Photographs: Family of Baco'r Aelwyd, Amlwch, Anglesey

PHOTOGRAPHS: Family of Baco'r Aelwyd, Amlwch including Griffith Williamson, Edie Morecroft, Cassie, Ted, Bessie, Gwladys, Sally and Harry Jones; Pupils and staff Firs School, Cemaes; playing tennis and golf, bathing at [Bull Bay], soldiers, tug of war and haymaking.

In Slaters directory of business in Amlwch in 1844 Morgan & Jones is described as a tobacco manufacturer in the pig market. By 1850 the firm were listed in Bank Street and by 1856 are listed as Edward Morgan & Co with Mr Morgan living at Ty Coch near St Eleth Church. The company continued to make tobacco their own brands until the late 1940s and remained in business until 1985. This was only the first of a number of tobacco companies in Amlwch who produced both snuff and tobacco. In 1868 Edward Morgan Hughes (Fair View) established another firm in Methusalem Street. This was the only firm to manufacture cigarettes rather than pipe tobacco or snuff. A Third company, William Mostyn of Petter's Street is also listed in 1880 and had a works at Madyn farm. The company may have been the first to be established in 1830. The company had changed name to Hugh Owen and Sons by 1910 and later became know as the Amlwch Tobacco company. "Young Wales" Amlwch shag for chewing and smoking was manufactured by Hugh Owens & Sons.

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Cyflwr da /Good condition

Description by Anne Venables for Archifdy Ynys Môn/Anglesey Record Office.

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