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"PENTRAETH, a parochial chapelry in the hundred of Tyndaethwy, county Anglesey, 5 miles N.W. of Beaumaris, its post town, and 7 from Bangor. The village is situated on the banks of a rivulet which flows into Red Wharf Bay, about 1 mile N., on the shores of which are found a rare variety of shells. There are marble and limestone quarries in the neighbourhood. The living is a perpetual curacy with the curacy of Llanbedr-Goch annexed, in the diocese of Bangor, value £400, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains tombs of the Pantons of Plas Gwyn. The parochial charities produce about £14 per annum, of which £4 goes to Jones's school. Annual fairs are held on the 5th May, 24th June, and 20th September." [From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Bibliography

  • An act for inclosing lands in Llangefni, Llanddyfnan, Pentraeth, and Cerrigceinwen, in the County of Anglesey : (Royal Assent, 9 June 1812.). [London : Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons], 1812. 27p
  • Pentraeth : pentref a'i phobl = a village and it's people. Llangefni : Menter Môn, 1999.
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Church History

Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 11, North Wales. Ed. by Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, UWP, 1981. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.

Pentraeth Parochial Chapelry; Statistics; Area 4013 acres; Population 451 males, 512 females, total 963

  • Pentraeth Parish Church (Diocese of Bangor) Attendance - morning 114 + 30 scholars, afternoon 30 (English service), evening 75 "A partial National School" Services in Welsh O G Williams, Incumbent
  • Nazareth Chapel, Pentraeth, Calvinistic Methodists Erected before 1830 Attendance - morning 104, evening 146 John Williams, Elder, Fron Goch
  • Traeth Chapel, Wesleyan Methodists Erected 1809 Attendance - morning 40, afternoon 23 + 23 scholars, evening 40 Evan O. Williams, Steward, School House
  • Ebenezer, Independent Erected before 1800 Attendance - morning 54, afternoon 52, evening 98 Henry Rees, Minister
  • Bethel, Baptists Erected 1832 Attendance - morning 40, afternoon 25 scholars, evening 50 John Williams, Occasional Minister, Talcen Eiddew
  • Pengarnedd, Pentraeth, Calvinistic Methodist Erected 1796, renovated 1824 Attendance - morning 140 + 122 scholars, evening 140 William Roberts, Elder
      • St Mary's Church - on geograph.org.uk and "St Mary's Church, Pentraeth, is predominately late nineteenth century ........" coflein
      • "Bethel Baptist Chapel [Traeth Coch] was first built in 1803 and rebuilt in 1832. ............." coflein
      • Moreia Baptist, Ffordd Benllech, Pentraeth "Moreia Baptist Chapel was built in 1902..............." coflein
      • "Nazareth Methodist Chapel was built in 1829 and rebuilt in 1860 ........." coflein
      • Penygarnedd chapel (CM) - on geograph.org.uk and "Penygarnedd Methodist Chapel was built in 1793, rebuilt in 1824 and rebuilt again in 1876....."coflein
      • Capel Ebenezer (Ind) - on geograph.org.uk and "Ebenezer Independent Chapel was first built in 1803 rebuilt in 1809, 1856 and again in 1903......." coflein
      • Rees, Thomas & John Thomas Hanes Eglwysi Annibynnol Cymru (History of the Welsh Independent Churches), 4 volumes (published 1871+). The Pentraeth section (in Welsh) has been extracted - with translation by Eleri Rowlands (Sept 2015). Also that for Rhosfawr - with translation by Eleri Rowlands (Dec 2016) and Groeslon - with translation by Eleri Rowlands (July 2013)

      Pentraeth Chapel, Anglesea late C16 - on the People's Collection Wales site

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      Church Records

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

      Eglwys Penygarnedd Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Pentraeth, Annual reports 1952-1986 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales ".... established in 1880; its first minister was the Rev. Ebenezer Evans; a later minister was the Rev. R. Matthews" Evans, Ebenezer, Parch. (Rev.), a'r Parch. (Rev.) R. Matthews, Penygarnedd, papurau (papers) [1830]-[1937] - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales "Includes; Sermon notes, many manuscript, by Ebenezer Evans, 1830-1910; correspondence, 1910-1934; and papers relating to the history of Penygarnedd Chapel, 1880-1930"

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      Description & Travel

      Pentraeth - on Wikipedia

      You can see pictures of Pentraeth which are provided by:

