William Anwyl of Dolfriog
(Abt 1668-)
Dorothy Williams
(-)
Richard Anwyl of Dolfriog, Esq.
(1710-1743)
Jonet
(-1782)
Hugh Anwyl of Dolfriog, Esq.
(1737-1829)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Jonet Meredith

  • Humphrey Anwyl
  • Richard Anwyl
  • Anne Anwyl
  • Jane Anwyl

Hugh Anwyl of Dolfriog, Esq. 1

  • Christened: 19 Oct 1737, Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Wales 1
  • Married: Est 1755
  • Died: Melen-Rhyd-bach, Maentwrog, Merioneth, Wales
  • Buried: 16 Jan 1829, Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Wales 1

  Research Notes:

Hugh Anwyll of of Dolyfriog Esquire appears in the Burgess Roll for Carnarvon, dated 29 Sep 1762. 2

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1768 May 25 Indenture 3
1. Meyrick Meredith & Anne Meredith, widow
2. John Jones mariner & Anne his wife; Margaret Meredith, spinster; Hugh Anwyl Esq & Jonet his wife
3. William Williams Esq.
4. Thomas Meredith, gent.
5. William Turton, gent.
6. Thomas Hayman, gent.

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Hugh sold Dolfriog to William Jones of Gelligynan co Denbigh c 1769. 1

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A report on the charities of [Bedd Gelert] was made in 1834, when it was pointed out that the Parliamentary returns of 1786 mentioned four charities.... The fourth was the Charities of Mrs. Jones and Maurice Anwyl. Mrs. Jones left £50 for ten poor widows, and Maurice Anwyl augmented the sum by £10, and directed that the sum be raised and paid out of his real estate. This money was in the hands of Hugh Anwyl, Dolfriog, when he became insolvent, and was lost. 4

  Marriage Information:

Hugh married Jonet Meredith, daughter of Humphrey Meredith of Pengwern, Esq. and Anne Meyricke, est 1755. (Jonet Meredith was born in Pengwern, Llanwnda, Caernarvonshire, Wales and died before 1802.)

Sources

1 Pedigrees of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire families, J. E. Griffith, pp. 206, 320.

2 Carnarvon Traders, The Repository of all Things Historical for the Ancient Welsh Town of Carnarvon, Burgess Roll (1757-1782).

3 Snowdonia Dendrochronology Project, Hafod Lwyfog, Nantgwynant, Gwynedd, citing Hawarden Record Office,D/GA/715.

4 Bedd Gelert, Its Facts, Fairies, & Folk-lore, by D. E. Jenkins, Portmadoc, 1899, pp. 9-10.

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