Roy Are you wanting information on a particular burial ground or a particular area of Pembrokeshire? Melanie. [email protected] researching various surnames in North West Pembrokeshire including Cornock James Evans Owen/s Thomas Samuel in the following places Fishguard Manorowen Llanstinian Llanfairnantygof, Llanwnda Llanllawer Llanychaer Dinas Cross ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:36:10 +0000 From: Roy Davies <[email protected]> Subject: [Dyfed] Non-conformist burial grounds in Pembrokeshire? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]om> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Does anyone know if there is a comprehensive (or at least reasonably full) list of Non-Conformist burial grounds in Pembrokeshire with the dates that they were in use? If such a list exists is there an index to it? Roy ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:10:22 +0100 From: yr achwr <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Dyfed] Non-conformist burial grounds in Pembrokeshire? To: Roy Davies <[email protected]>, [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Roy, I'm afraid the simple answer is no. MI Surveys in Pembrokeshire of Church let alone Chapel Burial Grounds is very patchy. Some areas have been covered better than others. This is also true for Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire. If you could be more specific, about the Parishes or Chapels you are interested in, I might be able to answer your question. I am always suprised by the number of burials in local graveyards of individuals, and whole families from other counties. They were returned to be buried in the ancestral plot or burial ground. The connection in some of the instances I have researched out of curiosity, is often a couple of generations earlier. An all Dyfed Index is therefore sorely required. Achwr *********************************

Hello Achwr (or Shw Mae!) and Melanie, Thanks for your messages. I am not sure what burial grounds I'm interested in because I am don't know which chapels had burial grounds, with the exception of Rhydwilym which I have read does have one, and I am not 100% sure which chapels various people were members of at the time they died. However the names, dates and place of death of a few of the people I'm interested in are listed below as are the names of some chapels which certain family members seem to have had connections with. Sarah James (formerly Thomas) wife of George James, died in Market Square, Narberth on 23 December 1849. Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of Benjamin Phillips, died at Danygraig farm near Llangolman on 30 May 1874. Phoebe Griffiths (formerly Davies), the wife of Thomas Griffiths, died in Danygraig Farm near Llangolman on 26 May 1879. Ann James (wife of John James) died on 4 September 1880 in Redstone, Narberth. John James (a stonemason) died 25 April 1889 in Redstone, Narberth. Most of the descendants of these Jameses and Griffithses from Pembrokeshire who later moved to Glamorgan were Baptists and therefore some of those above were probably also Baptists, but perhaps not all of them. Some of the chapels in which various relations got married or which some family members are thought to have had a connection are: Nebo Independent Chapel, Cilymaenllwyd. Bethesda Baptist Chapel, High Street, Narberth. Ffynnon Baptist Chapel, Llanddewi Velfrey. Rhydwilym Baptist Church, Llandissilio. (Danygraig Farm where Elizabeth Phillips and Phoebe Griffiths died is quite close to Rhydwilym). I don't want to inconvenience you, or other members of this list, but if you do have access to any sources that you could check reasonably easily, or if you have any other suggestions, I would be grateful. Regards, Roy > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:10:22 +0100 > From: yr achwr <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dyfed] Non-conformist burial grounds in Pembrokeshire? > To: Roy Davies <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Roy, > I'm afraid the simple answer is no. > MI Surveys in Pembrokeshire of Church let alone Chapel Burial Grounds is > very patchy. > Some areas have been covered better than others. > This is also true for Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire. > If you could be more specific, about the Parishes or Chapels you are > interested in, I might be able to answer your question. > I am always suprised by the number of burials in local graveyards of > individuals, and whole families from other counties. They were returned to > be buried in the ancestral plot or burial ground. The connection in some of > the instances I have researched out of curiosity, is often a couple of > generations earlier. > An all Dyfed Index is therefore sorely required. > > Achwr > > > *********************************