Naval Dockyard at Pembroke

[stevefoote]

Does anyone know of any records relating to the Naval Dockyard and Pembroke Dock.

On the death certificate of my ancestor, Thomas HOWELL, in 1899 his occupation is given as "Superannuated Blacksmith, HM Dockyard".

If this means that he was in receipt of a pension, who would have been paying it, and would there be any surviving records related to this ?

Thanks

[Little Nell]

A couple of websites that look interesting:

http://www.gwpda.org/naval/pembroke.htm

http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_dockyard_2.htm

He would have received his pension from the government and records should be at TNA at Kew.  Ref ADM214/46 contains a History of the Dockyard dated 1895.

Nell

[lambkin]

Does anyone know of any records relating to the Naval Dockyard and Pembroke Dock.

On the death certificate of my ancestor, Thomas HOWELL, in 1899 his occupation is given as "Superannuated Blacksmith, HM Dockyard".

If this means that he was in receipt of a pension, who would have been paying it, and would there be any surviving records related to this ?

Thanks

If you write to the Mayor c/o Pater Hall Dimond Street Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire I am sure he can put you on to someone who knows. have you looked in the book Pembroke People?

[stevefoote]

Little Nel - thanks for the links ... looks like some interesting articles, now I just need to find some time to read them !!

Lambkin - thanks for the suggestion of the mayor, I will try that.
I have heard of the book Pembroke People, but I believe this only covers the period up until about 1830ish? My Howell ancestors did not settle in Pembroke Dock until the 1840s.

Thanks again,
Footie

[Jack Tar]

Goodmorning Footie

My grandfather James Howell of Pembroke, who incidentally worked in the Dockyard on the Victoia and Albert (2) in the late 1800's had 10 siblings, one of whom was a Thomas Howell who worked in the Dockyard as well. My father and six of his brothers also worked there until closure in 1924. The family comes from Upper Nash and Pembroke....do you think that there is any link?

Jack Tar!

[Orielbenfro]

Naval Dockyard and Pembroke Dock..........Thomas HOWELL, in 1899 his occupation is given as "Superannuated Blacksmith, HM Dockyard".

There are no pension records available at the Record Office. I'm pretty sure you will only find these at TNA. I will double check on next visit in the hope I'm wrong.

His pension would have been paid by the Government.

The book Pembroke People will be of no assistance as it only goes upto circa 1837.

I can check out his burial entry at Pembroke Dock St John, however since his burial is not recorded at Llanion Cemetery, there must be some doubt as to his residence here at his death.

For a general history just google "Pembroke Dock".

Rgds
Orielbenfro
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[lambkin]

This is a good book: "Pembroke Dock Through Time" by Phil Carradice

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bi2/

There are several historians in PD one lives across the road from me.

This is a mural of P D through the age.

http://www.thedock.org.uk/page%2026/royal%20dockyard%20mural%20copy.jpg

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[lambkin]

Thank you, I thought people might like to see it.

[sarahjdavies]

My family are howell from pembroke dock, Ben Howell great grandfather married to annie hall turn of the last century. he has several brother who left for america but he stayed.