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Anwyl of Tywyn Family have patrilinear descend from Rhodri Mawr through Anarawd, his eldest son, and Owain Gwynedd (Prince of Upper Gwynedd c.1175 - 1195) to the present day. The family motto is: Eryr eryrod Eryri, which translates as "The Eagle of the Eagles of Snowondia." The family still lives in Gwynedd and speak Welsh.

Tywysog Aberffraw
The ancestors of the Anwyl of Tywyn Family are the medieval House of Aberffraw which had ruled Gwynedd for some 800 years and had been the most senior native British royal house Their pedigree is particularly significant because they represent probably the only unbroken male-line line descent from a Welsh monarch, in this case Owain Gwynedd. This is crucial because Welsh monarchies used a version of agnatic succession as their own particular rules of inheritance which meant that almost always the crown could not pass to a woman nor pass through the female line. Land was divided between sons, following the custom of Gavelkind but preference was given to the oldest one, who would often be the designated primary heir, or Edling. Any person pertaining to a native Welsh title would have to meet the native Welsh legal requirements for accession. These descendants of Owain Gwynedd probably represent the surviving remnant of Welsh Royalty. Under the general conventions governing former royal families the head of the Aberffraw house could theoretically use the titles "Tywysog Aberffraw", "Arglwydd Eryri" or even "Tywysog o Gwynedd". These titles are all held by the House of Aberffraw in their own right alone and not by gift of the English Crown. This position was asserted by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in the Garth Celyn Letters when he declared that the cantref of Gwynedd formed part of his "unquestionable inheritance" and as such not something the English Crown could give or take away. Owain Lawgoch later claimed native royal title purely on the basis he was head of the House of Aberffraw - an assertion that was supported by many in Welsh society at the time.

"Thus their dominions were divided into three parts, one hath a sovereignty over the other two, viz. Aberffraw hath the  primacy. Three princely tributes are due out of all Wales, whereof Aberffraw  ought to have from those two seats, one from Dinefwr, which is a tri-  bute of honey, viz. four tuns of honey, every tun containing four mu,  every mu four grens, every gren as much as two men could carry be- tween  them on a leaven the other is the like quantity of flour, of Mathraval  Wynva. This I hold sufficient proof that South Wales and Powys were  tributaries to North Wales: and this should suffice me for this time, had  not Howel Dha, a Prince of South Wales and the son of Cadelh, decreed in his  Laws, that as the King of North Wales was to pay a tribute to the King of  London, so should all the Kings of Wales pay tribute to the King of North  Wales. Lxm libras est mychdeyrn dyled quod rex Aberffraw reddere debet regi  Londonue semel cum acceperit terram suam ab eo; postea verb omnes reges Wattia debent terram suam ab eo accipere 9 i. e. d rege Aberffraw, fy illi reddere."

"It is claimed that according to the received principles of International Law, these chiefs should be entitled to use the style of "Prince", and indeed some continue to do so. As recently as the 1890s the Holy See recognized The O'Neill of Clanaboy as a "Most Serene Highness"

Descent from Owain Gwynedd (died 1170) to Jeuan ap Maredudd (died c.1402)
These records were attested by William Lewis Annwill in 1611 and certified in Heraldic Visitations of the Three Counties of North Wales above Conway by Lewis Dwnn (completed 1613). Published as Heraldic Visitations of Wales and part of the Marches by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick in 1846 and republished by Bridge Books in 2005. Anwyl Family found in Volume II, pp69-71.


 * Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Gwynedd (d. November 1170) = Cristina ferch Gronw ap Owain ap Edwin
 * Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd, Lord of Anglesey (d.1195) = Annest ferch Rhys ap Gruffudd

In the book Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales; Section V (Old and Extinct Families of Merionethshire) (published 1872) by Thomas Nicholas the descendants of Rhodri ab Owain are described;

"Thomas (ap Rhodri ap Owain), Lord of Rhiw Llwyd, married Agnes, daughter of Einion ap Seissyllt, Lord of Mathafarn, widow of Owain Brogyntyn, Lord of Edeirnion. His descendants, Lords of Rhiw Llwyd, were successively Caradog, Gruffydd, Dafydd, and Hywel, who married Efa, daughter of Ifan ap Howel ap Meredydd of Ystumcegid, of the line of Collwyn ap Tangno, founder of the fourth noble tribe of Wales."


 * Thomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd = Annest ferch Einion ap Seisyllt
 * Caradog ap Tomas = Efa ferch Gwyn ap Gruffudd ap Beli
 * Gruffudd ap Caradog = Lleuca ferch Llywarch Fychan ap Llywarch
 * Dafydd ap Gruffudd of Rhos = Efa ferch Gruffudd Fychan
 * Hywel ap Dafydd = Efa ferch Evan ap Hywel ap Maredudd


 * Maredudd ap Hywel (d. after 1353) = Morfydd verch Ieuan ap Dafydd ap Trahaern Goch. He had issue two sons;


 * 1) Robert ap Maredudd
 * 2) Jeuan (Evan) ap Maredudd

According to Philip Yorke in his book The Royal Tribes of Wales (published 1799);

"'The father of Jeuan and Robert was Maredudd ab Hywel ab Dafydd ab Gruffudd ab Thomas ab Rodri, Lord of Anglesey, ab Owain Gwynedd, as is evident by the Extent of North Wales, in the twenty-sixth of Edward the Third. During Robert ab Maredudd's time, the inheritance, which descended to him and his brother Jeuan, was not parted after the custom of the country, by gavelkind, but Jeuan being married -enjoyed both houses, Cefn y fan and Cesail Gyfarch. From Robert, who did not marry till near eighty, descended the houses of Gwydir, Cesail Gyfarch, and Hafod Lwyfog; and Sir John the historian, his descendant, says, he was the elder brother; from Jeuan ab Maredudd, who was Constable of Cricieth, the families of Rhiwaedog, Clenenneu, Ystumcegid, Brynkir and Park.'"

The sons of Maredudd ap Hywel, Robert and Jeuan, took opposing sides during the last war of Welsh independence led by Owain Glyndwr between 1400 and c.1412. Robert, the elder brother and the ancestor of the Wynn of Gwydir family sided with Glyndwr but survived the war receiving a Royal Pardon from Henry IV and later by his son Henry V. Jeuan, the younger son, opposed Glyndwr. According to Philip Yorke he had matched his son Maredudd ab Jeuan with the daughter of Einion ab Ithel, who belonged to the House of Lancaster. Jeuan ab Maredudd held steadfastly to that house when Owain Glyndwr rebelled so that in the time of that war he had the charge of Caernarfon town and held it for the Crown of England. In revenge for this Owain Glyndwr burned his two houses; Cefn y fan or Ystumcegid and Cesail Gyfarch. Jeuan ap Maredudd was killed during the continuance of this war at Caernarfon and his body evacuated by sea to be buried at Penmorfa.

Descent from Jeuan ap Maredudd (died c.1402) to William Lewis Annwill (died 1642)

 * Jeuan ap Maredudd (died c.1402) = Lucy verch Hywel Sele, Lord of Nannau
 * Maredudd ab Jeuan (f.1420) = Angharad verch Einion ab Ithel sef aeres Rhiwaedog
 * Sion (John) ap Maredudd (f.1485) = Gwenhwyvir ferch Goronwy ab Ieuan o Gollwyn

According to Philip Yorke;

"'To John ab Maredudd his kindred and friends cleaved steadfastly, like courageous men: so then it began to be a proverb or phrase, to call the family of Owain Gwynedd Tylwyth John ab Maredudd, the race of John ab Maredudd.'"


 * Morys ap Sion ap Maredudd (died c.1511) = Angharad verch Elisau ap Gruffydd ab Einion
 * Robert ap Morys o'r Parc (d.1576) = Lowry verch Lewis ab Ieuan ap Dafydd

From Robert ap Morys the family were known as the Anwyl of Parc Family, after their abode near Penrhyndeudraeth at this time.


 * Lewis Anwyl (ap Robert) (1535 - 1605) = Elizabeth verch Morys ab Ieuan ap Sion ap Maredudd o Frynkyr


 * William Lewis Anwyl of Park (c.1565 - 1642), magistrate, High Sheriff of Merionethshire 1611 and 1624 and High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire 1637 = Elizabeth, eldest daughter and coheiress of Edward Herbert, of Maes Machre, Cemmaes, Anglesey.

William Lewis Anwyl had his pedigree certified by William Hughes and John Davies in 1611 which was then included in the work Heraldic Visitations of the Three Counties of North Wales above Conway by Lewis Dwnn (completed 1613). This was copied and printed in 1846 by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick and then reprinted in 2005.

