The Meyrick family (later spelling Merrick) of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales is descended from Cadafael, lord of Cedewain, Powys.
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The Meyrick family (later spelling Merrick) of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales is descended from Cadafael, lord of Cedewain, Powys.
Llewelyn ap Meyrick fought at the battle of Bosworth for Henry Tudor.
Meurig ap Llewelyn, son of Llewelyn ap Meyrick, became captain of the bodyguard for Henry VIII. He was granted the Crown Lease of Aberffraw manor.
Richard Meyrick II (died 1596), grandson of Meurig ap Llewelyn, fought a legal battle against Hugh Owen of Bodeon over lands included in Aberffraw manor estate. The Bodorgan estate suffered financially, resulting in the selling of large portions of the estate to cover debt.
Richard Meyrick III (died 1644), son of Richard Meyrick II, was appointed sheriff of Anglesey in 1614.
Owen Meyrick I (1682–1760), great-grandson of Richard Meyrick III and second son of William Meyrick (1644–1717), significantly enlarged the boundaries of the estate. He unsuccessfully ran against Lord Bulkeley in the 1708 Anglesey election, challenging their authority. Meyrick was elected to Parliament 1715–22 and was sheriff 1705–6. He served as Custos Rotulorum from 1715 until his death. He had called in Lewis Morris to measure the Bodorgan estate.
Owen Meyrick II (1705–1770), son of Owen Meyrick I, married the daughter of a wealthy John Putland of London. His son, Owen Meyrick III (1752–1825) also married an heiress, Clara daughter of Richard Garth, Lord of the Manor of Morden, Surrey, and great-aunt of Sir Richard Garth. Owen Meyrick III had a daughter, Clara, who married Augustus Fuller of Ashdowne House, Sussex. Their son, Owen Fuller (1804–1876) took on the name Meyrick when he inherited the Bodorgan estate.
Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), from a branch of Meyricks established at Gwyddelwern, was a benefactor and Welsh cleric.
Rowland Meyrick (1505–1566), born at Bodorgan but founded a branch of Meyricks at Monkton, Pembroke, was a bishop of Bangor.
Sir Gelly Meyrick (c. 1556 – 1601) supported Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and was a conspirator in his rebellion.
Sir Francis Meyrick (died 29 July 1660), brother of Sir Gelly, commandeered the west Wales contingents in Irelend in 1599. He was knighted 5 August 1599.
Sir John Meyrick (1584–1659), third son of Sir Francis, fought in the Thirty Years' War under Gustavus Adolphus and became MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Short Parliament as later Long Parliament.
Gelly Meyrick, brother of Sir John, was an ensign in the Bishops' Wars. He was knighted 26 March 1639.
John Meyrick of Bush (born 1674), grandson of Sir John, studied at Jesus College, Oxford and the Middle Temple. He represented Pembroke and Cardigan in Parliament (1702–08 and 1710–12 respectively) before becoming puisne judge of the Anglesey or North Wales Circuit of the Court of Great Sessions 1712–14.
Francis Meyrick, brother to John (above), was a Registrar of North Wales
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848) English collector and scholar of arms and armour.
A branch of the Meyrick family still lives in Pembrokeshire.
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Aberffraw is a village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey, in Wales. The village is 9 miles from the island's capital, Llangefni, and is located is on the west bank of the Afon Ffraw. The community includes Soar and Dothan. Located near the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan.
The Tapps, later Tapps-Gervis, later Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick Baronetcy, of Hinton Admiral in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 28 July 1791 for the landowner and developer George Tapps. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for New Romney and Christchurch. He assumed in 1835 the additional surname of Gervis. The third Baronet was high sheriff of Anglesey in 1878. He assumed in 1876 by Royal licence the additional surname of Meyrick according to the will of Owen Fuller Meyrick, a relative on his mother's side, from whom he inherited the Bodorgan estate on the Isle of Anglesey. The fourth Baronet was high sheriff of Hampshire in 1900. The fifth Baronet was high sheriff of Anglesey in 1939.
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John Meyrick was a Welsh politician and judge.
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Bodorgan Hall is a country house and estate located in the hamlet of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales, situated near the Irish Sea in the southwestern part of the island. The hall is the seat of the Meyricks, and is the largest estate on Anglesey. The hall is the home of Sir George Meyrick and his wife, Lady Candida Tapps Gervis Meyrick.
St Cadwaladr's Church is a Grade I listed church in Llangadwaladr, Anglesey. The location of the current church was established in the 7th century by the Kings of Gwynedd, after whom the church is named, King Cadwaladr. The Church standing today was built in the 'T' shape perpendicular style. The nave is dated to the 12th to early 13th century and the chancel to the 14th. Later the chapels were built, the north in 1640 and the southern Bodowen Chapel in 1661. Then, during 1856 the church underwent restoration, at which time to south porch was added.
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