Anglesey

Family history & genealogy records

Archives

BMDs & Parish Records

  • Anglesey Baptisms

    Discover if your ancestor was born in the Welsh island of Anglesey. Search more than 240,000 baptism registers to find out their name, date of birth and the names of their parents.

  • Anglesey Burials

    Discover if your ancestor was buried on the Welsh island of Anglesey. Search more than 175,000 records to find the names of those who were buried on the isle of Anglesey or one of the other smaller islands off the north west coast of Wales.

  • Anglesey Marriages & Banns

    Discover your Welsh ancestor's marriage, or intention to marry, in Anglesey. Search by your ancestor's name combined with that of their spouse's.

  • Anglesey Marriages 1754–1837

    From various parishes.

Local History

Additional Records

County context

About Anglesey

Population by census year

  • 1861 — 54,609
  • 1871 — 50,919
  • 1881 — 51,773
  • 2018 — 69,961

Largest towns & cities

  1. Holyhead
  2. Llangefni
  3. Amlwch
  4. Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf
  5. Menai Bridge

Most common surnames, 1881

  1. Jones
  2. Williams
  3. Hughes
  4. Roberts
  5. Owen

Places of interest

  • Coastal Path
  • Beaumaris Castle
  • The Copper Kingdom
  • South Stack Lighthouse
  • Llanddwyn Island
  • Anglesey Farmers' Market