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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Caernarvonshire => Topic started by: pipscwic on Monday 11 June 12 09:47 BST (UK)
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I was wondering if the MIs of the church cemetry in Llanllyfni have been recorded and published.
Trying to follow an entry in my ggrandmother's birthday book
Robert Griffith died 14 Sep 1892 No of grave 140.
The church cemetry in Llanllyfni is a possible.
Already spent my allowance for certificates this month so hoping that someone has access to the MIs though there might not be a gravestone.
Diolch
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Hi,
I have the Gwynedd Family History Society list of burials at Salem Chapel, Llanllyfni and Robert Griffith is not there.
Grave No 140 relates to a burial in 1873 for a John Evans.
Hope this helps to discount this particular location.
Alan
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That is one possibility that I can cross off my list, thank you
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St. Rhedyw, Llanllyfni has not been published unfortunately. The burial registers are held at the Caernarfon Record Office. There is also a separate register held in private hands which is believed to be for those who were not church members who were buried in the churchyard.
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The other possibility is Macpelah Cemetery is Penygroes & Gorffwysfa at Llanllyfni. There is no record of MI's at St Rhedyw (yet). Salem Llanllyfni is interesting as there are many gravestones there that aren't in the Record of Burial so it can be misleading.
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Gorffwysfa didn't open until 1904, so that can be ruled out.
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If he was who I think he was,it will be the church cemetry in Llanllyfni. I was hoping that his parents would be buried there as well. Nothing for it then exept send for a birth or death certificate, cheaper than a trip to Caernarvon !!!! Could get both for the cost of the petrol these days.
Can you please tell me the name of the cemetry behind the Baptist Chapel on the Penygroes Road. I go there every Sul y blodau and have never thought of its name until now. I thought that there were only two cemetries in Llanllyfni, Church and Chapel.
Diolch
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There are five burial grounds in Llanllyfni all told:
1) Gorffwysfa - at the top of the hill.
2) Scots Baptist (known locally as Bara Caws) - half way down the hill on the right.
3) Capel Salem - the large cemetery more or less next door to Bara Caws.
4) St. Rhedyw - on the left at the bottom of the hill.
5) Capel Ebenezer, Felingerrig - on the right just as you come out of Llanllyfni towards Penygroes.
There are a few other burial ground in the area which could feasibly be the resting place of Llanllyfni folk:
1) Macpelah, Penygroes
2) Tai Duon, Clynnog Fawr
3) Capel Brynaerau, Pontllyfni
4) St. Beuno, Clynnog
5) Capel Uchaf, Clynnog
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Thank you very much
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re :- I was wondering if the MIs of the church cemetry in Llanllyfni have been recorded and published.
Trying to follow an entry in my ggrandmother's birthday book
Robert Griffith died 14 Sep 1892 No of grave 140.
I have a Robert Griffith bn abt 1890 son of Evan & Mary living in Llanllyni, is there any connection.
Sue
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Hi
Ive been looking around the cemetaries in llanllyfni & clynnog for some time now looking for owen hughes died 1882..Am i right in thinking that there is a cemetary behind the closed chapel half way up?as well as over the road?and i saw you wrote there is two cemetaries in Clynnog itself?as i have ruled out brynaerau and capel uchaf.Any help would be great.Thanks
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Hi,
The Gwynedd Family History booklet I have for Capel Salem, Llanllyfni shows an 1882 entry for Owen Hughes (Plot 488) buried June 22, age 81 - address shown as Voel. Is this your man?
There are also other entries for Voel, Llanllyfni as follows -
Plot 705 - Owen Hughes and Catharine Hughes age 3 and 1, buried Oct 18 1890
Plot 668 - John Hughes age 13, buried April 3 1889
Plot 407 - Ellin Hughes - no age shown, buried Nov 4 1879
Alan
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Hi
Yes thats my man..Thank you very much..Is that the cemetary by the school, over the road to the chapel on the main road?Thanks again very helpfull.
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Hi
I have added Owen Hughes's info into my ancestry tree..Im stuck now on John Hughes his son.he was born in 1841 in the clynnog area..and died in january 1908.married to Mary 1850-1927.Owen hughes is buried with his grandson john hughes died at 13 years of age.Which is where the confusion was..Any help would be much appreciated.Thanks
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Hi,
The Salem Capel booklet mentions -
1921 - Mary Hughes of Y Foel buried Oct 2 age 75 (Plot 1196) and
1927 - John Hughes of Y Foel buried Feb 6 age 86 (Plot 1226)
The booklet says Gwrandawr next to Mary's entry - not sure what this means but if you know perhaps you would explain.
I realise the dates conflict with what you have said, but is this the family?
Alan
PS there is also another possible family member in Plot 1327 - David Hughes of Foel in the year 1939 buried Aug 19 age 70.
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Yes they are thank you..the problem i had is currently there are foel uchaf (where i live), foel isaf, foel ganol and foel dryll.but at that time census state that john thomas was at foel isaf so im going with what you said.on the census i read it said about before the dates therefore im going with the gravestones).gwrandawr is a weird one..sounds like listener translated..but maybe its old welsh as thats a different language altogether..Thanks Again very helpfull.
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Hi,
Just to complete (or confuse) the picture there are more graves showing for Foel Uchaf -
Grave 503 - Owen Hughes 24 Feb 1883 age 9
Grave 523 - Jane Hughes 3 Nov 1883 age 6
and one for Voel Isaf -
Grave 989 - Isaac Hughes Dec 18 1902 age 9
and another for Voel Ucha -
Grave 811 - Sophia Hughes - Oct 11 1894 age 10
Hope this helps
Alan
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Thats a great help thanks..I had all the names but not the exact dates..Im confused about the sophia.I already have a sephora with the exact same dates..Thanks Again for your help.Would have taken hours to look for them in person.Thanks