Pwllheli Registration District

PWLLHELI REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Caernarvonshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1937 (to become part of Pwllheli & Portmadoc and Caernarvon registration districts).
Sub-districts : Aberdaron, Criccieth, Nevin, Pwllheli, Tremadoc
GRO volumes : XXVII (1837–51), 11b (1852–1937).
Registers currently held at : Gwynedd.

Table 1: List of Places in Pwllheli Registration District

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Aberdaron	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Aberech	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Llannor and Denio.
Bardsey Island	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Beddgelert	Caernarvonshire	1935	1937	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Bodfean	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Buan.
Bodferin	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Aberdaron.
Bottwnog	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Bryncoes	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Bottwnog and Aberdaron.
Buan	Caernarvonshire	1934	1937	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Bodfean, Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Ceidio, and Llandudwen. See also Table 2, note (d).
Carnguwch	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Pistyll.
Ceidio	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Buan.
Criccieth	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Denio	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Dolbenmaen	Caernarvonshire	1935	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).
Edeyrn	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanaelhaiarn	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanarmon	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Llanystumdwy.
Llanbedrog	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Llandegwning	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Bottwnog.
Llandudwen	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Buan and Tudweiliog.
Llanengan	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanfaelrhys	Caernarvonshire	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become part of the parish of Rhiw with Llanfaelrhys.
Llanfihangel Bachellaeth	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Buan
Llangian	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Llanengan and Bottwnnog.
Llangwnadl	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Tudweiliog and Aberdaron.
Llangybi	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Llanystumdwy and Llannor.
Llaniestyn	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Tudweiliog and Bottwnnog.
Llannor	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Llanystumdwy	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Meyllteyrn	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Tudweiliog and Bottwnog.
Nevin	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Penllêch	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Tudweiliog.
Penllyn	Caernarvonshire	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Criccieth. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Criccieth and Llanystumdwy.
Penrhôs	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Llannor.
Pistyll	Caernarvonshire	1837	1937	See Table 2, note (d).
Rhiw	Caernarvonshire	1837	1888	Abolished 24.3.1888 to become part of the parish of Rhiw with Llanfaelrhys.
Rhiw with Llanfaelrhys	Caernarvonshire	1888	1934	Created 24.3.1888 from the parishes of Rhiw and Llanfaelrhys. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Aberdaron.
Tudweiliog	Caernarvonshire	1934	1937	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Llaniestyn, Tydweiliog, Llangwnadl, Penllech, Llandudwen, and Meyllteyrn. See also Table 2, note (d).
Tydweiliog	Caernarvonshire	1837	1934	Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Tudweiliog.
Unnamed	Caernarvonshire	1894	1901	Created 1894 out of the parish of Llanystumdwy in Criccieth Urban District. Abolished 1.10.1901 to become part of the parish of Criccieth.
Ynyscynhaiarn	Caernarvonshire	1935	1937	See Table 2, notes (a) and (d).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Pwllheli Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.10.1935	(a)	Gained the parishes of Beddgelert, Dolbenmaen, and Ynyscynhaiarn, from Ffestiniog registration district.	6646 in 1931
1.10.1935	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Criccieth (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Treflys) from Ffestiniog registration district.	8 in 1931
1.4.1937 (abolished)	(c)	Lost parts of the parish of Beddgelert (which became parts of the parishes of Bettws Garmon and Llandwrog on 1.4.1934) to Caernarvon registration district.	142 in 1931
1.4.1937 (abolished)	(d)	Lost the parishes of Aberdaron, Bardsey Island, Beddgelert, Bottwnog, Buan, Criccieth, Denio, Dolbenmaen, Edeyrn, Llanaelhaiarn, Llanbedrog, Llanengan, Llannor, Llanystumdwy, Nevin, Pistyll, Tudweiliog, and Ynyscynhaiarn, to Pwllheli & Portmadoc registration district.	28000 in 1931

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