GB0218.D2549

Summary Information

Repository
Gwent Archives
Creator
Llandegfedd and Llanddewi Fach parish churches.
Title
Miscellaneous papers relating to the Parishes of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd
ID
GB0218.D2549
Date
1709-1954
Extent
0.015 Cubic Metres
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd are two of the ancient parishes of Gwent, whose records go back to the eighteenth century.

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Scope and Contents note

Accounts 1920-1937, land tax assessment 1803, bills and receipts 1918-1929, insurance policies 1920-1921, bills and receipts 1918-1929, list of expenses and takings c. 1930, correspondence 1918-1935, settlement certificates and removal orders 1709-1833, bastardy bonds 1742-1785, school plans 1865-1870, licences 1848-1850, apprenticeship indenture 1785, miscellaneous papers 1919-1980.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Gwent Archives

Conditions Governing Access note

There are no restrictions on access.

Conditions Governing Use note

Usual copyright conditions apply.

Custodial History note

These records were deposited separately from the main series of records for the parishes of Llandegfedd and Llanddewi Fach.

Appraisal note

All records have been retained.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

The main series of records for the parishes of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd were deposited by the incumbents of these parishes. The records for these collections are DPA110 and DPA109 respectively.

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Parish Records-Wales-Monmouthshire-LlanddewiFach-Llandegfedd

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Other Finding Aids note

Copies of catalogues are held at Gwent Archives.

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Collection Inventory

Financial Records 1803-1937 

 D2549/1 Tithe account of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd. 1920 

 D2549/2 Statement of account - renovation fund of Llanddewi Fach church. 1920 

 D2549/3 Account books - renovation fund of Llanddewi Fach church (2 items). 1920-1921 

 D2549/4 Statement of account - harmonium fund of Llanddewi Fach church. 1921 

 D2549/5 Statement of account - Llandegfedd and Llanddewi Fach fete. 1921 

 D2549/6 Statement of account - churchwardens of Llandegfedd and Llanddewi Fach. 1922 

 D2549/7 Llanddewi Fach parish room entertainments' account. 1925-1926 

 D2549/8 Income and expenditure account of the Representative Body of the Church-in-Wales. 1926-1927 

 D2549/9 Summary of general expenses' account - parish of Llanddewi Fach with Llandegfedd (damaged). 1933-1934 

 D2549/10 Statement of account - garden fete held at Roughton on 7 June 1934 by parishes of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd. 1934 

 D2549/11 Statement of account - fete held in field near parish room on 29 August 1935. 1935 

 D2549/12 Statement of account - churchwardens of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd. 1936-1937 

 D2549/13 Statement of account - Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd Sunday School Fund. 1936-1937 

 D2549/14 Statement of account - Llanddewi Fach parish room. 1936-1937 

 D2549/15 Statement of account - Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd Parochial Men's Club. 1937 

 D2549/16 Land tax assessment of parish of Llanddewi Fach. 1803 

 D2549/17 Bills and receipts re. the church of Llanddewi Fach. 1918-1929 

 D2549/18 Insurance policy against fire re. Llanddewi Fach rectory (Ecclesiastical Insurance Office. Policy No. 152241). 1920 

 D2549/19 Insurance policy against fire taken out by the rector and churchwardens of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd (Ecclesiastical Insurance Office. Policy No. 165754). 1921 

 D2549/20 Receipts re. Llanddewi Fach parish room loan fund (4 items). 1921 

 D2549/21 'Suggested assessment of the parishes in the rural deanery of Pontypool'. 1923 

 D2549/22 Insurance policy against burglarly, housebreaking and larceny re. churches of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd (Ecclesiastical Insurance Office. Policy No. B21991). 1934 

 D2549/23 List of expenses and takings re. (?) a church fete. Undated 

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Correspondence 1918-1935 

 D2549/24 Correspondence of H.J. Griggs, architect and diocesan surveyor for the archdeaconry of Monmouth, with The Rev. W.A.W. Evans of Llanddewi Fach re. renovation work required by the church. 1918 

 D2549/25 Correspondence of The Rev. T.W. Moore of Llanddewi Fach mainly re. parish room. 1920-1923 

 D2549/26 Correspondence with Ecclesiastical Insurance Office re. insurance of the churches of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd (3 times). 1921-1934 

 D2549/27 Letter from Mr Hutchings to The Rev. T.W. Moore of Llanddewi Fach re. new boiler and tea room in the church (and plan). 1922 

 D2549/28 Letter from the Ministry of Health to the chairman of the parish meeting of Llanddewi Fach re. collection of rates in the Pontypool Poor Law Union. 1924 

 D2549/29 Correspondence with the Bishop of Monmouth re. holding of services in Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd churches on alternate Sundays (2 items). 1925-1926 

 D2549/30 Correspondence re. use of Llandegfedd parish hall to provide temporary school accommodation. 1929 

 D2549/31 Correspondence with Monmouth Diocesan Registry re. installation of an American organ in Llandegfedd church, for which a faculty is required (2 items). 1934 

 D2549/32 Letter from David and David, land agents and surveyors, to The Rev. W.B. Godfrey of Llanddewi Fach re. repairs to burial ground's walls. 1935 

 D2549/33 Correspondence with South Wales Electric Power Company re quotation for wiring Llandegfedd church (2 items). 1935 

 D2549/34 Letter from Mr Williams to The Rev. T.W. Moore re. proposed meeting of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd parishes (9 Oct-). Undated 

 D2549/35 Letter/circular from the secretary and treasurer of Queen Anne's Bounty re. ecclesiastical dilapidations. Undated 

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Settlement Certificates and Examinations, and Removal Orders 

 D2549/36 Settlement certificate re. Charles Rosser blacksmith, Florence his wife, and Elizabeth and Mary his children who are legally settled in par. Llangattock iuxta Caerleon. 25 Jan 1709 

