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CEMAIS COMAWNDWR / KEMEYS COMMANDER, Monmouthshire

"KEMEYS-COMMANDER, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of Usk, county Monmouth, 3 miles N.W. of Usk, its post town, and 5 N.W. of Pont-y-Pool. The parish is intersected by the river Usk. The village consists of a few farmhouses. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £84. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Llandaff, value £53. The church is a small structure dedicated to All Saints."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Church History

Church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by   I.G   Jones, & D. Williams. UWP,  Cardiff, 1976. The names given towards the end of each entry are those of the informants.  Check with  Gwent RO to see what extant records are held, and possible names of chapels/churches established after 1851.

Kemeys Commander Parish; Statistics; Area 500 acres; Population 43 males, 42 females, total 85      

• Kemeys Commander Parish Church    Attendance - morning 12 - 25, afternoon  16 - 30          1 service in English                J P R Shepard, Minister

Church Records

See the Monmouthshire county page for links to online records

• This list of parish records is intended as a rough guide to coverage only. Their location as stated should be confirmed with the appropriate Record Office prior to any visit.

  Cemais Comawndwr / Kemeys Commander, All Saints Church - records with the NLW
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1813-1973	1813-1970
  Burials	1813+ - records with the incumbent
  Bishops Transcripts	1696, 1726-57, 1759-60, 1762-1811, 1813-65, 1867-75, 1877-8 - records with the NLW

  [Details as published in The Parish Registers of Wales, NLW 1986 - present location/availability may vary]

Description and Travel

• Cemais Comawndwr - on Vision of Britain
• Kemeys Commander - on wikipedia

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Kemeys Commander.

Maps

• Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: History Data Service, UK Data Archive [distributor], 17 May 2001. SN: 4348.  Here is a gazetteer/finding aid plus a set of overview maps to accurately identify the position of parishes within the county

• View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks -16 March 2011)

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