Welcome
Hanesion Tre’r Cofis - a brand new book on Carnarvon's history, will be launched on the 1st of May.
Written by Caernarfon Ddoe/Caernarfon's Yesterdays author Thomas Meirion Hughes, and published by Y Lolfa, it collects together many of his best articles from over the years,
some of which Carnarvon Traders has been privileged to make available online.
The first edition will be in Welsh, with the English edition to follow in the near future.
The book, which will cost £9.95, will be available to order on Carnarvon Traders.
Click on the link below to read the full press release.
HANESION TRE'R COFIS
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Caernarfon's Yesterdays
Welcome to a brand new section of Carnarvon Traders.
It has been set up to include contributions by the well known local historian Thomas Meirion Hughes. It is fully bilingual. There is also a Forum where questions relating to the history of Caernarfon can be put to Meirion. This can be found in the Miscellaneous section, or you can
Click on the link below.
Caernarfon Ddoe/Caernarfon's Yesterdays
RUNNING COSTS
Well, we have finally found a new home. Unfortunately there are running costs now that were not present with our previous free webspace on Ancestry.
If you would like to support Carnarvon Traders and contribute towards the running costs, a donation would be very welcome. Any amount, however small, will be gratefully accepted.
Thank you.
Carnarvon Traders is updated on a regular basis. The updates are announced on the local Rootsweb Mailing Lists, e.g. Caernarfonshire, Gwynedd, & Clwyd, which means that if you are not subscribed to these particular lists you will miss the update announcements. If you would like to receive news of these updates, then join the mailing list, and you will be automatically notified by email.
What is Carnarvon Traders?
Carnarvon Traders is a website created to indulge my passion in the town's long and rich history, and also to help Family and Local Historians with their research. The aim of Carnarvon Traders is to bring genealogical and historical data online, and available to all.
What will I find on Carnarvon Traders?
Anything and everything related to the town's trading history, plus a few other things which, while not trade related, I find interesting enough to include. The various sections, which are linked to on the left, are briefly described below.
What's New
On this page you will find all the latest updates listed, together with a brief description where appropriate.
List of Trades
This is the main section of the site, with a complete list of all the trades, and a link to their individual pages. This is where the Trade Directories are to be found, but please note that they have been split up into the individual trades. You will also find the site search facility & Guestbook links here. These also appear at the bottom of this page.
Directories
A list of all the known Trade Directories which include Carnarvon in their listings. There is also an indication of which are already online, and which are currently in preparation. Please note that this is a list of the available directories only, the actual transcriptions are to be found in the "List of Trades" section.
Census
This section includes transcriptions of various census returns, including the rare 1794 Town Census.
Miscellaneous
Anything which does not fit into the other categories will be found here.
Biographies
A series of biographies of tradespeople which appear in the listings. Anybody who has researched such an individual is welcome to send in a biography.
Images
Photographs, old adverts, etc., in fact anything interesting relating to the town's trading past.
Parish Chest
Transcriptions of the Llanbeblig Parish Registers of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials.
