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    1. Incumbents of some PEM parishes in 1891
    2. Gerry
    3. Rachel Boyd's e-mail prompted me to look at my 1891 database to check the titles of parish incumbents. The following list gives name of parish, name of church (which might interest some), population in 1891, description of incumbent given in census, comments: Ambleston; St.Mary; 443; vicar Bletherston; St.Mary; 236; see Llawhaden Boulston; not known; 111, none found Brawdy; St.David; 477; vicar, also of Hayscastle Burton; St.Mary; 1023; rector Camrose; St.Ismael; 833; vicar Castlebythe; not known; 163; rector; living Llanllawer Clarbeston; St.Martin; 147; none found Coedcanlas; St.Mary, 100, none found Dale; St.James the Great; 327; none found Fishguard; St.Mary; 1,878; vicar Freystrop; St.Justinian; 314; rector Granston; St.Catherine; 147; none found Gumfreston, St.Lawrence; not known; rector; visiting Roch Haroldston St Issels; St.Issel; 235; none found Haroldston West; St.Madoc of Ferns; 135; rector Hasguard; St.Peter; 114; none found Haverfordwest St Martin (incl. Hamlet); 1,676; vicar Haverfordwest St Mary; 1,283; vicar, living in Furzey Park & Portfield Haverfordwest St Thomas (incl. Hamlet); 1,792; rector; was also archdeacon of St.David's Hayscastle; St.David; 275; see Brawdy Henry's Moat; St.Brynach; 272; rector Herbrandston; St.Mary; 303; rector Hubberston; St.David; 574; rector Johnston; St.Peter; 223; rector also vicar of Steynton; living in Steynton Jordanston; St.Cwrda; 153: clerk in holy orders, probably rector Lambston; St.Ismael; 181; none found Lampeter Velfrey; St.Peter; 960; ; rector plus a curate Letterston; St.Giles; 394; ; rector plus a curate Little Newcastle; St.Peter; 241; none found Llanddewi Velfrey; St.David; 506; curate in charge Llandeilo; not known; 81; none found Llandeloy; St.Teilo/Eloi; 201; none found Llanfair Nant-y-gof; St.Mary; 172; none found Llanfallteg; not found; 377, rector, living in Haverfordwest St.Thomas Llangolman; St.Colman; 302; none found Llangwm; St.Jerome; 944; clerk in holy orders, probably rector Llanhowell; St.Hywel; 147; vicar Llanllawer; St.David; 77; served by rector of Castlebythe? Llanreithan; St.Reithan/Rhidian; 138; none found Llanrhian; St.Rhian; 814; vicar Llanstadwell; St.Tudwall; 1,047; vicar Llanstinan; St.Justinian; 165; rector Llanwnda; St.Gwyndaf; 918; none found Llan-y-cefn; St.Non; 342; vicar Llanychaer; St.David; 164; rector, living in Fishguard Llawhaden; St.Aidan; 547; vicar, also of Bletherston Llys-y-fran; St.Meilyr; 147; none found Maenchlochog; St.Mary; 398; rector Manorowen; 150; St.Mary; clerk in holy orders Marloes; St.Peter; 408; curate; living in Dale Martletwy; St.Marcellus; 375; none found Mathry; Holy Martyrs; 704; clerk in holy orders, probably vicar plus a curate Milford; St.Katherine's; 3,497; clerk in holy orders Minwear; St.Womar; 52; none found Morfil; not known; 132; none found Narberth; St.Andrew; 2,096; rector plus a curate New Moat; St.Nicholas, 316; rector; living in Maenchlochog Neyland, St.Clement; 2,583 ; none found Nolton; St.Madoc; 129; rector Pontfaen; St.Brynach; 44; rector/vicar Prendergast; St.David; 1,325; rector Puncheston; St.Mary; 215; none found Robeston Wathen; none given; 252; none found Robeston West; St.Andrew; 174; none found Roch; St.David; 530; none found Rosemarket; St.Ismael; 381; clerk in holy orders, probably vicar Rudbaxton; St.Michael; 457; rector St. Brides; St.Bridget; 179; rector St. David's; St.David; 1,843; dean, vicar, vicar choral and lay vicar St. Dogwells; St.Dogfael; 346; vicar St. Edrins; St.Edrens; 80; none found St. Elvis; St.Elvis; 14; none found (hardly surprising) St. Ishmaels; St.Ishmael; 457; vicar St. Lawrence; St.Lawrence; 189; rector St. Nicholas; St.Nicholas; 243; clerk in holy orders, probably rector Slebech; St.John the Baptist; 339; none found Spittal; St.Mary; 369; none found Steynton; SS Peter & Cewydd; 881; see Johnston Treffgarne; St.Michael; 86; clerk in holy orders, probably rector Uzmaston; St.Ismael; 549; rector Walton East; St.Mary Magdalene; 196; clerk in holy orders, probably vicar Walton West; All Saints; 391; none found Walwyn's Castle; St.James the Great; 369; rector Whitchurch; St.David; 777; clerk in holy orders, probably vicar; PC now St.Aidan, Solva, built 1888. Wiston; St.Mary; 673; clerk in holy orders, probably vicar 26 of the 85 parishes listed do not appear to have an incumbent. 19 of these 26 had fewer than 300 parishioners. Perhaps they were served by an incumbent of an adjacent parish. Gerry Lewis

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