Baptisms and Burials for the Parish of Haroldston West

[lyndahirst_1]

Hi there

I am coming across register entries for relatives which simply state "Burials in the Parish of Haverfordwest" or "Baptisms in the Parish of Haverfordwest"

Addresses given in those registers as being resident in places such as Haroldston Glebe, Haroldston Tongues Farm and South Nolton.

I've been trying to identify which Church these actually refer to but not getting anywhere fast so would appreciate any suggestions.

I added burials into FindAGrave as St Madoc of Ferns but there's no trace of any of my relatives' burials in the churchyard there so wondering if I have the Church wrong and the registers mean Haroldston St Issells ?

Cheers
Lynda

[osprey]

Could you give names & dates please, so we can check the online registers.

Haroldston Tongues here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t09/

In Haroldston West
https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/pembrokeshire/parishes.html

[lyndahirst_1]

Oops!  that would help .. sorry...

John Roberts - bap 29 Nov 1840
Thomas Roberts - bap 29 Aug 1843
Philip Roberts - bap 01 Oct 1848
Sarah Roberts - bur 23 Sep 1862
George John - bap 01 Oct 1876 / bur 09 Feb 1877
Abigail Roberts - bur 23 May 1878
Abigail John - bap 14 Feb 1879
James Roberts - bur 28 Feb 1879
William John - bur 25 Aug 1904
Dorothy John - bur 13 Mar 1919

[osprey]

Not sure what happened with transcription or indexing, all the baptisms & burials were in Haroldston West. You can access the registers via Findmypast

Baptisms all in Haroldston West

John, son of James & Abigail Roberts, abode noted as Ragman's Hall
Thomas, son of James & Abra Roberts, abode noted as Brooms Grove
Philip, son of James & Abra Roberts, Brooms Grove
George, son of William & Dorothy John of Tongues
Abigail, daughter of William & Dorothy John of Tongues

Burials in Haroldston West
Sarah Roberts 23 of Haroldston Glebe
George John 1 of Tongues
Abigail Roberts 75 of Haroldston Glebe
James Roberts 76 Haroldston Glebe
William John 31 of Tongue (note on register 'home for uncle's funeral and died suddenly')
Dorothy John 80 of South Nolton, Nolton

[lyndahirst_1]

UPDATE: I've found the entries on FreeReg and they identify which Church the register entries belong to..  Not sure why FindMyPast haven't indexed them correctly but got there in the end. :-)

Thank you so much for those details but would you know which church is meant exactly?

Haroldston St Issell, St Magog of Ferns or somewhere entirely different?

Many thanks for your assistance.
Cheers, Lynda

[osprey]

Findmypast does have them as Haroldston West, that's where I checked the details.

It's the parish church of Haroldston West, there's only one - St Madoc of Ferns

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/HaroldstonWest/StMadocofFerns

[lyndahirst_1]

Thanks for your assistance Osprey -- I just wasn't sure if there was more than one burial ground in the area as SKS hadn't been able to locate any of these family graves in St Madoc when they went searching on my behalf. 

I thought I must have the church wrong (even though the register indicates the service was conducted at St Madoc) as I'm unfamiliar with the area (I live in Australia).

[osprey]

Just because they're buried there doesn't mean there are headstones. Most families would not be able to afford the expense especially if it's the breadwinner who died. The church would have had a record of who is buried where, but it appears to be no longer used for worship.

https://stmadocofferns.wales/

[lyndahirst_1]

that's fantastic that they are working to preserve it - it's such a beautiful wee church. I've donated! lol

I'll message them and ask about any burial information they may have available.

Thanks again Osprey...