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HAVERFORDWEST [HWLFFORDD]
"HAVERFORDWEST, a seaport, borough, and market town, and a county of itself, locally in the hundred of Rhôs, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES,10 1/2miles (N.) from Pembroke, and 250 (W. by N.) from London, through Gloucester and Monmouth, containing 4328 inhabitants. . . The town, which may be regarded as the modern capital of Pembrokeshire, is finely situated at one of the inland extremities of Milford Haven, upon the declivities, and at the base, of very steep hills, round which the Western Cleddau flows: it consists of numerous streets, some of which are regularly built, and contain the town residences of many of the neighbouring gentry, others are steep and narrow . . . The port is dependent on that of Milford, to which it is a creek, having a custom-house subordinate to the establishment there; but from its central situation it attracts considerable trade, chiefly coastwise: the exports are principally oats and butter, with a small quantity of leather and bark; the imports are chiefly groceries, manufactured goods, and other miscellaneous articles, for the supply of the shops. Coal is brought by water from Newport in Monmouthshire, and from Liverpool . . . The town and county of the town comprise the whole of the parish of St. Mary, and part of the parishes of St. Thomas and St. Martin, together with a very small part of the parish of Prendergast . . . The free grammar school was founded by Thomas Lloyd, of Kîl Kifith, Esq., who, by will dated November 22nd, 1612, endowed it with dwelling-houses, lands, and fee-farm rents . . . producing at present an income of £144. 15. 4." [From
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1833).]
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Lucas Collection (Haverfordwest, Land Agents) 1398, 1562-1925 "Records, mainly 17-20 cent., from the office of Messrs John Harvey & Sons,
chiefly relating to the following estates ..............."
- Eaton Evans Papers 1573-1979 "William Evans (b. 1763) of Bletherston, Pembrokeshire, married Mary Eaton of
Narberth, Pembrokeshire, in 1787. William became a solicitor in Narberth and
later Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire...................."
- Evans Roach and Company Records 1784-1975 "Evans Roach and Co. is an estate agent based in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire..........."
- Mr T. O. L. Llewellin, Solicitors, Haverfordwest,
Papers "Records of Mr T. O. L. Llewellin, Solicitors, Haverfordwest, 1753-1989, comprising deeds, memoranda
of appointment of new trustees and other records relating to the Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel and Court House, Haverfordwest,
1753-1971; deeds, 1844-1989, relating to properties in Ambleston, Fishguard,
Haroldston St Issells, Haverfordwest, .............................................."
- Paul Settatree & Co., Solicitors, records [Haverfordwest] 1788-1972
"Records accumulated by Paul Settatree & Co., 1788-1972, including deeds and
other papers relating to properties in Ambleston, Camrose, Dinas, Fishguard,
Goodwick, Haverfordwest, Hubberston, Llanhowel,
Llanrhian, Manorbier, Mathry, Nantycoy, Narberth, Newport, Prendergast,
Rosemarket, St Davids, St Dogwells, Steynton, Tenby, Treffgarne, Walton West and
Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire; Ruabon and Wrexham, Denbighshire; Llanwonno,
Glamorgan; Whitchurch, Shropshire; Mendham, Norfolk; Lower Tooting, Surrey; and
Ufford, Suffolk; 1788-1972; wills, 1861-1959, and grants and letters of
administration, 1862-1955, relating mostly to Pembrokeshire; and agreements
relating to the maintenance of illegitimate children"
- Penhale and Co., Solicitors, Records "Papers of Haverfordwest solicitors firms,
1705-1980, collected by Penhale and Co., Solicitors, consisting of clients'
files, 1865-1980; papers relating to the Child and Hook Child family, 1745-1967;
papers relating to Charles Hugh Allen of Robeston Hall, 1884-1895; papers
relating to John Davies of Jordanston and John Llewellyn of Hazel Hill,
1857-1945; papers relating to Essex Harries of Scolton, 1857-1945; papers
relating to John Madocks of Haverfordwest,
1819-1887; papers relating to C. H. J. Talmage and the Johnston Brick and Tile
Co. Ltd, 1918-1967; ................................"