 D2549/37 Settlement certificate re. Thomas Phillip and Mary his wife who are legally settled in par. Llangibby. 21 Jan 1729 

 D2549/38 Settlement certificate re Morgan Thomas Griffith and Joan his wife who are legally settled in par. Llangattock iuxta Caerleon. 5 Jan 1748 

 D2549/39 Settlement certificate re. David Thomas and Mary his wife who are legally settled in par. Llandegfedd. 15 May 1764 

 D2549/40 Settlement certificate re. Anne Waters widow and Elizabeth and Florence her children who are legally settled in par. Llandegfedd. 20 Jun 1774 

 D2549/41 Order of removal re. Evan Williams, Mary his wife, William their son and Margaret their daughter, who have become chargeable upon par. Llanddewi Fach and whose place of settlement is par. Bassaleg. The churchwardens and overseers of Llanddewi Fach are required to remove the family and deliver them to the churchwardens and overseers of Bassaleg. 20 Apr 1822 

 D2549/42 Settlement examination of William Prothero who was born in par. Llangibby and has lived as a servant with Thomas Charles Williams for 2 years in par. Llanddewi Fach. 22 Mar 1833 

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Bastardy Bonds 

 D2549/43 Elizabeth Edmond of par. Llanddewi Fach, spinster, William Robins of par. Llanvrechva, yeoman, William Edmond of par. Llandegfedd, husbandman, and Nathaniel Meyrick of par. Llandegfedd, tailor are bound unto the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of par. Llanddewi Fach in the sum of £100. re. Elizabeth Edmond who hath lately been delivered of a female bastard within par. Llanddewi Fach. 23 Aug 1742 

 D2549/44 Thomas Williams of par. Panteg, farmer, William Williams of par. Monmouth, farmer, and Henry Sanders of par. Llangibby, farmer are bound unto the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of par. Llanddewi Fach in the sum of £50, re. David Mary a base child begotten by the above Thomas Williams and Mary Lewis, widow and relict of William Lewis late of par. Llanddewi Fach. 6 Apr 1773 

 D2549/45 James Moses of par. Llanddewi Fach, yeoman, and William Moses of par. Trevethin, yeoman, are bound unto the churchwardens and overseers of par. Llanddewi Fach in the sum of £40, re. Elizabeth Rogers, single woman, delivered of a male bastard child in par. Llanddewi Fach, which child is likely to become chargeable to the said parish. 16 Feb 1775 

 D2549/46 The churchwardens and overseers of the poor of par. Llandegfedd are bound to the churchwardens and overseers of par. Llanddewi Fach in the sum of £50, re. Anne David, single woman with child who is residing with Anne Gibbon widow in par. Llanddewi Fach. 28 Feb 1785 

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School Plans 

 D2549/47 Plan of proposed new school for pars. Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd (damaged). 1865 

 D2549/48 Plan of site of proposed school - Llanddewi Fach. 1870 

 D2549/49 Plan of cottages to be converted into teacher's residence - Llanddewi Fach. 1870 

 D2549/50 Plan of proposed school and teacher's residence at Llanddewi Fach. 1870 

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Licences 

 D2549/51 Licence to perform the office of stipendiary curate in the parish church of Llanddewi Fach, and assistant at St. James' Pontypool. Granted by the Bishop of Llandaff to Edward Williams. Yearly stipend: £70. 24 Sep 1848 

 D2549/52 Licence to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in the parish church of Llanddewi Fach. Granted by the Bishop of Llandaff to Christopher Cook. Yearly stipend: £40. 22 Dec 1850 

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Miscellaneous Papers 

 D2549/53 Apprentice indenture: Henry Alice (otherwise Miles), aged 13, is apprenticed to Henry Thomas of par. Llanddewi Fach, farmer, until he reaches the age of 21 to be taught the business of a farmer and husbandman. 2 Jul 1785 

 D2549/54 Certificates of registry of death of Aubrey Gilbert Harris and Elizabeth Harris. 14 Nov 1919 

 D2549/55 Cards recording names of 3 people entitled to be entered on the electoral roll of par. Llandegfedd (3 items). 1920-1924 

 D2549/56 Leaflet: 'Suggestions for Thanksgiving and Prayer suitable for use, in whole or in part, on Sunday Nov 11 1923 being the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice'. 1923 

 D2549/57 Return of parochial statistics for par. Llanddewi Fach with Llandegfedd, required by the National Assembly of the Church of England (2 items). 1923-1926 

 D2549/58 Copy sequestration during vacancy: Canon Joseph Morgan, Clerk, rector of Panteg and rural dean of Pontypool is sequestered to the parish of Llanddewi Fach and Llandegfedd. 1933 

 D2549/59 Faculty re. a new American organ to be installed at the parish church of Llandegfedd. 1934 

 D2549/60 Minutes of proceedings of combined meeting of parishoners of Llandegfedd and Llanddewi Fach re. appointment of Major General Sir G. Williams as chairman and use of parish hall to provide temporary school accommodation. 1939 

 D2549/61 Leaflet: 'The Order of Divine Service for Trinity Sunday 31 May 1953 being the Sunday preceding Her Majesty's Coronation recommended for use in all churches of the Church of England'. 1953 

 D2549/62 Note from the registrar addressed to the minister of Llanddewi concerning the death of Rachael Watkins of Whitson. 1954 

 D2549/63 Leaflet advertising the I.S.C.F. South Wales Houseparty - weekend conference. 1980 

 D2549/64 Leaflet: 'Novello's Christmas Carols: Christmas Morning Hymn composed by J.Barnby'. Undated 

 D2549/65 Leaf with a picture printed on it. Undated 

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