Dear Gwyn It is possible that there was a history of inn keeping in the Reynolds family as you mention below. Here is the extract from Keith Johnson's book on the Salutation in Haverfordwest. Redevelopment of this part of town in the 1830's led to the opening of the Salutation. The building of the New Bridge prompted the opening of the substantial coaching inn, and the first licensee was a horse trader named Fenwick. In 1838 the Salutation was taken over by Walter Reynolds who declared in an advert in the local paper that he 'hoped to be favoured with that support which his predecessor so liberally received'. He evidently was, because he was still landlord in 1865. An auctioneer by profession, Reynolds was also a leading figure in the Odd Fellows movement in Haverfordwest, a town councillor, and the official Welsh interpreter for the local courts. The Misses Caroline and Mary Reynolds held sway here from 1868 to 1874, but from 1881 until her death in 1892 Miss Caroline had charge on her own. The Salutation is today known as the County Hotel and can be seen just as you enter Haverfordwest. Best Wishes Sylvia ................................................................. Pembrokeshire Census, Memorials, Hearths, Orielton CD's and Baptist Sketches at www.cenquest.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Gwyn Hughes To: sylvia@cenquest.co.uk Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 8:59 PM Subject: RE: [Dyfed] Pem: Thomas Reynolds Hi Sylvia, I have to wonder if there is a history of inkeeping in the Reynolds family after reading the extract from your e-mail because there was a Walter Reynolds who ran the Salutation Inn at Haverfordwest. Gwyn Hughes > From: sylvia@cenquest.co.uk > To: rachel-boyd@sbcglobal.net > Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 20:46:12 +0100 > CC: DYFED@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Dyfed] Pem: Thomas Reynolds > > Dear Rachel > > There is mention of Thomas Reynolds in Keith Johnstons book The Pubs of > Haverfordwest. Here is the relevant paragraph for you. > > Hill Street was once known as King Street and especially in its upper > reaches was one of the more fashionable streets in the town. Many of the > county's gentry families kept town houses in Hill Street, to which they > would repair during the season of balls and dinner parties, steeplechases > and hunt meets. In the 1820s it became the first street in town to be paved > and duly became a popular place for the young men and women of the town to > promenade on fine evenings. It was a mainly residential street, and many > well to do townsfolk chose to live in the elegant three story houses, which > graced the upper part of the street. > The lower part of Hill Street, being in close proximity to the towns main > fairs and markets, was a less desirable neighbourhood and this was where > most of the hostelries were to be found. Going up the street, away from the > Market Street junction, the first property on the left past the cinema (the > old corn market) was the Fox and Hounds. Thomas Reynolds kept the pub from > 1826 to 1852 and in the 1831 election he entertained voters on behalf of the > Orange party; three years later he was still trying to get his money back. > His widow Mrs Jenny Reynolds was the popular landlady from 1858 to 1876. > > Best Wishes > Sylvia > ................................................................. > Pembrokeshire Census, Memorials, Hearths, > Orielton CD's and Baptist Sketches at > www.cenquest.co.uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rachel Boyd" <rachel-boyd@sbcglobal.net> > > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. Get Them Now