The connection between the tide waiters (customs officials) of Llanegan and Llanddwyn is that Lord Newborough, I think, had interests in both. Penrhyndu, Llanengan, and Llanddwyn both controlled access to good landing points and some local official was needed. A reason for your Highland going over there in 1818 is given by the following memorial inscription in Llanengan church: "William Griffiths late of Llamerin coast waiter at Penrhyndu 33 years died Feb 20 1824 aged 79" So maybe William had had to retire due to ill health or age in or around 1815? Bangor Archives have the Newborough Estate records which I am in the process of enquiring about. Note that you may find your Highland relatives were chapel goers in which case there were a number of chapels in the area too which Caernarfon record office could help with. As English advenae, they were, however, much more likely to be church than chapel. Yours, Ian London SW9 _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

I don't know if Thomas was a "Tide Waiter" but I now know that in March 1817 he was paid off from the Revenue Cutter Nimble and transferred to the Preventive Boat Service (Preventive Water Guard), also I have read that members of the Coast Guard were moved from their home location for fear of collusion, etc. Does anybody know if there was/is a Coastguard station at or near Llanengan. I don't know which church/chapel the IGI covers - and Thomas was English but Eleanor was Welsh! Darren Smith -----Original Message----- From: I Thompson [mailto:joscyn@hotmail.com] Sent: 12 June 2006 11:31 To: WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAE] RE: Llanengan tide waiters The connection between the tide waiters (customs officials) of Llanegan and Llanddwyn is that Lord Newborough, I think, had interests in both. Penrhyndu, Llanengan, and Llanddwyn both controlled access to good landing points and some local official was needed. A reason for your Highland going over there in 1818 is given by the following memorial inscription in Llanengan church: "William Griffiths late of Llamerin coast waiter at Penrhyndu 33 years died Feb 20 1824 aged 79" So maybe William had had to retire due to ill health or age in or around 1815? Bangor Archives have the Newborough Estate records which I am in the process of enquiring about. Note that you may find your Highland relatives were chapel goers in which case there were a number of chapels in the area too which Caernarfon record office could help with. As English advenae, they were, however, much more likely to be church than chapel. Yours, Ian London SW9 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/359 - Release Date: 08/06/2006