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      Gazetteers

      PENTRAETH (PEN-TRAETH), a parish in the hundred of TYNDAETHWY, county of ANGLESEY, NORTH WALES, 5 miles (N. W.) from Beaumaris, containing 938 inhabitants. The name of this place, signifying " the head or point of the sands," is derived from its situation at the head of a small bay of the Irish sea, called Traeth Coch, or "the Red Sands," and some-times Red Wharf bay. The parish comprises a considerable tract of arable and pasture land, which is enclosed and cultivated, and a large portion of common, affording tolerable pasturage for sheep and young cattle. Several of the inhabitants are employed in the quarries of marble and limestone which are worked here on a considerable scale, and as seamen on board the vessels engaged in conveying the produce of these quarries to its destination : there is also a small fulling-mill in the village, affording employment to a few persons. The whole of the western side of the Traeth Coch, which is the place for shipping the marble and lime-stone that are found on this part of the island, is within the parish ; and the sands on the shore of the bay, which are dry at low water, are so inter-mixed with sea-shells, as to form a substitute for lime, and to be employed as manure for many miles round, even constituting a considerable article of export to the neighbouring coasts. The village, which is very neat and of prepossessing appearance, is pleasantly situated in a narrow sheltered vale, on the turnpike road from Beaumaris to Llanerchymedd. Plas Gwyn, the seat of the late Paul Panton, Esq., and now the residence of his brother, is a spacious and handsome mansion, surrounded with thriving woods and plantations, and containing a valuable library, in which are ninety-one volumes of manuscripts, chiefly in the Welsh language, which, during the life of the predecessor of the present occupier, was open to the inspection of the literary portion of the community. Fairs are held on May 5th, June 24th, and September 20th. The living forms part of the great rectory of Llanddyvnan, in the archdeaconry of Anglesey, and diocese of Bangor, held in commendam since the year 1701 by the Bishops of Bangor, who appoint a curate to serve both churches. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a small but neat edifice, and was put into a complete state of repair in 1821: it contains some good monuments to the memory of deceased members of the families of Plas Gwyn and Tre-vry, and is one of the only two churches in the island noticed by the learned Grose, in his Antiquities of Great Britain. There are places of worship for Calvinistic and Wesleyan Methodists. Richard Jones, in 1715, bequeathed a tenement called Gors-las, in this parish, the rental of which he directed to be divided in equal portions among the poor of Pentraeth and Llansadwrn ; and Dr. John Jones, Dean of Bangor, in 1719, gave £ 100 to the rector, in trust for teaching ten poor children to read Welsh. Mrs. Anne Williams charged the estate of Plas Gwyn with the payment of £ 50, the interest of which, together with the rental of a tenement in Holyhead, an annual payment in money from Tan y Lon, £28 per annum arising from a mortgage on a tenement called Pen y Lon, and the bequest of Richard Jones, has been from some unknown cause either totally withheld, or diverted from its proper object. There are also various other charitable donations and bequests, of which several are by unknown benefactors, for distribution among the necessitous poor of the parish. Dr. John Jones, Dean of Bangor, who bequeathed many extensive benefactions to various parishes, principally for educating poor children, was born at Plas Gwyn, in this parish : he left his valuable library to the cathedral church of Bangor. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor amounts to £261. 8. (A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis, 1833)
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      Genealogy

      Evans, William (Wil Ifan o Fôn), Pentraeth, papurau (papers) 1908-1951 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales "William Evans ('Wil Ifan o Fôn') (1876-1952), antiquarian, poet and sewing machine agent, .... He researched the history of the bardic tradition of Wales and the Druids, publishing many books....."

      Rogers, Thomas, of Pentraeth, papurau (papers) 1802-1980 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
      "Thomas Rogers, of Pentraeth, Anglesey, was a grocer and general dealer. He was sub-postmaster from 1880 to 1900, when he was succeeded by Catherine Elias. By 1912, Rogers' shop was known as The Old Post Office......" R. H. Thomas Papers 1700 - 1933 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
      "The manuscripts of R. H. Thomas contain : A genealogical table of the family of Cae'r Ffynnon, Pentraeth....."

      Rev. David Elias of Pentraeth Papers - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
      "David Elias, born in 1790, was the brother of John Elias. He too was a preacher (ordained in 1835) ........"

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      History

      Various items - on the People's Collection Wales site

      • Fair Day at Pentraeth, c 1877
      • Pentraeth Railway Station, Anglesey, early 20th century
      • The Panton Arms, Pentraeth, Anglesey, early 20th century
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      Land & Property

      Held at Anglesey Record Office (NRA);

      • Pentraeth Community Council;- 1894-1997: minute books, accounts, papers
      • Pentraeth land tax;- 1744-1869: assessments
      • Pentraeth Parish;- 1740-1992: records
      • Pentraeth tithes;- 1924-36: Tithe Rent Charge account books
      • Pentraeth window tax;- 1755-60: assessments
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      Maps

      Gwynedd Family History Society have a diagram of the ecclesiastical parishes of Anglesey (under Parishes)

      Pentraeth parish in the County of Anglesey - on the People's Collection Wales site

      You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SH528777 (Lat/Lon: 53.275652, -4.209051), Pentraeth which are provided by: