badger, A B. Report on technical education for Carnarvonshire. Carnarvon : Printed at the Cambrian Works, [1895?] 67p
Carnarvonshire Education Committee Handbook. Carnarvon : Printed by W. Gwenlyn Evans, [1908?] 100p
Davies, J Ifor. The Caernarvon County School : a history. Caernarfon : Gwynedd Archives and Museums Service, Gwynedd County Council, c1989. 560p
Fletcher, Allan. Carnarvonshire and the Education Act of 1870. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society 61 (2000), p. 59-76
Lindsay, Jean. The impact of World War I on education in Caernarfonshire. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical 54 (1993), p. 79-90
Smith, James C. Report on the organization of education in Carnarvonshire. Carnarvon : W. Gwenlyn Evans, pr, [1911?]. 124p
Thomas, Jennie. Caernarvonshire schools : second language survey presented to the local education authority, November 1948.Caernarfon : Printed by Gwenlyn Evans & Son, 1948.
Williams, H G. The school board movement in Caernarfonshire, 1870-80. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical 50 (1989), p. 11-35
Williams, H G. A study of the Kynnersley educational returns for Caernarfonshire. Welsh History Review 13 (1987), p. 299-327
Carr, Antony D. The Black Death in Caernarfonshire. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society 61 (2000), p. 7-22
Endowed charities (County of Carnarvon) : return to an order of the ... House of Commons ... London : H.M.S.O., 1898. 600p
Jones, G Penrhyn. Cholera in Wales. National Library of Wales journal Vol X/3 Summer 1958.
Jones, O V. The progress of medicine: a history of the Caernarfon and Anglesey Infirmary, 1809-1948. 1984. 313pp
Peate, Iorwerth C. The Welsh House. A Study in Folk Culture First published in 1940, reprinted by Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach in 2000. ISBN 1 86143 112 0. Here is a review and listing of Contents, Illustrations, Figures and houses/sites mentioned, from the 1940 edition.
Roberts, Glynne. 'Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted' : preventing the spread of smallpox and cholera in Caernarfonshire, 1870-1910. Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical 55 (1994), p. 109-28
Rules of the Carnavonshire and Anglesey Infirmary and Dispensary at Bangor : revised corrected and settled at a special meeting of governors held 20th January, 1893. Bangor : J. R. Brown, 1893. 25p
Scourfield , Elfyn . Welsh Rural Life in Photographs. Barry, 1979. Here is an index by Jill Smith
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