Penmynydd, Anglesey, Wales Genealogy

History
PENMYNEDD (PEN-MYNYDD), a parish, in the union of Bangor and Beaumaris, hundred of Tyndaethwy, county of Anglesey, North Wales, 2 miles (E.) from Llangevni, and 6 (W.) from Beaumaris. The name of this place, signifying literally "the summit of the mountain," is derived from the situation of its church on a lofty eminence. The church, dedicated to Credivael, a saint who flourished about the close of the fifth century, and first presided over the college of Tŷ Gwyn, is a structure of the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century, consisting of a nave with a sepulchral chapel on the northern side, and a chancel. There are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, and Calvinistic Methodists.

PENMYNYDD, a parish in the hundred of Tindaethwy, county Anglesey, 4 miles W. of Beaumaris, its post town, and 4 from Llangefni. The village is situated on an eminence at the head of the valley of the Braint. At a farm near Plas-Penmynydd are the remains of the Tydyrs or Twdwrs mansion, where Owen Tudor, the husband of Catherine of France, widow of Henry V. and Queen Dowager of England, was born in 1385. For more information see Penmynydd, Anglesey at Genuki.org.uk

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 Penmynydd was DATE.

Nonconformist Chapel Records
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Civil Registration
The Civil Registration District for Penmynydd is DATES AND NAMES CIV REG.

Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers

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