- Pritchard Read and Company, Accountants, Records "Records of Pritchard Read and Company, 1927-1965...........................Local Valuation Panel and Court records, 1927-1956; Cemaes
Rural District Valuation Court records, 1950-1954; Haverfordwest Rural District Council Valuation Court
records, 1950-1956; Milford Haven Urban District Valuation Court records;
1942-1955; ................................... "
- Messrs R. K. Lucas and Son Papers 1683-[1980s] "Messrs R. K. Lucas & Son, of Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, is one of the oldest firms of surveyors, valuers, auctioneers and
estate agents in Wales, having been traced back to 1789 with roots lying in the
15th and 16th centuries"
- R. T. P. Williams, solicitors, of Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, Archives
1590-1991 "Papers of Messrs RTP Williams, Solicitors, including probate papers, letters of
administration, title deeds and correspondence, relating mainly to Pembrokeshire
families and individual properties, 1590-1991; papers relating to Great Western
Railway Co., 1922-1939, including of the Fishguard Harbour Improvement Co.,
1922-1930; the Milford and St Brides Bay Light Railway, 1916-1926; Milford Haven
Trawler Owners and Fishermen's Association Ltd 1917-1930; Pembrokeshire County
Council, 1915-1968; Milford Haven District Nursing Association, 1930-1948;
papers from the firm's activity as Joint clerks to the Justices, Haverfordwest and Dewsland divisions, 1936-1939;
Undersheriff of Pembrokeshire, 1939-1969, and Haverfordwest, 1940-1960; and Clerk to the Lieutenancy
of Pembrokeshire, 1932-1965, and of Haverfordwest 1924-1938"
Haverfordwest [
town] 1851 census index and transcription by Dyfed FHS
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Photographs of Moravian buildings 1970s "Two photographs. A Moravian Chapel and a Moravian house in Upper Market Street,
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire"
Dickman, H.J.
"Within these walls": the story of Hill Mountain and Llangwm Wesley Methodist Churches in the Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Circuit, Haverfordwest, J.W. Hammond (1981) 51 p.
Holcombe, William.
The indispensable obligations to Christian charity : A sermon preached before the subscribers to the Charity established for the relief of decayed clergymen, their widows and children, in the county of Pembroke : at St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest : on Tuesday June 27, 1786. Carmarthen : Printed for the author and sold by J. Ross, 1787. 40p
Jones, Barbara. The Dominican Friars of Haverfordwest : their sites and lands before and after the dissolution of the monasteries .
The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.3 1989 Welsh
Journals Online
Rees, Siân E. Haverfordwest Priory : an interim report .
The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.2, 1986-7
Welsh
Journals Online
Richards, W. L. (William Leslie).
A well-found ship : history of Tabernacle Congregational Church, Haverfordwest. Diaconate of Tabernacle Congregational Church, 1988. 45p.
Williams, G. B.
Albany United Reformed Church Haverfordwest 350th anniversary 1638-1988 : some historical notes . Albany United Reformed Church], 1988 .12p
Non Anglican churches & chapels not allocated to one of the three
Haverfordwest parishes;
- St David & St Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Haverfordwest On Dyfed FHS
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- Church of Latter Day Saints, Bridge St SM9515 Meeting place built before 1800 Coflein
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- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Haverfordwest SM945160 Coflein
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- Meeting House, The Parade, Haverfordwest (No denomination shown)
SM9557015331 Coflein
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- Quaker Meeting House, Quay St East Warehouse SM9555215385 Built 1744 on site of the present Shire Court on corner of Quay Street
& High street, incorporating furniture from a former c 1700 meeting house.
Discontinued 1824 Coflein
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- Salvation Army Citadel, North St / Holloway SM9522915840 Shown on map of 1888
Coflein
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- St Mary St chapel (No denomination shown) SM9519515571 Built 1888
Not still open 1993 Coflein
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Haverfordwest Court of Quarter Sessions, records 1772-1961 "Haverfordwest Quarter Sessions records,
1772-1961, including Court in Sessions and Summary Jurisdiction records,
1843-1951; administration records, 1826-1951; records relating to bridges,
1861-1883; records relating to lunacy, 1857-1872; records relating to the Clerk
of the Peace, 1772-1953; court procedures, rules, etc., 1871-1894; records of
the Treasurer, 1857-1885; police, gaol and judical accounts, 1851-1948;
Commissions of the Peace, 1851-1961; list of members of the Commission of the
Peace, 1891-1948; and enrolment, registration and deposit, 1786-1951."
Haverfordwest Town Centre - a community site
Edwards, Sybil. Haverfordwest in Old Postcards 1997
Haverfordwest in Old Photographs (Hwlffordd mewn hen luniau). Stroud : Alan Sutton, 1992. 160p
James, G. Douglas. The Town and County of Haverfordwest
1957
James, Terrence. The
origins and topography of medieval Haverford (NLW's
site) Pemb Historian IV
Phillips, W D Old Haverfordwest A
reprint of articles in the Pembrokeshire County Guardian 1924-25
Richards, Bill. The Changing Face of Haverfordwest 1992
Thomas, Maldwyn/Haverfordwest Civic Society.
Plaque trail around the historic buildings and sites of Haverfordwest , 1999. 38p
Transcript of complete entry in Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales of 1833.
Brigstocke's Pembrokeshire Year Book 1904- Haverfordwest , a mine of information covering all things political, municipal, military and social in the town.
Morris, Ray.
Trade Directories - an under used resource. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 6/7 Aug 1999. Contains an extract of the 431 names appearing in the above Brigstocke's Year Book for 1904. And copy photographs of the four Mayors of Pembrokeshire in that year.
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1830. Here are Extracts for Haverfordwest
Pigot & Co. South Wales Directory for 1844. Here are Extracts for Haverfordwest and Neighbourhood
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Papers of Alderman William Edward Dixon of Williamston and Cambrian Saw Mills,
Haverfordwest "Alderman William Edward Dixon, of Williamston, Pembrokeshire, (alive 1922-1938)
was a timber merchant in Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, operating the Cambrian Saw Mills"
- Ferris and Foley families 1786-1876 "The Foley family resided at Llawhaden and Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The Ferris family were
based in Buckinghamshire"
- James family, of Spring Gardens Brewery, Haverfordwest,papers
1794-1931 (accumulated 1877-1931) "Thomas James (fl. 1887-1896), of Spring Gardens Brewery, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was a wine and spirit
merchant........"
Held at the NLW ;
- Records [deposited by Mrs J Roddick] of the Phillips family of Kilbarth, parish of Rudbaxton, co Pembroke, 1650-1892, and papers of John William Phillips, senior[1824-88] and junior [1864-1934], solicitors, Haverfordwest. Include antiquarian papers of Pembrokeshire interest, C19th-C20th, and other records relating to the Haverfordwest area, 1575-1913.
Bosworth, Nickie. HARVEY of Haverforwest.
Dyfed FHS journal,1999 .Research into the family and descendants of Benjamin Harvey, paper mill manufacturer, and migrant from Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire. They later diversified into farming, shipping and railways.
Hughes, Basil.
Haverfordwest 1539 1660. ISBN 1 898687 07 2 . List of names of those who appear in the records during that period
John, C.E.
History and family record of the "John" family, 1683 to 1964; the descendants of John Phillips and Ellen, his wife, from Haverfordwest, Prembrokeshire [sic] Wales, Long Beach?, Calif., (1966) iv, 182 p. : ill., ports., maps.
Pike, Jonathan. Dyfed Apprentices in Eighteenth Century Bristol.
Dyfed FHS Journal 5 (Aug. and Dec. 1996). [Powell Family of St Clears, Meyler Family of Haverfordwest, Protheroe Family of Molleston, Bowen Family of Pembroke]
There are historical snippets about this parish on Not everyone knows this..
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Thomas Lewis James Papers "Papers, mainly deeds and documents and transcripts relating to the history of
Haverfordwest and to Sir John Perrot, 1552-[19th
cent.]."
- Charles Ernest Sinnett Papers 1791-1977 (accumulated [1930]-1977)
"Charles Ernest Sinnett (1910-1977) was a local historian interested in
Pembrokeshire. He published several articles, mainly relating to the history of
Haverfordwest and collected photographs, trade
journals and other material relating to his interests"
Held at the NLW ;
- Documents, mainly C19th transcripts by Thomas Lewis James, relating to the history of Haverfordwest.
Brief history, and picture of the castle, from Dyfed FHS.
Haverfordwest
Town Museum
Haverfordwest Castle - a Castles of Wales site. "The castle stands on a superb, naturally defensive position at the end of a strong, isolated ridge with a sheer cliff on the east. It was an English foundation, first established by Gilbert de Clare, earl of Pembroke in the mid-12th century, and remained an English stronghold throughout its history...."
There is an extensive account of the history of the town in the Lewis transcription - see under Directories.
A history of the town and county of Haverfordwest, Llandysul, Gwasg Gomer (1999) 272 p.
Blacklaw-Jones, Richard. A
previously unknown C17 token from Haverfordwest (NLW's
site) Pemb Historian X
Brown, J., Phillips, J.W., and Warren. F.J.
The history of Haverfordwest with that of some Pembrokeshire parishes.Originally written by the late John Brown and added to by J.W.Phillips & Fred J.Warren . Published by subscription 1914. Here is an Index by Pat Powell
.
Also, the complete book is accessible on the Internet
Archive site (click on Texts and search on Haverfordwest)
Charles, B.G., (Ed.).
Calendar of the records of the Borough of Haverfordwest, 1539-1660, Cardiff, University of Wales Press,1967, 274 p.
Haverfordwest and its story; with Old Pembrokeshire parishes: their traditions, histories, and memories, Haverfordwest, L. Brigstocke (1882) 172 p.
Honey Harfat : a Haverfordwest miscellany : Haverfordwest town and county, 1479-1979 .Newport, Greencroft Books, 1979. 65p
Freeman, E.
Historic Haverfordwest, Newport, E. Freeman (1960) 30 p.
Hancock, Simon.
The seventeenth-century token of Haverfordwest with an interesting design
(NLW's site) Pemb Historian IV
Hancock, Simon L Jacob
Wolford: a seventeenth century token issuer in Haverfordwest The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.3
1989 Welsh
Journals Online
Hancock, Simon A seventeenth century token of Haverfordwest
with an interesting design The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.4
1990/91 Welsh
Journals Online
Hancock, S L William Nichol and the Marian
reaction The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.2, 1986-7
Welsh
Journals Online
Howells, John, of Haverfordwest. Haverfordwest and the Plague, 1652 .
Welsh History Review 12 (1985), p. 411-19
James, Douglas D.
The town and county of Haverfordwest and its story, Haverfordwest, J.W. Hammond (1958) 172 p.13 b/w illus.[LDS GS 942.99/H1 H2j]
James, Douglas G.
Historical Notes on Haverfordwest.
James, Terrence The origins
and topography of medieval Haverford The Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, No.4
1990/91 Welsh
Journals Online
Lewis, D J.
Reminiscences of Haverfordwest in the early part of this century[C20]. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 5/2 Dec 1994.
Miles, Dillwyn.
A History of Haverfordwest ; Gomer 1999....Indexed. Listed in Gomer's 2002 Catalogue (1 85902 738 5);- "...an impressive range of distinguished contributors trace the history of Haverfordwest from its earliest settlement through to the medieval borough that grew up around the castle, and finally to the thriving town of the twentieth century."
Miles, Dillwyn.
The town and county of Haverfordwest : its freemen and its charities.Gild of Freemen of Haverfordwest, [1988] 24p
Miles, D.
Sheriffs of the county of Pembroke, 1541- 1974: together with a list of the sheriffs of the town and county of Haverfordwest, C. I. Thomas & Sons (1976) 109 p.
