Swansea Contents

St. John-juxta-Swansea

Church History

Chapels Database  - a  list of all known non-conformist chapels or other non-Anglican religions in the parish

The Rev Secundus Jones, Vicar of St John's - on the ystalyfera-history site

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

Dedication transferred in 1880 from old church in High street (now St. Matthew) to newly built church at Hafod. Diocesan records suggest that circa 1790 the registers went back to 1760

This Swansea church is dedicated to St. John (Hafod), is in the Benefice of Swansea St. Mark and St. John, and diocese of Swansea and Brecon. Details of the present incumbent of this benefice can be found at the Church in Wales website. The church, which is in Odo St, Hafod, can be located at grid reference SS657946 (See also Coflein)

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• St John-juxta-Swansea Ecclesiastical Parish Records      "Ancient parish; has at various times been joint with Llansamlet, Llangyfelach and Swansea St Mary's. The church was originally sited on High Street, near the railway station (in fact, outside the parish), but was rebuilt on a new site in the Hafod in 1879. The old church was rebuilt as St Matthew's. Manselton was formed out of the northern half of the parish c. 1919. St John's is currently joint with St Mark's." 
   "Registers (including service and banns registers) 1797-1987; papers relating to church property and buildings 1832-1994; Vestry minutes 1823-1920; Easter Vestry and PCC minutes 1890-1995; Churchwardens' and other accounts 1875-1990; church organizations 1936-1955; parish magazines 1900-1990; church history 1980; miscellaneous 1885-1999"

The following Religious Institutions are covered in the Mormon International Genealogical Index (IGI) :-

• Swansea, St. John - Christenings (BT's), 1813-1873

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Swansea St John's 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 Rob Frayne)

• St John's (22) - no place names actually shown on the map within the parish boundary

Occupations

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• Jenkins, Paul (Treboeth)                "Cwmfelin Steel and Tinplate Works was located in the Lower Swansea Valley and operated from 1885. The firm operating it from that date until 1896 was Cwmfelin Tin Plate Company. After that date the Swansea Tin Plate Company took over the works. From 1905 until 1917 the Cwmfelin Steel and Tin Plate Company Limited operated the works.
  In 1917 Richard Thomas and Company Limited took over the works, entering into a partnership in 1945 and registering as Richard Thomas and Baldwins Limited. In 1951 the works came under the control of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain and in 1967 the British Steel Corporation began to be responsible for operations.
  Paul Jenkins of Treboeth was the depositor of the collection"
  "Material relating to the Cwmfelin Works 1886-1919, including share certificates 1897-1902; account book listing fortnightly expenditure 1886-1887; ledger detailing creditors and debtors of the Swansea Steel Company and the Cwmfelin Steel and Tinplate Company 1900-1904; returned cheques 1905-1909; fortnightly pay-sheets for Foxhole Works 1901-1912; business correspondence 1910-1919; company secretary's desk diary 1911; papers concerning works alteration and remodelling c1911; tender for an electric crane 1911; notices to employees concerning the cessation of contracts, alteration and re-organisation of plant and dangers of unauthorised entry 1912-1914; Abstract of Indenture giving right to make a reservoir to the lessees of the Cwmfelin Works together with attached plan 1889..........................................."

Public Records

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

• St John-juxta-Swansea Parish Records                  " ........ including poor rate books, 1852-1905; photocopy [late 20th century] of tithe plan and apportionment, 1844"

St. John-juxta-Swansea

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