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CASNEWYDD / NEWPORT (St Woolos), Monmouthshire

"ST. WOOLLOS, a parish in the upper division of Wentllooge hundred, county Monmouth, containing the western portion of the town and borough of Newport."

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

Bibliography

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• A history of Newport. Newport, Gwent : Newport Borough Council, [1985] 32p.
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• Bibliography of Newport Borough. Cwmbran : Gwent County Library, 1986. 326p.
• Buckingham, Mike. Through the century's eye : pictures of Newport 1850 to 1939 : from the collection of Newport Museum and Art Gallery : a personal selection by Mike Buckingham and Richard Frame.pictures of Newport 1850 to 1939 : from the collection of Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Newport : Borough of Newport, [1997?] 77p.
• College, Nash              Newport - Its River and Wharves             Gwent Local History vol 43 1977          Welsh Journals Online
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• Evans, John L. The Viking raid on St. Woolos.           Gwent Local History. No. 90 2001  Welsh Journals Online
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• Heaton, P M. The 'Usk' ships. : history of a Newport shipping venture. Risca : Starling Press, 1982. 88p.
• Hockey, Primrose. Newport and Monmouthshire Literary Club. Gwent Local History 65 (1988), p. 26-9.
• Holt, Gillian         The Westgate Hotel, Newport         Gwent Local History 67  1989     Welsh Journals Online
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• Images of Newport. Derby : Breedon Books, 1995. 192p.
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• Johnson, Malcolm             A brief document in time: the Cordes nail factory in Newport, and the proclamation of 1839       Gwent Local History vol 101   2006    Welsh Journals Online
• Jones, David. The last rising : the Newport insurrection of 1839. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1985,1986(printing) 273p.
• Jones, David. Newport Transporter Bridge : a pictorial history. Zaltbommel ; Cwmbran : European Library in association with Gwent County Council, c1994. 78p.
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Church History

• St Woollos Church c 1861 - picture from The Book of South Wales the Wye and the Coast by Mr & Mrs S C Hall.
• Sacred Places of Wales site - St Woolos Cathedral.
• City of Newport site - St Woolos Cathedral.
• Newport Cathedral - on wikipedia and on Church in Wales

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.

St Woollos Parish consisting of St Woollos and the Borough of Newport;  Statistics; Area 3854 acres; Population 10,536 males, 9743 females, total 20279

• St Woollos
• St Woollos Parish Church         Usual number of attendants 200     2 services in English       Unsigned
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• Pillgwenlly School Room (District of St Paul)      Erected by Rowley Lascelles Esq (no date)       Used as a temporary place of worship in connection with the Church of England       Attendance - morning 50 + 75 scholars, evening 160       "This small school room is to be replaced shortly with a church to hold 660 people "       Henry Wybrow, Perpetual Curate of St Paul's
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• Wesleyan Chapel, Pillgwenlly    Erected 1828     Attendance - 152 + 51 scholars, evening 244             Frederick Payne, Minister
• Baptist Chapel, Commercial Rd      Erected 1843       Attendance  -  morning 200 + 117 scholars, evening 300 +117 scholars    David Edwards, Minister
• Bible Christian Chapel, Commercial Rd           Erected 1840          Attendance - morning 71, evening 84       James (Illegible), Trustee, No 6 Portland St
• Wesleyan Reformers, Pillgwenlly    Erected 1850 (Not used exclusively as a place of worship)   Attendance - morning 65 + 110 scholars, evening 160 + 50 scholars   "This Congregation consists mainly of Wesleyans who have been expelled for disputing about matters of Discipline in Methodism"          John Cole, Local Preacher and Tenant, Pillgwenlly
• Trinity Chapel, Pillgwenlly  English Independents       Erected 1844     Attendance  -  morning 15 + 32 scholars, evening 30 + 15 scholars     Alexander Bowman, A member, No 10 Portland St
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held at Sunderland Hall, Llanarth St     Rented from Oct 1847     Morning 60, afternoon 200, evening 400      No scholars       Jacob Jones, Preseident, Thos. Roberts, Shoemaker, Top of Caroline St, Newport
• Ebenezer Chapel, Commercial St, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist      Erected 1839     Attendance - morning 260, afternoon 98, evening 201     Phillip John, Deacon, 169 Commercial St
• English Baptist Chapel, Commercial St     Erected  1829     Attendance - morning 350 + 82 scholars, afternoon 183 scholars, evening 550    "Mothering Sunday, a Welsh Festival or custom causes a small attendance today"         William Allen, Minister, Storr Hill
• See also 2 entries below which show St Woollos as their parish
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• Newport Borough
• St Paul District Church   Consecrated 1836 to supply the spritual want of an increasing population.... total cost c £7000       Attendance - morning 756 + 100 scholars,  afternoon 128, evening 660     3 services in English     Henry Wybrow, Perpetual Curate
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• St Marie's Catholic Church (St Woollos)  Erected 1839     Attendance - morning Mass 400, 2 Do 900, afternoon 200, evening 700          Dominick (? Martin), Parish Priest
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• Hope Chapel, Commercial St, Congregational Independent     Erected originally before 1810, in its present form in 1814      Attendance - morning 179 + 117 scholars, afternoon 189 scholars, evening 210     John Barfield, B.A, Minister, 20 Llanarth St
• No Name or Title  (elsewhere listed as Plymouth Brethren)     at 34 Llanarth St      Building not used exclusively as a place of worship     Attendance - morning 19, evening 19     "In some parts of England we are known by the designation "Brethren" "        John Skinner, An Elder
• Tabernacle Chapel, Congregational or Independent      Erected 1822     Attendance - morning 278 + 85 scholars, afternoon 148 scholars, evening 513      Thomas Gillman, Minister, No 5 Great Dock St
• Mariners' Church, Canal Side, Newport   Used by all Dissenting Denominations      Erected 1827     Attendance - (average) afternoon 50     "The place is fitted up entirely with benches, all free sittings, and the ministers of the various congregations alternately and gratuitously"   Thomas Turner, Secretary, Commercial Rd
• Mill St Chapel, Independents          Erected more than 200 years ago      Attendance - morning 14+ 6 scholars, evening 40 + 10 scholars       Lewis Edwards, Deacon, Bro-dawel, Nr Newport
• Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Commercial St (St Woollos)   Erected originally 1808, present building on same site in 1850      Attendance - morning 240 + 40 scholars, evening 390     Edward William Jones, Chapel Steward, Glan Mor
• Mount Zion Chapel, Hill St, Newport, Independent      Erected 1835      Attendance morning 156, afternoon 78 scholars, evening 189     Griffith Griffiths, Minister
• Welsh Baptist Chapel, Charles St, Newport        Erected 1817    Attendance - morning 280, afternoon 150 scholars, evening 300    (..."average attendance must be something more)     William Thomas, Minister
• Wesleyan Chapel of the Free Church or Reform Wesleyans, Hill St       Erected  1832 and undergoing enlargement at the present time      Attendance - morning 145, afternoon 70 scholars, evening 249   "This congregation is one formed of persons who have been expelled from the old Wesleyan body in consequence of their disapproval of the acts of the Conference in the year 1849 and also of persons who have  retired with them together with such as have since joined them"        James Ewins, Senior Local Preacher and Class Leader, 13 High St
• Latter Day Saints Chapel   Not a separate and entire building     Usual number - morning 100 + above 30 scholars, afternoon 100, evening 160 + about 30 scholars       Informant; no signature

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.

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Woolos's Church - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns	Burials
  1702-42, 1769-1931	1702-49, 1754-1930	1795-1807	1702-43, 1769-1882
  Bishops Transcripts	1725-75, 1777-1837, 1843-50, 1852-87 - records with the NLW

  Casnewydd / Newport, All Saints Church (formed from St Woolos 1899) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1898-1952	1899-1978	1899-1908, 1913-62

  Casnewydd / Newport, Holy Trinity Church (formed from St Woolos 1864) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1852-7, 1864-1975	1862-1975	1887-1956, 1960-7
  Bishops Transcripts	1864-84 - records with the NLW

  Casnewydd / Newport, St John Evangelist & St Mary's Church (formed from Eglwys y Drindod/Christchurch 1860) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1866-1975 (St. Mary 1899-1952)	1861-1977 (St. Mary 1949-52)

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Mark's Church (formed from St Woolos 1875) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1875-1968	1875-1971	1932-46

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Matthew's Church (formed from St John Evangelist 1911) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages	Banns
  1896-1938	1911-71	1911-74

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Paul's Church (formed from St Woolos 1839) - records with the Gwent RO
  Baptisms	Marriages
  1837-1927	1840-1930

  Casnewydd / Newport, St Stephen's Church (formed from Holy Trinity 1921) - records with the Gwent RO

  Baptisms

  1884-95

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

Description and Travel

• Welcome to the City of Newport.
• Newport - on wikipedia
• Newport - on Vision of Britain
• Newport photographs - on geograph.org.uk

Directories

• Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1901 - Newport.
• The Caerleon.net website has a Description of Newport from The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture. 1791.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Casnewydd / Newport from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

History

• The Sacred Places of Wales site - Westgate Square, scene of the 1839 Chartist uprising.
• Newport's War Dead
• Newport Past
• Roll of Honour  memorials WWI &II - Brynglas, Newport

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

Military History

• Excavation of a medieval ship, discovered off the coast of Newport in 2002 - The Newport Ship.
• 'Castle Wales' site - Newport Castle.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Newport Workhouse - on Peter Higginbotham's site

(Last updated - Gareth Hicks  - 2 March 2013)

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