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Penarth
"PEN ARTH, in the Cwmwd of Is Caeth, Cantref of Brenhinol (now called the Hundred of Dinas Powys), County of GLAMORGAN, South Wales: a discharged Vicarage, with the Rectory of Llafernoc annexed, valued in the King's Books at £4..17..11: Patron, The Earl of Plymouth, as Lessee of the Great Tythes under the Dean and Chapter of Bristol: Church dedicated to St. Austin. The Resident Population of this Parish, in 1801, was 72. The Money raised by the Parish Rates, in 1803, was £41..13..7 3/4, at 5s. in the pound. It is 7 m. S.S. W. from Caerdiff. This Parish contains between eight and nine hundred acres of cultivated Land. It is situate at the entrance of the river Elay, and possesses one of the best and safest Harbours in the Bristol Channel. According to the Diocesan Report, in 1809, the yearly value of this Benefice, arising from Tythes, and Stipend, was £119..6..4."
From A Topographical Dictionary of The Dominion of Wales by Nicholas Carlisle, London, 1811.
Archives and Libraries
- Penarth Public Library
20th cent: records incl photographs [Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff]
Bibliography
Here is a substantial reading list of books which relate to Glamorgan, either county or parish.
Business and Commerce Records
- Robert James Ltd (formerly T Emlyn Jones), ironmongers
late 19th cent-20th cent: receipt books, copy letter books, catalogues and other records
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - Charles Jones & Sons, florists
1930-34: cash account book
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - Pilot Inn
19th cent-20th cent: business papers
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - Sadler Bros Limited, garage proprietors
1890-1951: records
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - Charles Sadler & Sons, fruiterers and fishmongers
1937-82: ledgers and cash book
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff] - Florist
1887-1910: ledgers
[Glamorgan Archive Service, Cardiff]
Cemeteries
The Glamorgan Family History Society have produced a set of microfiche containing Monumental Inscriptions for the following burial grounds :-
- Parish Church of St. Augustine
Churches
- Penuel Welsh Baptist Chapel, Plassey Street, Other
- Stanwell Road English Baptist Chapel, Other
- Tabernacle English Baptist Chapel, Plassey Street, Other
- All Saints, Church in Wales
- Albert Road English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Other
- Bethania Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Hickman Road, Other
- Sardis Calvinistic Methodist Chapel (Presbyterian Church Of , Plassey Street, Other
- St David's Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Elfed Avenue, Morristown, Penar, Other
- Trinity Methodist English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Stanwell Road & Woodland Place, Other
- Bethel Welsh Independent Chapel, Plassey Street, Other
- Christ Church (English Independent), Stanwell Road, Other
- Gospel Hall Bretheren Chapel, Plassey Street, Other
- Holy Nativity Church / Cogan Mission Church Of The Holy Nati, Other
- Mortuary Chapel, Castle Avenue, Lower Penarth, Other
- Old St Joseph'S Roman Catholic Church, High Street, Other
- Quaker, Society of Friends, The Kymin, Beach Road, Other
- St Augustine, Other
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Wordsworth Avenue, Other
- Woodland Hall, Woodland Place, Other
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Penarth area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
Church History
Chapels Database - a list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish
See Welsh Chapels and Churches for a photograph
Church Records
For full and up-to-date details of their holdings see the sites of Glamorgan Record Office and/or West Glamorgan Archives
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg for St Augustine's
The church is dedicated to St. Augustine, is in the Benefice of Penarth with Lavernock, and the diocese of Llandaff. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church can be located at grid reference ST189720.
A transcription of the registers is available from the Glamorgan Family History Society for the years: Baptisms, 1724-1900, Marriages, 1725-1837, Burials, 1724-1900. Visit their website for information on how to purchase these fiche.
| Anglican Parish Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | Banns | Bishops Transcripts |
| 1813-1938 | 1813-1922 | 1813-1940 | 1824-1890, 1899-1905, 1913-1946 | 1724-1747, 1749, 1751-1813, 1815-1816, 1818-1825, 1827-1830, 1832-1837 |
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Penarth Ecclesiastical Parish records " ......... including registers of baptisms, 1813-1990; marriages, 1813-1979; burials, 1813-1998; banns, 1824-1998; services, 1921-1999; preachers books, 1875-1921; records related to: property, 1864-1902; licences, 1945; churchwardens, 1894-1901; chruch affairs, 1905-1987; civil parish, 1822-1872; Holy Nativity, Cogan, 1926-1937"
Modern Parishes & Chapels of Ease :-
- All Saints, Penarth, Chapel of Ease to Penarth St. Augustine, formed into a Parish in 1895
- St. Luke, Penarth
- Holy Nativity, Penarth
- St Peter, Penarth
| Non Conformist Registers Held at the Glamorgan Record Office, Cardiff | ||||
| Chapel | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials | OS Map Ref |
| Plasey Street, Tabernacle, Baptist | 1917-1942 | - | - | ST 18387192 |
| Quakers | - | - | 1911-1927 | - |
The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-
- Penarth, St. Augustine - Christenings (BT's), 1819-1875
Description and Travel
Description of parish from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1833
Places, villages, farms etc within Penarth parish as shown on the online parish map from the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Gareth Hicks)
- Penarth (181); Castle; Cemetery; Coastguard Sta.; Custom Ho.; Dock; Golf Course; Lower Penarth; Penarth; Penarth Head; Pier; The Kymin; The Stairs;
Penarth town - community site
Penarth - on Wikipedia
Directories
Transcript of complete name listing for Penarth, and neighbouring parishes, from Slaters Directory for 1871.
Historical Geography
Some of the hamlets, towns and villages within this parish
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History
The Manor of Penarth - from Cardiff Records, Volume II, Chapter I NOTES ON THE MANORS OF THE CARDIFF DISTRICT . (British History Online)
The South Wales Coal Annual for 1908; Edited by Joseph Davies. There are extracts of the sections on .......................... Penarth Docks
Maps
This diagram shows the position of this parish within the county of Glamorgan - click on this to see a full size diagram of the county
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- This place shown on a Google map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Open StreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on a Google map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google map.
Merchant Marine
The People's Collection Wales site has material for this parish, use the onsite search box
Names, Personal
Benjamin, Alwyn. A Statistical Comparison of the Principal Surnames in Use in Penarth (Gla), 1881 with those in use in Aberystwyth, 1871. Ceredigion, Vol IX/3 1982. Despite the different dates used the two places in this comparison had roughly equal population totals and both were then active sea ports. Interesting to note that the top 12 names in Aberystwyth covered 58.9% of the total whilst in Penarth they only covered 16.9% (Jones was first in both cases).
Population
The Population of Penarth was as follows, and a more detailed breakdown is available.
| 1841 - 110 | 1851 - 105 | 1861 - 1,406 | 1871 - 2,612 | 1881 - 4,963 | 1891 - 9,632 |
Public Records
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Penarth Civil Parish records "........... comprising assistant overseers rate books, 1869-1891; gas rate books, 1870-1873; street lighting rate books, 1871-1876; sanitary rate book, 1875; copy of tithe plan and apportionment, 1847 [copied 1980]; notice of gas rate, 1873"
- Penarth Local Board of Health 1875-1900
- Penarth Urban District Council records 1898-1974
Schools
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Intermediate/Grammar school records " ......... comprising of minute book, 1940-1952"
- Penarth School Board records " ......... comprising minute books, 1874-1903; ledger, 1901-1903"
Societies
- Penarth Entomological and Natural History Society
1888-1908: minutes
[National Museum of Wales, Cardiff]