Nisbet, Robert
.Under the hills : a memoir: Haverfordwest 1945-1962.Haverfordwest Civic Society,1999.68 p.
Oliver, Gerald. Haverfordwest - stones of the town : the history of Haverfordwest traced through its architecture.
Pembrokeshire Life .Oct 1989, p.12-14
Owen, H.
A calendar of the public records relating to Pembrokeshire. Vol 1. The lordship, castle, and town of Haverford, Cymmrodorion record series, no. 7. London, Honourable society of Cymmrodorion (1911-1918).
Phillips, W D.
Old Haverfordwest
Richards, W.L.
Changing face of Haverfordwest. Haverfordwest Civic Society (1992) 150 p.
Sinnett, Charles E. Haverfordwest in the
early 1850s, Portfield Fair & The Coming of the Railway
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Haverfordwest (Williams & Williams) [solicitors] "The collection comprises records from the office of Williams & Williams,
Haverfordwest, solicitors, largely deeds and
draft deeds, mostly 19th century, and many relating to the Haverfordwest area of Pembrokeshire.................."
- Belle Vue Estate, Haverfordwest, papers 1814-1953 "The Belle Vue estate, Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, was centred on the house called Merlins Villa, later known as
Merlins Glen, and now known as The Glen. Thomas Rule Owen (1833-1921), of Haverfordwest, was a land agent .............................."
- Records relating to the Charity of James Griffiths "Records relating to the Charity of James Griffiths, 1820-[late 20th century],
comprising deeds for properties in Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, 1820-1883;
..........................."
- Green Family Properties in Haverfordwest, Papers 1773-1915 "The Green family owned or leased a number of properties in Quay Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, at the end of the 19th
century. The Green family included Stephen (fl. 1858-1892), ironmonger, J. Green
(d. 1878), grocer, and Frederick Powell Green (fl. 1903-1912), ironmonger"
- Deeds and papers relating to the Harries family of Haverfordwest [15th century]-1937
- Higgon family deeds and estate papers 1549-1945 (predominantly 19th century)
"The Higgon family had resided at Scolton, Pembrokeshire, since at least the
16th century......."
- Records of the Higgon family of Scolton Manor and of Fernhill [Haverfordwest]
1709-1968
Held at the NLW ;
- Records, mostly deeds, from the office of Eaton, Evans & Williams, Haverfordwest, C17-C19th.
- Records from the office of Williams & Williams, Haverfordwest, solicitors, largely deeds and draft deeds, mostly C19th, and relating to the Haverfordwest area of Pembrokeshire.
- Records from the offices of Morgan Richardson, solicitors, Cardigan, C16-C20, with family papers of Thomas Morgan, solicitor, C19. Estates include those of Phillips of Haverfordwest, Lort and Lort-Phillips of Lawrenny, co Pembroke................................................ Vaughan and Millingchamp of Plas Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire; Pigeonsford and Brynog, Cardiganshire; Posty, Pembrokeshire.
Held at Pem.RO
- The collection of papers of two Haverfordwest solicitors , RTP Williams, and Eaton Evans are in course of being listed [7/2001], the estate and family papers of the following are in the collection ; Rule Owen of Merlins Hill ; Dixon of Williamston ; Scourfield of Mote; Higgon of Scolton; Mortimer of St David's; Jones of Brawdy ; Stokes of Fernhill; Eaton of Pantglas; Massey of Cottesmore; Ford and Protheroe of Stone Hall.
View maps covering the area of this parish and places within its boundaries
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Doctors McGeogh, George and Gillam, of The Surgery, High Street and Chalfont
House, Haverfordwest, Papers 1880-1958
- St John Ambulance Brigade Haverfordwest, records [1927]-1952
"The St John Ambulance is a voluntary First Aid organisation and charity, founded
in 1877....................A brigade or branch was active in
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire , from 1927; .........................."
