Pembrokeshire, Wales Genealogy

Wales Pembrokeshire

Topics

 * Pembrokeshire Nonconformist Records

Jurisdictions

 * Hamlet: is a small village or collection of houses in a parish. It has no separate jurisdiction or administrative functions.
 * Township: is an ancient jurisdiction in Wales and parishes were formed from them as the Normans, over several hundred years, conquered Wales. Townships are divisions of a parish. They were units of local administration and levied a separate poor rate and appointed a constable.
 * Parish: an area of varying size under the responsibility of a clergyman of the Church of England/Church in Wales
 * Hundred: an administrative subdivision of a county, usually a group of two or more parishes
 * Sub-district: comprised of more than one civil parish
 * Registration District
 * Poor Law Union
 * Archdeaconry: is a subdivision of a diocese with proscribed boundaries. It is presided over by an archdeacon. An Archdeaconry is composed of parishes.
 * Diocese: Represents an area of land with designated boundaries, whose population is presided over by a Bishop. Diocese vary in size, and are usually divided into one or more archdeaconries.
 * County: Administratively, the county is the next jurisdiction below the national government. There were thirteen historic counties in Wales before 1974. The authority and responsibilities of the county are varied and diverse.

Did You Know?

 * The bluestones used in the construction of Stonehenge were cut from the Preseli Hills in north Pembrokeshire.
 * The filming of Dylan Thomas' play Under Milk Wood took place in Lower Town, Fishguard.

Useful websites

 * Dyfed Family History Society


 * more Pembrokeshire websites...