This is a list of Sheriffs of Caernarvonshire (or Carnarvonshire).
The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in a county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The Sheriff changes every March.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the counties of Caernarvonshire, Wales, together with that of Anglesey and Merionethshire were abolished along with their shrievalties, and were replaced by the new county of Gwynedd and the new office of High Sheriff of Gwynedd.
List of Sheriffs
1284–1295: Richard de Pulsedon, brother of Sir Roger de Pulesdon, Sheriff of Anglesey 1295–1299: Robert de London 1299–1307: Henry de Dynynton 1308–1309 or 1310: Gruffudd ap Rhys 1309 or 1310–1315: William Troutwyn 1315–1316: Richard Casteleyn 1316–1321: John de Sapy 1321–1325: Giles de Bello Campo (Giles de Beauchamp) 1325–1326: Madog Gloddaith 1326–1327: Richard Ate 1327–1329: Giles de Bello Campo 1329–1332: Richard Ate 1332–1337: Hywel ap Henri 1337: Stephen de Pulton 1339–1345: Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel 1345–1346: Edward de St John 1347–1348: Einion ap Philip 1348–1350: Robert de Holewell 1350–1351: Robert de Parys 1351–1359: Einion ap Gruffudd 1359–1360: Thomas de Middelton unknown date: Ade Haye unknown date: Robert Stircheley 1376–1378: Hugh Coly 1378–1382: William de Hunton 1382–1385: Thomas de Wodelef 1385–1390: Ifan ab Einion ap Gruffudd 1390–1395: Hugh Coly 1395–1399: Richard de Pykemere 1399–1407?: Siôn ap Hywel 1407: Reginald Bayldon 1407–1408: John Salshall 1408–1409: Robert Fenrether 1410–1411: Thomas Camvill 1411–1413: Hugh Huls 1413–1437: Nicholas Saxton 1437–1460: John Hynde 1461–1473: Sir Henry Bolde 1473–1483: Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers 1484–1485: Thomas Tunstall 1485–1500: Wiliam ap Gruffudd ap Robyn of Cochwillan 1500–1527: Sir Hugh Vaughan jointly with 1505–1506: Ralph Birkenhead 1527–1540?: Sir Richard Bulkeley 1540?–1541: Edmund Lloyd, of Glynllifon 1541: Griffith ap Robert Vaughan 1541 William Wynn Williams of Cochwillan 1542 Sir Richard Bulkeley, of Beaumaris, Kt 1543 John Puleston of Caernarvon 1544 John "Wynn" ap Maredudd, of Gwydir Castle 1545 Hugh Peak, of Conway
Edward VI
1546 William Williams, of Cochwillan
1547 Griffith ap William Madog, of Llwyndyrus
1548 John ap Robert ap Llywelyn Ithel, of Caftellmarch
1549 Sir Richard Bulkeley, of Beaumaris, Kt
1550 John Wynn ap Hugh of Bodyel in Llannor
1551 Hugh Peake, of Conway
1552 William Williams, of Cochwillan
Mary I
1553 Griffith ap William Madog, of Llwyndyrus
1554 Maurice Wynn, of Gwydir Castle
1555 Griffith Davies of Caernarvon
1556 John "Wynn" ap Maredudd, of Gwydir Castle
1557 Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris, Kt.
Elizabeth I
1558 Ellis Price, Plas Iolyn, doctor of law
1559 John Wynn ap Hugh of Bodvel in Llannor
1560 Robert Pugh of Creuddin
1561 William Glynn, of Glynn Llivon
1562 William Griffith, of Caernarvon
1563 Griffith Glynne, of Pwllheli
1564 Griffith Davies of Caernarvon
1565 William Herbert, of Swansea, Kt
1566 Sir Rice Griffith of Penrhyn, Kt
1567 William Mostyn of Mostyn Hall
1568 Thomas Owens, of Plas Du (the celebrated Epigrammatist's ancestor) 1569 Maurice Wynn, of Gwydir Castle 1570 Edward Williams; alias Edward Wynne ap Williams, of Maes y Castell 1571 Richard Mostyn, of Bodyscallen 1572 Griffith Davies of Caernarvon 1573 Rice Thomas, of Caernarvon 1574 Rowland Pulefton, of Caernarvon 1575 Richard Peake, of Conway 1576 Edward Conway, of Bryn Eiryn 1577 Maurice Wynn, of Gwydir Castle 1578 Richard Vaughan, of Llwyndyrys, Caernarvonshire 1579 Maurice Kyffin, of Maenan 1580 William Thomas, of Caernarvon 1581 William Maurice of Clenennau 1582 John Griffith, of Caernarvon 1583 Thomas Mostyn of Mostyn Hall 1584 John Wynne ap Hugh ap Richard, of Bodwrda 1585 John Vaughan, of Penmachno (the Queen's footman) 1586 Thomas Madryn, of Madryn 1587 John Wynn of Gwydir Castle 1588 Hugh Gwyn Bodvel of Bodvel, Llannor 1589 Griffith ap John Griffith, of Llŷn 1590 Robert Wynne of Conway 1591 William Williams, of Cochwillan 1592 Richard Puleston, of Caernarvon 1593 Richard Gwynne, of Caernarvon 1594 Robert Wynne, of Bryncir 1595 William Maurice of Clenennau 1596 Hugh Gwynne, of Bodvel 1597 Thomas Vaughan, of Pant Glas 1598 William Williams, of Vaynol 1599 Hugh Gwynne, of Penarth 1600 Richard Vaughan, of Plas Hen 1601 Maurice Lewis, of Ffestiniog 1602