Descent from William Lewis Annwill (died 1642) to Evan Vaughan Anwyl (born 1943)
This pedigree of William Lewis Annwill has been certified and published by Burkes Peerage (Landed Gentry, Wales 100057).

Thomas Nicholas in 1872 said of him;

"'William Lewis Anwyl, Esq., of Parc, Sheriff of Merioneth 1611, 1624, who married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Edward Herbert, Esquire, of Cemmaes, in Cyfeiliog, grandson of Sir Richard Herbert, Kt...By her he left a numerous offspring of 8 sons and 4 daughters.'"

William Lewis Anwyl had eight sons (who survived to maturity), viz;


 * 1) Lewis (died 1633 without male issue)
 * 2) Robert (died 1653 with issue. William Lewis Anwyl of Park (Robert's only grandson) was buried in Westminster Abbey 1701 and this line expires.)
 * 3) John (died 1660 without male issue)
 * 4) Edward (died 1674 without male issue)
 * 5) William (died 1694 with issue. His descendants in the male line continued until the death of David Anwyl of Bala in 1831)
 * 6) Evan (died 1666 with issue. His descendants in the male line survive to the present day. His side of the family became the senior in 1831)
 * 7) Emmanuel (died 1646 without issue)
 * 8) Richard (died 1685 without male issue)

Descendants of William Anwyl (5)

 * Lewis Anwyl (c.1640 - c.1700) = Anne, daughter of Hugh Owen, of Tynyfoel and had issue;
 * William (Rev) Anwyl of Hendremur, Merioneth (1670 - 1729) educated St John's College Oxford (BA) = Jane, daughter and heiress of Thomas Lloyd, of Llandecwyn. In 1719 Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet of Gwydir died without male issue and William Anwyl of Hendremur and his male descendants became the de jure heirs male of the Royal House of Aberffraw. Head of the House of Aberffraw 1719-1729) William had issue;
 * Thomas Lloyd Anwyl of Hendremur (1695 - 1734); married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Meyrick, and died 1734. De jure Head of House 1729-1734. He had issue;
 * William Anwyl of Hendremur (1717 - 1751) = Margaret, daughter of Rice Pierce, of Celynyn. De jure Head of House 1734-1751. leaving issue:
 * Rice (Rev) Anwyl (1740 - 1819) = Margaret, daughter of David Roberts, of Goppa, and died 1819. De jure Head of House 1751-1819 leaving:
 * David Anwyl of Bala (1771 - 1831) = married Mary, daughter of Gruffyd Owen of Pencader. De jure Head of House 1819-1831. No male issue. The descendants of Evan Anwyl (6) now became the Heads of the family.

Descendants of Evan Anwyl (6)
The present Anwyl of Tywyn Family descend from the sixth son, Evan (Ieuan), who descendants became head of the family on the deaths of his brothers and their male issue.


 * Evan (Ieuan) Anwyl of Brynkir, Caernarfonshire later Llugwy, Merionethshire (1610 - 1666) and = Catherine daughter of Maurice Williams. He was High Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1649 and again in 1664. He had issue;


 * Maurice Anwyl of Llugwy (c.1645-c.1695) = Joane daughter of Hugh Pryce, of Penmaendyfi, Caernarfonshire.

Maurice Anwyl is recorded by Thomas Nicholas in Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales (1872);

"'The ancient family of Anwyl have resided at Llugwy from the time when Maurice Anwyl (circa 1695) m. Joan, the heiress of that place, but previously for many ages at Parc, in the parish of Llanfrothen, in the same county of Merionethshire. There Lewys Dwnn, Deputy Herald, found them, in the 16th Century, when pursuing his Heraldic Visitation of Wales; and there they had then been seated for several generations. Their lineage is from Owain Gwynedd, the illustrious Prince of North Wales (12th cent.), son of Prince Gruffydd ap Cynan, of the direct line (through the eldest son, Anarawd) of Rhodri Mawr, King, first of N. Wales, then of all Wales (9th cent.).'"

