1858

Old Baptist Chapel, Pendre became the British School when Bethania built?

New Market, Guildhall, Corn Exchange and Grammar School tenders sought. Cost £6, 000. Architect: R. J. Withers. Building News 12.03.
Delay in consequence of error in architects plans Carmarthen Journal 23.04.


Foundation stone laid 8 July by the then Mayor, Ald R D Jenkins, of Cardigan Priory at 2.00pm. Bells of St Marys rung; town cannon will fire 3 rounds on the Netpool; 2 old soldiers Stevens and Macdonald in charge of the cannon; police will maintain good order; town crier will announce the route of the procession on the eve of the event at about 6.00 pm; a market place, guildhall, divinity room and merchanics institute Carmarthen Journal 16.07.

Contractors for the Market – David Jenkins, Cilgerran and John Thomas, Llechryd; Slaughterhouse – Benjamin Jenkins and Simon James, Cardigan – and work under way 9.06.

Poor Houses cleared away from the site of the Slaughterhouse 16.06

Reseating and other improvements to St Mary’s Church by David Morgan, builder. Carmarthen Journal 23 Aug 1858.

Mayor: R. D. Jenkins

The following were buried in St Mary’s Church cemetery:

  • Jones, Anne infant dau Thomas & Hannah 27/01/1858 MPF16
  • Jenkins, James, second son, 08/02/1858 aged 2y 6m A4
  • Phillips, Ann dau of Thomas & Ann 15/02/1858 aged 3m MPN7
  • Davies, David son of Capt Herbert & Mary 30/03/1858 aged 1yr & 9m MPN15
  • Evans, Sarah wi of Enoch, mariner 08/04/1858 aged 83 MPJ10
  • Jones, Sarah dau of Mary & John, mariner 21/05/1858 aged 11w MPL6
  • Davies, Anne wi of William 03/06/1858 aged 43 MPH13
  • Bateman, Thomas 08/06/1858 aged 73 MPF1 xC
  • Owens, Mary wi of David 19/07/1858 aged 58 MPK1
  • Hayes, Julia dau of Patrick & Anne 28/07/1858 at Dum Dum, India aged 1yr & 2m MPJ11
  • Hayes, Maria dau of Patrick & Anne 02/08/1858 at Dum Dum, India aged 6 yrs & 6m MPJ11
  • Davies, Mary dau of David & Elizabeth Harris 20/08/1858 aged 6m MPF18
  • Evans, Eleanor M sist to James 01/09/1858 aged 28 FHPW3
  • Jones, Hannah 4th dau of Thomas & Hannah 15/10/1858 aged 6yrs & 9m MPF16
  • Miles, Jane 15/11/1858 aged 83 EW9
  • Jones, David Thomas son of David, tanner by Jane 06/12/1858 aged 3 MPN6
  • Evans, David, draper 13/12/1858 aged 67 HPW86
  • Felix, Jane dau of Evan & Phoebe, Pendre 29/12/1858 aged 10m MPJ13