Merionethshire Look-up Exchange

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The following is a list of reference works on Merionethshire which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. To ask for a look-up, please click on the name by the reference. Requests should be specific: give as much detail as you can. Abuses of the kindness of these volunteers will probably cause them to withdraw their names so please don't ask for all references to a common name, or for time-consuming research. Volunteers may or may not be willing to obtain copies of the relevant pages. If they are, expect to reimburse expenses.

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CENSUS RETURNS
Title	Volunteer
TOWYN 1841 51 61 71 81 91 1901 BRYNCRUG in the parish of TOWYN. 1841 51 61 71 81 91 1901 ABERDOVEY in the parish of TOWYN. 1841 51 61 71 81 91 1901 CORRIS in the parish of TALYLLYN 1891 parish of TALYLLYN (including CORRIS) 1841 51 61 71 81 1901	Richard W. Griffiths.
1841 census Llanelltyd, Llanddwywe uwch & is y graig	Alwyn ap Huw
1881 Census Please send surname, approx year of birth, and either county of birth, or county of census.	Sharon Bleakley
1881 Census (LDS CD)	Alwyn ap Huw
1881 Census	Wyndham Marsh
1891 Census (un-indexed so an approximate area would be useful) Dolgellau, Barmouth (Llanaber) Llanenddwyn Llanfachreth Llanelltyd & Rhydymain Llanddwywe uwch y graig Llanddwywe is y graig Mallwyd Llanegryn Llanegelynnin Llanymawddwy Talyllyn (inc. Corris)	Alwyn ap Huw

MARRIAGE INDEXES
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Title		Volunteer
Gwynedd FHS publications: Marriage index Meirionnydd 1754-1837 for the following: St. Mair (Church Yard) Dolgellau St Mair (Dafydd Ionawr) Dolgellau Judah, Dolgellau Salem, Dolgellau St Machreth, Llanfachreth Capel Hebron, Llanfachreth Capel Bethel Llanfachreth Capel Siloah, Llanfachreth Capel Siloah, Rhydymain	Capel Rhydymain, Rhydymain Libanus, Ganllwyd St Twrog, Maentwrog St Madryn, Trawsfynydd Penstryd, Trawsfynydd Salem, Trawsfynydd Utica, Gellilydan St Mair, Tal-y-Llyn St Mihangel, Llanfihangel y Pennant (Mer)	Alwyn ap Huw

MEMORIAL INDEXES
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Title	Volunteer
*Chapel of Maethlon(C.M.), Parish of Tywyn	Elaine Wilson
*Church of Saint Peter, Aberdyfi,Towyn	Elaine Wilson
*Church of Saint Cadfan, Tywyn	Elaine Wilson

PARISH REGISTERS and BISHOPS TRANSCRIPTS
Title	Volunteer
Maentwrog Bishop's Transcripts 1678-1849 (NB these are un-indexed so an approximate date would be useful)	Alwyn ap Huw
Towyn parish registers. 1663 to May 1801 for baptisms and burials	Glenda Mattes
Towyn parish registers. 1663 through about June 1785 for marriages	Glenda Mattes

BOOKS
Title	Volunteer
The Town and Port of Barmouth 1565-1973 by Lewis W. Lloyd, Snowdonia Press 1974. Includes short details of approximately 300 men associated with the sea trade in the area from 1700 to 1850	Alwyn ap Huw
Atlas Meirionnydd Ed by Geraint Bowen. Gwasg y sir 1972. Historical Atlas of the former county	Alwyn ap Huw
Noddwyr Beirdd ym Meirion by Glenys Davies, Gwynedd archives 1974. Details of the families who sponsored bards in the county from 1282 to 1700	Alwyn ap Huw
The Merioneth Lay Subsidy roll 1292-3 Keith Williams Jones. University of Wales 1976. A list of tax payers in Merionethshire in 1292-3 and a partial list for Penllyn in 1318	Alwyn ap Huw
Merioneth Volunteers and Militia During the Napolionic Wars 1795-1816 by Hugh J. Owens. Hughes Bros 1934. Details the history of the Militia and lists some of the senior officers.	Alwyn ap Huw
Atgofion am Lanfachraeth. Mary Corbett Harris. Cyhoeddiadau Mei 1975. Memoirs of a childhood in Llanfachreth Vicarage during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Gives details of some of the local farms, characters and traditions.	Alwyn ap Huw
The Story of Two Parishes Dolgelley & Llanelltyd. Judge T.P.Ellis. Outlook Press 1928. A brief history of the two parishes with details their most eminent residents.	Alwyn ap Huw
Cwm Eithin. Hugh Evans. Gwasg y Brython 1933. Memoirs of life in the Llangwm area in the last half of the 19th century. Details of a number of farms and farmers in the area.	Alwyn ap Huw
"A Real Little Seaport" - The port of Aberdyfi & its people 1565-1920 Volume 1 & Volume 2 .	Elaine Wilson

*Published by Gwynedd Family History Society.

Please contact Dai Bevan, co-ordinator, if you are willing to add your name to this list. Give the full title(s) of any reference you are prepared to check. Suitable items would include tax lists, electoral rolls, directories, census indexes, indexed parish registers etc., etc.

Many Family History Societies produce publications related to their county. You may wish to consider purchasing your own copy of relevent resources to aid your research. Links to all known on-line publication lists can be found at:
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