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England & Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Llangolman St Colman

 

The Parish

The parish of Llangolman lies in the extreme east of Pembrokeshire forming a stretch of the border with neighbouring Carmarthenshire. Llangolman is a small village which lies around 8 miles north of the small market town of Narberth and sits about 2 miles west of the A478 road which connects Narberth with Cardigan. Llangolman has a small centre at Llangoman Common and a scatter of farms across the parish which stands on the banks of the Eastern Afon Cleddau close to the Preseli Hills. The parish had two principal sources of income, the soils were fertile and cereal farming dominated the landscape, in addition the local slate was of good quality and was extensively quarried for roofing. The Eastern Cleddau drains the parish southwards, joins with its western counterpart and reaches the Irish Sea through Milford Haven. Llangolman is sited in hilly countryside, the church and principal settlement of Llangolman Common being at 190 metres, some 60 metres above those properties on the banks of the Eastern Cleddau; land rises steadily northwards, however, into the Preseli range where Foel Feddau tops out at 467 metres. Parishes in the upland north of Pembrokeshire are larger than most, Llangolman parish covered just over 2,900 acres and would have supported a population of close to 250 parishioners. Like most of Wales Llangolman is not mentioned in Domesday Book which did not cover this area.


The Church

St Colman's church sits about a quarter mile south of the crossroads at Llangolman Common on the western side of a narrow and winding lane. Sadly this church is not a medieval relic but a Victorian replacement built in mid 19th century, dates of construction are not mentioned in Pevsner who only credit the repairs of both 1866 & 1899. The church is built in the style of the early English Gothic period, typical of the early 13th century, and uses lancet windows popular in that era. The local Preseli stone gives it a rather dark &forbidding look in dull weather. A simple and small church of nave & chancel topped with a western bellcote. As the lane wanders southwards, it is barely wider than a car, the church appears on the western side and, thankfully, has a large car park so parking is no issue, The church is slightly elevated above road level and the churchyard is banked by local stone walls, a set of gates grants access to an area with no obstructions to photography.


The Records

Register No Covering Dates Deposited With Register Style Quality Standard Comments
1
20th February 1755 - 22nd August 1812
Pembrokeshire Archives - Reference - HPR/86/1
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4entries per page
Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads
The register suffers badly from fading and at least 2 entries are unreadable as a result, sadly there are no corresponding BTs to collect data which is unclear or unreadable making for a certainty of omission and a likelihood of misreads
2 22nd Novermber 1814 - 17th January 1837  Pembrokeshire Archives - Reference - HPR/86/2 Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number Fading continues to be an issue with this register, but BTs do survive so only accidental misreads may be an issue, hopefully few in number


Llandilo St Teilo
Mynachlog-ddu St Dogmael
Mynachlog-ddu St Dogmael
Llandilo St Teilo
Mynachlog-ddu St Dogmael
Llanycefn St Non
Castelldwyran, Carmarthenshire
Cilymaenllwyd St Phillip & St James, Carmarthenshire

1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830

Register Reference Date Groom Forename Groom Surname Groom Status Groom Abode Bride Forename Bride Surname Bride Status Bride Abode
1 20/02/1755 Elias DAVID

Elizabeth THOMAS

2 23/10/1755 John DAVID
Cilgerran Martha REES

3 02/11/1756 Roger THOMAS

Ann MORGAN
Llandilo
4 09/10/1757 Thomas GRIFFITH

Mary DAVID

5 27/03/1758 Thomas LEWIS

Jane LEWHELLEN

6 25/06/1758 Thomas JAMES
Nevern Martha GRIFFITHS

7 11/10/1759 Daniel THOMAS

Martha HOWEL

8 05/05/1761 Griffith EVANS

Ann GRIFFITHS Widow
9 02/06/1761 Lewis THOMAS
Trelech Ar Bettws, Carmarthenshire Sarah JOHN
Llandilo
10 01/11/1761 Benjamin JOHN
Llandilo Anne WILLIAM

11 01/12/1761 John NICHOLAS

Mary LEWIS

12 15/05/1762 Mathias THOMAS
Bridell Jane JOHN
Llandilo
13 28/04/1763 John SAUNDERS
Llawhaden Jane WILLIAM

21/10/1763 David RINALS

Mary PHILLIP

23/12/1763 John EDWARD
Mynachlog Ddu Margaret BOWEN

24/02/1764 Henry LEWIS

Dinah MELCHIOR

17 02/07/1764 John HOWELL
Castelldwyran, Carmarthenshire Sarah PHILIPPS
Llandilo
18 17/01/1765 John NICHOLAS
Llandilo Mary OWEN Single
19 23/11/1767 David JOHN
Llanychaer Elinor FRANCIS Single
20 23/01/1768 Daniel THOMAS