Maurice had issue;


 * Evan Anwyl of Llugwy (c.1680 - 1722) = Mallt. He had issue two son, Maurice (see below) and Evan (see Descendants of Evan (b.1718));
 * Maurice Anwyl of Llugwy (c. 1717 - 1783) = Anne daughter of Hugh Evans, of Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. Had issue two sons, Evan (son A) and Maurice (son B);


 * Evan Anwyl of Llugwy (son A) (1745 - 1817) = Margaret Davies grand daughter of Jonathan Bunce, of Glanfread. Had issue one son;
 * Jonathan Bunce Anwyl of Llugwy (1789 - 1852). From 1831 until 1852 he would have been the de jure head of the House of Aberffraw. He died unmarried and without issue and this line expires with him.

After the death of Jonathan Bunce Anwyl in 1852 the de jure Head of House would have passed to the sons of Maurice Anwyl of Llugwy (son B) (1753 - 1832) = daughter of Charles Lloyd, of Shrewsbury. Maurice Anwyl of Llugwy had issue two sons;


 * 1) Robert (1787-1867) (died without issue, de jure Head of House 1852-1867) and;
 * 2) Evan (see below);


 * Evan Anwyl of Llugwy (1789 - 1872) (son of Maurice Anwyl b.1753) = daughter of William Morgan, of Brynallys, Montgomeryshire. De jure Head of the House 1867-1872. He had issue;
 * Robert Charles Anwyl of Llugwy (1849 - 1933) = Harriette daughter of William Hamilton. De jure Head of House 1872-1933. They had issue one son;
 * Maurice Ifan Hamilton Anwyl (1889 - 1942). De jure Head of House 1933-1942. Died without issue. The title passed to Evan Anwys (b.1858) (see below).

Descendants of Evan Anwyl (b.1718)

 * Evan Anwyl (son of Evan Anwyl of Llugwy b.1680) of Bacheiddan, Montgomeryshire (1718-1811) = Margaret daughter of Evan Richard, of Penmaen, Glamorgan and had issue:
 * Evan Anwyl of Hendre Seifion, Llanwrin, Montgomeryshire (1751-1818) = Jonet daughter of John Pughe, of Cedris, Tallylyn, Merionethshire. Had issue;
 * Evan Anwyl of Hendre Seifion (1792-1851) = Elinor daughter of Evan Watkin, of Matharvarn, Merionethshire. Had issue;
 * Evan Anwyl of Gelli, Meifod, Montgomeryshire (1818-1897) = Ann daughter of Edward Jones, of Lawr-y-cal, Mallwyd. Had issue two sons, Evan (see below) and Jonathan;
 * Evan Anwyl of Ty-Mawr Farm, Tywyn, Merionethshire (1858-1955) = Sarah daughter of Jonathan Benbow of Meifod. De jure Head of House 1942-1955. Had issue;
 * Evan Anwyl of Ty-Mawr of Tywyn (1911-1968) = Gwyneth daughter of Harold Henry Scott of Chester. Head of House 1955-1968. Had issue;
 * Evan Vaughan Anwyl of Tywyn (1943-extant) educated at Tywyn Grammar School and University of Wales Aberystwyth (BSc 1967, DipEd 1968). He is the current Head of the House of Aberffraw and de jure Prince of Gwynedd as the senior direct male line descendant of Owain Gwynedd whose arms this family bears. He has issue one son;
 * David Evan Anwyl (born 1977) who is their heir male of the House of Aberffraw. He resides in Manchester.

Two grandsons of Jonathan the younger brother of Evan Anwyl (b.1858) are also extant and live in Surrey. Philip (b.1943) and Roger (b.1947) represent the cadet branch of this dynasty.

The coat of arms of this family are described (by Thomas Nicholas in 1872) as follows;


 * 1) Vert, three eagles displayed in fesse Or (Owain Gwynedd), a fleur-de-lis Or for difference 6th son (Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd)
 * 2) Sable, a chevron between three fleurs-de-lis argent (Collwyn ap Tangno)
 * 3) Vert, a chevron between three wolves' heads erased argent (Rhirid Flaidd)
 * 4) Per pale azur and gules, three lions rampant argent (Herbert of Cemmaes)
 * 5) Argent, an eagle displayed with two necks sable (Meurig Llwyd of Llwyn y Maes)
 * 6) Argent a lion passant sable between three fleurs-de-lis gules (Einion ap Seissylt)


 * Crest : An eagle displayed Or
 * Motto: Eryr eryrod Eryri (English: "The eagle of the eagles of Snowdon.")