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Mine plans, Pembrokeshire (non-coal) "Plans relating to Llanfyrnach lead mines, Crymych, and Green Hill ochre mine,
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 1883-1919"
Hook Colliery, Hook near Haverfordwest on the Welsh Coal Mines site
Greenhill Ochre Mine. "Greenhill Ochre Mine lies approximately one mile south of Haverfordwest at about NGR SM 951141, in an area designated for residential development. The mine was briefly active in the second decade of the 20th century working ochre found in the Carboniferous Limestone which in the area of the mine is overlain by the Millstone Grit............"
Courtney, Paul. An Elizabethan potter at Haverfordwest?
Medieval and Later Pottery in Wales (Bulletin of the Welsh Medieval Pottery Research Group) 9 (1986/87), p. 78-81
Hancock, Simon L. Jacob Wolford : a seventeenth-century token issuer in Haverfordwest .
Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society 3 (1989), p. 41-56
Hancock, Simon L. The tokens of Thomas Bowen, a mercer in seventeenth-century Haverfordwest .
Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin (Dec.1990), p. 308-13
Hancock, Simon L. John Fowler : a seventeenth-century token issuer in Haverfordwest.
Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin October (1990), p. 228-34
James, H E H Haverfordwest
printers Journal of the Welsh
Bibliographical Society vol 1/4 1912 Welsh
Journals Online
Jones, R.W.
The Haverfordwest Borough Police Force 1835 to 1889, Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest Civic Society (1989) 61 p.
Pepler, Jonathan Party politics in
Elizabethan Haverfordwest Journal
of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society vol 1 1985 Welsh
Journals Online
Haverfordwest
Workhouse - on Peter Higginbotham's site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- H. M. Customs and Excise, records of Haverfordwest District Station and Narberth District
Station "Public Records of H. M. Customs and Excise, relating to Pembrokeshire,
including leases, 1800-1849; general warehouse bonds [c. 1775]-1866;
letter books, 1915-1951; expenses register, Haverfordwest District Station, 1941-1942; register of
private brewers, Haverfordwest Station,
1959-1962; and letter books, Narberth District Station, 1925-1947"
- Haverfordwest Borough, records 1291-1973 "The town Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was
created by Flemish immigrants, as an initiative of Henry I. Haverfordwest received its first charter from Henry II
(1154-1189). Later charters were issued by monarchs and by the Earls of
Pembroke. The town was a corporation, governed by a mayor, who also had the
title of Admiral of the Port...................................."
- Haverfordwest Bridge Commissioners Records 1833-1925 "The town and port of Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, stands on the lowest bridging point of the Western Cleddau. Haverfordwest Bridge Commissioners oversaw the
construction of a new bridge across the river in 1833, .............................."
- Haverfordwest Rural District Council, records 1847-1975 (accumulated 1894-1975)
- Records from the registrar of births, deaths and marriages, Haverfordwest
"Records from the registrar of births, deaths and marriages, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, 1812-1913, including
papers of Henry Ress, Deputy Sheriff, 1812-1815; quarterly returns of numbers of
births, deaths and marriages, 1853-1854; lists of Chapels of dissenters,
1852-1952; minutes of Deputy Lieutenannts' meeting concerning the militia,
1852-1853; circulars and papers relating to the registration of births, deaths
and marriages, 1836-1913; and papers relating to the qualifications of medical
practitioners, 1853. The collection does not contain the Register of Births,
Deaths and Marriages"
Held at Pembrokeshire Archives [ with microfilm copies at the NLW] ;
- Records of the borough of Haverfordwest, late C13th -1901. Schedules [1948], 94pp ; [1960], 289pp. B G Charles,
Calendar of the Records of the Borough of Haverfordwest, 1539-1660 [Cardiff, 1967]. Annual Review 1947-8, p 37-8.
Dickman, H J. History of the Rural District Council 1894-1974
James,G. Douglas . History of the Haverfordwest Grammar
School
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Haverfordwest Cricket Club Records 1839-1955 (mainly 1903-1955)
"Haverfordwest Cricket Club is the oldest Cricket
Club in Wales; it was founded in 1824. It acquired its first ground at the 'Old
Race Course' in 1839............................"
