Haverfordwest History

Category: Haverfordwest

AtoZ Challenge: Reflections

  The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate, by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C, 

AtoZ Challenge – J: Jealous Man’s Revenge #atozchallenge

The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate, by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C, and

AtoZChallenge: F: The Frolic Lost #atozchallenge

The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate, by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C,  and

People of Haverfordwest: John Taylor and Mary Davies

This is the first in what will be a series of posts about the people of Haverfordwest. I thought I’d start with the people in my family tree.  John TAYLOR and Mary LLOYD were my 3x great grandparents. John TAYLOR and Mary LLOYD John TAYLOR Snr was born in about 1784. In 24 June 1804,

Persevering Welsh Women

Persevering Welshwomen The following article about a group of Welsh Women, who took it into their own hands to repair a road, when the council ignored there requests, was posted in a newspaper in Australia.   “The women of haverfordwest – worthy descendants of those brave Pembrokeshire, women who used their red cloaks with such

Haverfordwest – A Brief 12th and 13th Century Timeline

  Haverfordwest has a history that goes back for many centuries. Following is a timeline of events of the 12th and 13th centuries. 1108 Flemish settlers arrived in the area of Haverfordwest 1110 Circa The original timber castle was built at Haverfordwest. 1173 Henry II visited Haverfordwest on his return from Ireland 1210 Circa An

A Brief Introduction to Haverfordwest

  Haverfordwest is the largest urban area of the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. In recent years it’s population has been around 12000 – 15000 people. In the mid 1800s, the population was closer to 3000. The town of Haverfordwest is divided by the River Cleddau, with most of the area on the right bank. The

Haverfordwest History: A One Place Study

One Place Study Haverfordwest History is a registered One Place Study. A One Place Study is a designated study of a particular city, town, village or area.   Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales is the only One Place Study being done in Wales at the moment.  Most family historians, while researching their family history, do a little research