Anglesey Archives

papers relating to Rhuddgaer embankment, 1885-1944

letter from R. Williams Bulkeley to Mr Owen of Rhyddgaer regarding sale of the Hindoo & cautioning local shipowners that spirits were run near Penrhyn Bach, 17 March 1840

notes regarding bearings of trawling grounds off Anglesey coast, n.d.

photographs of Laird (Anglesey) Ltd, twentieth century

statement of accounts of Beaumaris pier, 1904

papers of Menai Bridge Pier comprising 1-59, financial papers, 1904-81, n.d.; 60-131, papers relating to the Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company Ltd, The White Funnel Fleet Company Ltd, The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd, The Norwe

bundle of letters written by Miss Jane Mary Hughes while in India, including account of voyage onboard HMS Euphrates, 1892-1907

painting & deckwork bill of R.W. Roberts, Liverpool, to the owners of the Ranger, yacht, 1 May 1859

programmes Royal Welsh Yacht Club regatta, Caernarfon, 1897-8

printed transcriptions of legal judgements regarding case of Assheton-Smith vs Owen relating to limits of port of Caernarfon, 1904, 1907

pen & ink sketch of the Pozilypo, yacht of Bangor, n.d.

programmes of the Royal Dee Yacht Club annual regatta to be held at Beaumaris, 8 August 1932, at Caernarfon 11 August, 1932

programme of the Royal Welsh Yacht Club regatta at Caernarfon, 16 August 1934

letter from Thomas Owen to Miss Jones, Hendre Gadog, with reference to selling share in the Exelsior, the regatta & winning of the cup, 27 January 1868

file or receipts for work done & fittings for the Menai, steam yacht, belonging to W.H. Owen, & sketch, 1874, n.d.

receipts regarding sale of the Menai, 1882

photographs of two steam yachts belonging to W.H. Owen, n.d.

sketch & plans of proposed yacht by W. Thomas, shipbuilder of Amlwch port, 1885

759, 762, rules & regulations of the Royal Welsh Yacht Club, 1882, 1885, 1892, 1906

plan & sections of steam yacht, T.B. Seath & Co., shipbuilders of Glasgow, n.d.

diary of W.H. Owen, 1896, with advertisement for the Bereaford detacher, lifesaving apparatus

papers of the RNLI (Beaumaris), comprising 1-168, letters, 1830-71; 169-462, financial papers, 1838-72, n.d. including bills, receipts & misc. accounts of assistance given to ships & associated papers; 463-5, misc. papers, 1839, 1878

letter from James Greenfield, Uske, to Humprhey Owen requesting renewal to the Llanddwyn Life Boat, 16 December 1847

printed notice by W.H. Owen regarding lights & fog signals, 24 February 1858

logbooks of Point Lynas lighthouse & telegraph station, 1867-1964

tape recordings, 1983-92, including Point Lynas lighthouse keeper, 1983

letter from James Greenfield, Abergavenny to Humphrey Owen regarding two year's subscription due to the shipwreck institution, 25 April 1842

farm account book, 1848-50, with poster advertising sale of £75,000 of drapery goods salvaged from shipwreck in the Bristol Channel

letters of the Hughes family of Holyhead, 1841-1935, including references to grain imports at Liverpool, emigration to Australia & North America, sinking of the Artic, mail packets, German submarines in 1915

letters to Captain John Owen, including references to the Charles Sprague, shipping news, the fisheries, healthiness of Calcutta & Havanna, Peri of Leith, potential for war with America, Little Lizzie & African trade, 1860-84

papers relating to Capt. J.O. Lewis, including photocopies of logbooks & accounts of voyages & crew of the Glynaeron, 1893, the James, 1906, misc. personal naval documents, 1907-65, discharge books & note of service, 1909-61, le

papers of H.R. Davies including 57-66, letters etc. relating to ferries, lifeboats & shipwrecks, 1908-33, n.d.

diary of Robert Jones of Holyhead, mess & deck boy onboard the Terje Viken, 1937-8

crew lists & running agreements, 1863-1913

discharge certificate of DC of Henry Ellis of Porthdinorwic, 1873

discharge certificates of W.P. Williams of Holyhead, 1895-1940

copies of testimonials for R. Lloyd Hughes, chief engineer onboard the SS Minerva, 1897

discharge certificate of Richard Griffiths of the Sarah Bridget, 1901

discharge certificate of William Owen of Menai Bridge, 1929-33

papers relating to Capt. William John Hughes of Moelfre, including 1-9, testimonials, 1931-65; 10-14, conduct certificates, 1942-6; 15-28, discharge certificates, 1928-37; 29-37, misc. certificates, 1932-73; 38-49, correspondence, 1937-60; 50-9, m

navigation notes by William Humprheys of Plas Llanfaglan & Caernarfon, 1834-44, includes account of a voyage from England to Madeira in the Hindoostan, 1844

printed papers of the Caernarvon Harbour Trust relating to navigation of the Menai Straits, 1900-01

correspondence of the Troughton family of Beaumaris, 1771-1840, includes 9, letter referring to storms & the fleet, 22 January 1797; 17 & 19, letters from the West Indies & Whitehaven referring to the arrival of French Squadron, 15 Apr

letters from William Henry Jones at Devonport onboard HMS Caledonian enroute to the Dardenelles & on arrival to Alexandria, July 1915

copy diary of Capt. Albert Marsh of HMS Tara, 1915-16 (see WM/1275)

papers of Alfred Dutton, paymaster onboard HMS Tara comprising 1-38, official papers relating to the sinking of the Tara in 1915, 1915-20, n.d. & 39-56, personal papers including letters, diary, 1915-19, n.d.