Martha DAVID Single
27/01/1771 Benjamin REES

Ann JOHN

20/05/1772 Thomas REES
Bletherston Mary THOMAS

22/04/1773 William YOUNG

Mary JOHN

21/10/1775 Lewis EYNON

Mary PRICE Single
09/12/1776 David JONES
St Mary, Haverfordwest Margaret THOMAS Single
20/01/1778 Thomas WILLIAMS
Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire Martha JAMES Single
25/03/1779 Henry YOUNG

Elizabeth LEWIS Single Mynachlog Ddu
14/10/1780 William DAVID
St Mary, Swansea, Glamorgan Mary DAVID Single
23/12/1780 Richard GIBBIN
Llandilo Elizabeth THOMAS Single
17/03/1781 Samuel GIBBIN

Elizabeth MELCHIOR Single
25/03/1782 Lewis EYNON

Margaret REES
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire
25/04/1782 Gabriel REES
Llanglydwen, Carmarthenshire Mary NICHOLAS Single
13/05/1783 David LEWIS

Mary THOMAS Single
19/08/1784 John JAMES
Castlebythe Martha DAVID Single
19/04/1785 Enoch JOHN

Martha EVAN Single
01/07/1785 David PAYNTON

Mary EVANS
St Mary, Pembroke
10/08/1785 Howell DAVIES
Eglwysfair A Churig, Carmarthenshire Martha PROTHEROE Single
07/09/1785 Daniel LEWIS
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Hester JAMES Single
08/09/1785 Thomas OWEN

Dorothy TWYNING Single
17/04/1786 John HUGH
Mynachlog Ddu Elizabeth JAMES Single
17/10/1786 Thomas DAVID
Whitechurch Mary LEWIS Single Llandilo
26/10/1786 David THOMAS

Elinor THOMAS Single
04/11/1786 David BOWEN

Mary DAVID Single
23/12/1786 Abraham EVANS
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Mary PROTHEROE Single
27/12/1787 John JAMES

Mary JOHN Single Llandilo
02/08/1788 David JAMES Widower
Joan HARRY Widow
04/11/1788 Thomas PHILLIP
Bletherston Anne REES Widow
26/11/1788 William JAMES

Margaret BATEMAN Single
06/06/1789 William JOHN
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Margaret THOMAS Single
07/11/1789 Lewis THOMAS

Hannah DAVID

23/02/1790 John WILLIAM
Nevern Martha MORRIS

15/07/1790 John EVAN

Mary DAVID

19/05/1791 Thomas THOMAS

Margaret HOWELL

18/02/1792 Daniel DAVID
Llandilo Phoebe DAVID

03/11/1792 Griffith JENKINS
Castelldwyran, Carmarthenshire Elizabeth EVAN

16/11/1792 William MORRIS

Elinor MORRIS

16/11/1792 John EVAN
Llansamlet, Glamorgan Esther PHILIPPS
Llandilo
31/10/1793 John LEWIS
Cilymaenllwyd, Carmarthenshire Phebe LEWIS

20/11/1794 Thomas WILLIAM

Mary DAVID

04/10/1795 William MORRIS
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Maria ROBERT

09/11/1795 Theophilus THOMAS
Whitechurch Elizabeth LEWIS
Llandilo
30/10/1798 William GRIFFITH

Mary HOWEL

04/12/1798 Thomas GIBBON
Narberth Sarah MORRIS

28/11/1799 Griffith ROWLAND
Mynachlog Ddu Martha LEWIS
Llandilo
12/12/1799 John EDWARD

Mary MORRIS

17/12/1799 Maurice GRIFFITH

Sarah THOMAS Single Llandilo
07/06/1801 David THOMAS
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Margaret CORNOCK

30/08/1801 Daniel DAVID
Mynachlog Ddu Anne MORGAN

16/03/1802 William PHILLIP

Sarah DAVID

26/08/1802 Evan LEWIS

Mary PHILIP

27/09/1802 Benjamin GRIFFITH
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Anna JONES

14/10/1802 Nicholas HUDSON
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Anna JAMES

08/11/1803 John ADAMS
Wiston Mary THOMAS

22/02/1804 Maurice MORRIS

Elizabeth PHILIP
Llandilo
30/11/1805 Thomas LLEWHELLEN
Llanycefn Mary MORRIS

11/08/1807 Benjamin GRIFFITH

Sarah JOHN

13/02/1808 John PHILIP
Mynachlog Ddu Anne JOHN

08/11/1808 John THOMAS
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Maria PROTHEROE

