Gwilym ab Einion "Fawr", lord of Tywyn

Abt 1270 - Aft 1312  (43 years)

• Name	Gwilym ab Einion "Fawr"
  Suffix	lord of Tywyn
  Nickname	Fawr
  Born	Abt 1270	of, Tywyn, Y Ferwig, Cardiganshire, Wales
  Christened	{Tribe: Gwynfardd}
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1312
  Person ID	I200015813	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	Einion "Fawr" ap Gwilym,   b. Abt 1230, of, Tywyn, Y Ferwig, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Aft 1301  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Tudo ferch Cadwgon "Ddû",   b. Abt 1230, of, Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F200012371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel ferch Llywelyn,   b. Abt 1270, of, Is Coed commote, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Einion "Fychan" ap Gwilym, arglwydd of Tywyn,   b. Abt 1290, of, Tywyn, Y Ferwig, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Aft 1346  (Age 57 years)   2. Gruffudd ap Gwilym,   b. Abt 1300, of, Tywyn, Y Ferwig, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Aft 1343  (Age 44 years)   3. Gwilym "Gam" ap Gwilym,   b. Abt 1300, of, Tywyn, Y Ferwig, Cardiganshire, Wales ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2002
  Family ID	F200005736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OFFICE: Constable of the Castle of Cardigan. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 8 p. H76) LIVING: 1312. (Bartrum, Welsh Genealogies 300-1400, vol. 7 p. 497) PROPERTY: He built Tywyn Castell (or masion). (Thomas, Golden Grove MS, book 6 p. D831) PROPERTY: 1st lord of Tywyn. (Evans, British Genealogist, book 8 p. H76) HERALDRY: He received arms in France. (Thomas, Golden Grove MS, book 6 p. D831) REMARKS: He slew the Irish that dwelt at Pitchert for firing his foster-father's house. (Research) KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> Dwnn's 'Heraldic Visitations of Wales' volume 1 page 59 inserts two extra generations between Gwilym and Einion "Fawr" called Owain ap Robert ap Einion "Fawr". (Research) KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> Dwnn's 'Heraldic Visitations of Wales' volume 1 page 141 omits this generation from the name string. (Research) KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> 'British Genealogist' book 1 page 39 omits this generation from the name string. (Research) KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> 'British Genealogist' book 3 page C19 makes him the son of his cousin Robert. (Research) KINSHIP: Conflict/Error> Evans' 'British Genealogist' book 7 page G26 inserts an extra generation between Gwilym and Einion "Fawr" called Owain. Page G31 omits him from the name string in the middle of the page, and then confuses this generation with the grandfather Gwilym and the end of the entry.