- Haverfordwest & District Nursing
Association, minutes 1895-1952 "............. founded in 1895, provided healthcare support in Pembrokeshire"
- Haverfordwest Excelsior Male Glee Society 1891-1938 "
............... a choral society based in Haverfordwest,
Pembrokeshire, specialising in short songs, active 1891-1938."
- Haverfordwest Rotary Club, records 1937-1987 "........
an international organisation for business and professional people striving to
improve life in their communities and further afield......"
- Haverfordwest Inner Wheel Club, records 1947-1997 ".....
established in 1923 as an organisation for the wives and other womenfolk of
Rotary Club members......."
- Haverfordwest Reference Library Papers 1859-[1970s] "...........
including scrapbook relating to the Haverfordwest Rifle Corps, 1859-1894; photograph
albums, 1936; correspondence and papers of Dr Harry Owen of Poyston, 1891-1908"
- Haverfordwest Temperance Hall Trust 1850-1985 "The Temperance Hall, St Mary's Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was built in about 1889......."
- Pembrokeshire County Club, records 1878-1983 "Pembrokeshire County Club was a genetleman's club formed in 1877, located in
High Street, Haverfordwest....."
- Records of Royal British Legion (Haverfordwest
Branch) 1926-1989 "The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921 to provide financial, social and
emotional support for current and ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen and their
dependants. .................
The Haverfordwest Branch, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, has been active since
1926"
- Records of the Society of Cymmrodorion, Haverfordwest 1916-1990
"The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion was founded in 1751 with the purpose of
patronising the arts, literature and sciences in Wales. ...................................The Society of Cymmrodorion, Haverfordwest, (Cymdeithas Cymmrodorion Hwlffordd) was
active throughout most of the 20th century"
- Soroptimist Club of Haverfordwest and District,
records 1950-1973 (mainly 1962-1973) "Soroptimist International was founded in 1921 in California, USA, as a
voluntary organisation of women in business and management, working to improve
life for women. ........................ The Soroptimist Club of
Haverfordwest and District (or SI Haverfordwest was formed in 1962."
Cule, John. Some Early Hospitals in Wales and the Border.
National Library of Wales journal. 1977, Winter Volume XX/2. Here is an extract relating to this parish;
"The town of Haverfordwest, which was stricken by the pestilence in 1652, found the rapid increase in the number of cases necessitated the establishment of a pest house for the care of the poorer victims. This was done at the town's expense and although the wealthier citizens often preferred to remain within their own houses, barred and chained from the outside, some found admission to the municipal pesthouse as paying patients. The Town Council employed men, known as 'tarcoats' to attend the sick and bury the dead, and there were other attendants as well, including a somewhat mysterious visiting woman 'thought to have been sent there by providence'. She was paid six shillings a week, and left after the sickness had subsided in March 1663 to join her friends in England."
Davis, Baden
Born and bred: Haverfordwest as I remember it from 1924-1955, Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest Civic Society (1991) 91 p.
Hornsey, Brian.
Ninety years of cinema in Bideford, Elgin & Haverfordwest. Fuchsiaprint of Stamford , 2000. 16 p
Howells, John. Haverfordwest
and the Plague, 1652 (NLW's site) Welsh
History Review 12
John, J.I.
Recollections: a Haverfordwest childhood 1901-1915, Newport, Greencroft (1983) 32 p.
Lowe, V.
My Haverfordwest childhood: 1918-1938, Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest Civic Society (1993) 72 p.
Lowe, Vera.
Entertainments of 50 years ago. Dyfed FHS journal Vol 7/3 Dec 2000. Based on an extract from
Old Haverfordwest by W D Phillips who was born in Prendergast and remembered the coming of the railway in 1853.
Mathias, John Memories of Haverfordwest ; reprinted
from the Western Telegraph. A long poem with many local names.
Pepler, Jonathan. Party politics in Elizabethan Haverfordwest.
Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society 1 (1985), p. 7-16
Richards, W.L.
Haverfordwest my grandstand, Haverfordwest, Haverfordwest Civic Society (1994) 152 p
[Gareth Hicks: 16 Jan 2013]
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