21/02/1809 Edward YOUNG

Elizabeth YOUNG

04/07/1809 Griffith PHILIP

Sarah EVANS

08/08/1809 John LLOYD
Henrys Moat Martha DAVIES

26/10/1809 John JAMES
Cilymaenllwyd, Carmarthenshire Sarah WILLIAM

24/02/1810 Daniel JAMES
Llanycefn Phoebe PARRY

05/07/1810 Evan MORRIS
Bletherston Sarah NICHOLAS

28/03/1811 Thomas JAMES
Mynachlog Ddu Martha BOWEN

05/05/1811 Stephen REES

Sarah THOMAS

21/05/1811 John THOMAS
Mynachlog Ddu Esther REES
Llandilo
10/11/1811 Rees PHILIP

Maria MORGAN
Mynachlog Ddu
28/12/1811 Stephen REES
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Anna REES

22/08/1812 John BOWEN

Anne LEWIS

1 22/11/1814 Daniel REES
Mynachlog Ddu Elizabeth DAVID

2 22/09/1815 William LEWIS
Llandilo Martha GRIFFITH

3 30/11/1815 Morgan JOHN
Little Newcastle Ann DAVID

4 09/12/1815 David DAVIES
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Miriam DAVIES

5 30/01/1816 Daniel GRIFFITH
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Mary DAVID Widow
6 21/12/1816 Thomas JAMES
Mynachlog Ddu Maria LEWIS

7 20/12/1817 Morris DAVID
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Ann WILLIAM

8 05/08/1818 Henry THOMAS

Margaret MORRIS

10 07/10/1819 William DAVIES
Maenclochog Esther RHODERICK Single
11 29/01/1820 James JAMES

Mary JOHN Single
12 25/06/1820 John LEWIS

Mary PHILLIP

13 07/11/1820 Daniel EDWARDS Single Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Mariah REES Single
14 30/12/1820 William JOHN Single Llanycefn Bridget PROTHROE Single
15 08/09/1821 James JAMES Single Mynachlog Ddu Phoebe HARRY Single
16 01/11/1821 D L DAVID Single
Esther MORRIS Single
17 19/02/1822 John OWEN
Mynachlog Ddu Catherine DAVIES Widow
18 24/11/1822 David DAVIES

Martha LEWIS

19 20/12/1823 William EVANS
Whitechurch Elizabeth PROTHEROE

20 27/01/1824 Job GRIFFITH Single Maenclochog Mary JAMES Single
21 05/06/1824 Benjamin THOMAS
Llanycefn Martha PROTHEROE Single
22 12/04/1825 Morris MORRIS

Phoebe GRIFFITH

23 21/05/1825 Daniel EYNON
Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Rachel THOMAS

24 15/10/1825 Benjamin PHILLIP

Margaret LEWIS

25 22/12/1825 George WILLIAMS Single Little Newcastle Mary GRIFFITH Single
28 11/04/1829 William JAMES Single
Frances GILBY Single
26 20/08/1829 Stephen EVANS Single
Jane ROWLAND Single
27 23/10/1829 Abel THOMAS Single
Sarah MORGAN Single Llanycefn
29 05/01/1830 Daniel EVANS Single Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Ciceley GRIFFITH Single
30 09/03/1830 John JOHN Widower
Margaret MORRIS Single
31 22/10/1830 Thomas JOHN Single
Elizabeth HERBERT Single
32 04/08/1832 Maurice JENKINS
" Cilymaenllwyd, Carmarthenshire" Sarah EVAN

33 18/10/1832 Stephen NICHOLAS Single
Ann MORGANS Single Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire
34 29/12/1832 David DAVID

Sophia DAVID

35 08/01/1833 Griffith PHILLIPS Single Cardiff, Glamorgan Martha GRIFFITH Single
36 07/10/1834 James DAVIES
Llanfyrnach Catherine GRIFFITH

37 18/01/1835 John JONES

Margaret JOHN

38 10/02/1835 William EVAN Widower Llandisilio, Carmarthenshire Martha NICHOLAS

39 23/06/1835 Lewis PROTHEROE Widower
Elizabeth THOMAS Single
40 16/08/1835 Henry JOHN

Anne GRIFFITHS

41 02/06/1836 John PHILLIPS Single Cenarth, Carmarthenshire Sarah Maria GRIFFITHS Single
42 15/11/1836 Thomas HOWELL
Llandilo Elizabeth JOHN

43 22/11/1836 Evan THOMAS
Llanycefn Mary BOWEN

44 17/01/1837 Griffith BOWEN Widower Llanycefn Rachel THOMAS

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