copies of photographs relating to WM/1073 & of misc. papers relating to the Tara of 1916, c.1920, 1986, n.d.

plan for the improvement of Caernarfon harbour, 1862

misc. papers relating to Beuamaris harbour, 1869-85

agreement for building quay at Beaumaris, 1822 & printed draft proposed provisional order for Beaumaris harbour, 1844-5

Acts regarding Holyhead harbour, 1847-73

plan of section of Holyhead breakwater, 1873

letters regarding the visit of the Prince of Wales to open the new breakwater at Holyhead, 1873

papers relating to the appointment of a Captain of the Port of Holyhead, 1939

copy letter of Thomas Ellis, Holyhead to Hugh Owen, Bristol, with local news including the anchoring of four Dutch vessels in Bay, 6 September 1742

misc. collection of shipping records including 1, customs license & bond for the Carvel, 22 April 1826; letter from Henry Jones, Llysdulas, to Robert Pritchard jun., Llwydiarth concerning salvage rates on mahogany, 19 April 1833; 3, sal

survey report of the Hindoo at Milford, 29 August 1839

letter from H. Owen to Mr Richard Jones, Holyhead draper, regarding the Hindoo, 1839

account book including of unnamed ships for dock charges, wages, provisions, repairs, etc., 1846-61

Plas Penrhyn shipping records, c.1848-91, comprising 1-645, letters, log books, wages book, notebook, charter parties, crew lists, files of bills & vouchers, poster, account books including seamen's, relating to the Allegience, Banner, Bert

six loose pages from a ship's account book, 1847

brief for the plaintiff in the case of William Humphrey Owen vs Owen Thomas & Jeffrey Parry de Winton regarding charter party for the Walton, barque, 1860

shipping notebook relating to disbursements at Callao & Chincha Islands, 1863

pocket & shipping diaries of W.H. Owen of Plas Penrhyn including notes on the Forest King, Pontiac, Banner, Rocklight, Duke of Rothsay, Lady Cartier, Bertha, First Lancashire, Bryngwyn, Allegiance, Dusty Miller, Woodfield, Saverwake, 18

file of papers regarding the Lady Cartier, 1869

letter from Cole & James, Liverpool to W.H. Owen regarding valuation of the Manitoba, Woodfield, Allegiance & Bryngwyn, 14 March 1888

book of newspaper cuttings belonging to W.H. Owen of Plas Penrhyn, some of which refer to shipping, 1857, 1880-90 WDC, papers of Eryl Wyn Rowlands, in English & Welsh, including 28-833, letters, bills of sale, reports, statements of account of

(currently being listed), papers of William Thomas & Co. of Amlwch, shipbuilders, ship repairers, shipowners & managers comprising 1-229, office & yard papers including 1-67, administration including account books, 1879-1937, letter bo

note regarding bequest by H. Owen of his three yards & account of the sale price of the Higginson, Hindoo & the Royal William, n.d.

letter from Mr Jarrett, Nefyn, to W.H. Owen, informing him of the insurance value of the Bramley Moore, 7 December 1861, with letter from W.H. Owen to Evans & Sons regarding departure of the Pontiac from Liverpool to San Fransisco

rule of the Pwllheli & Nevin Mutual Marine Insurance, 1864

shipping papers relating to Capt. Robert Jones of Amlwch & of his son Capt. Robert Jones jun. comprising misc. papers including papers relating to the British Marine Mutual Insurance Assoc. Ltd, 1886-90, & mostly bills & vouchers relat

collection of papers relating to lawyers' bills including bills of the sale of the Saheria, Providence, Swallow, 1818-30

bills of sale of the Swallow of Liverpool, 1830, 1832, Hindoo, 1839

receipt from Richard Jones, draper of Holyhead for £705 from Humphrey Owen of Rhyddgaer being 48/64 shares of the Hindoo lying on the strand at Crigyll near Holyhead, 27 February 1839

bill of sale of 2/64 shares in the Maelgwyn, 1885

cheque book of W.H. Owen in account with Brecon Old Bank, Cardiff, including counterfoil recording payment for repair of Duke of Rothesey, 1868

draft letter from T.F. Evans to Mr Ernest Boyce, Ordnance Survey Office, Bedford, regarding St Eilian Colour Works & the creation of purple shine for use in painting iron ships, 15 December 1887

receipts for cleaning, repairing & painting boat from Hugh Jones, shipwright & ship's chandler, Caernarfon, 1911, 1919

Mona Lodge papers, including 5-12, papers relating to ore shipments from Amlwch, 1789-91; 45-318, letters including references to mine & shipping, ore, ochre, 1887-97, n.d.; 504-35, telegrams & notes including referring to shipping, 1887-9

two bills regarding the shipment of limestone from Moelfre to Amlwch on the Margaret Elizabeth, 1889

invoice regarding ochre delivered by the Manchester Ship Canal, 1889

shipping account sheets, 1890

letter from Thomas O. Lewis, Ramsey, to T. Fanning Evans regarding a cargo, 16 August 1895

ts list of vessels engaged in the Amlwch copper trade by B.D. Hope, c.1991

photographic slides of Anglesey oil pollution & laying of oil pipeline, 192-6 & 153-65, misc. papers relating to Shell pipeline, 1970-6

Lance-Bombardier T. Taylor: papers relating to gallantry award for sea rescue off Rhosneigr, 1942.

John Parry, emigrant and seaman: memoirs 1918.

William Thomas, shipowner, ship and insurance broker: records 1854-2010.