1870

  • 12/5 Vocal Competition held in front of Miss Casson’s establishment, Priory St. Prizes awarded included to Owen Evans, tailor.
  • Jun 24/6 John Bowen, master mariner of Ruth buried in St Mary’s Church cemetery aged 59
  • /08 Permission received from Treasury to Town Co to sell remaining plots of the Commons. ‘Nobody wants them’
  • 20/08 Attempt to revive Regatta. No interest.
  • Sept St Mary’s Church –  seating capacity increased by 60
  • Black Swan timber for Ald Tom Davies, abandoned on the Banks of Newfoundland
  • Sept. BRICKWORKS: Woodward and Co win contract to supply bricks for Board of Works, Ireland for all government buildings.
  • 4/9 Jane Charles wi of David, coach prop. aged 40, William St buried in St Mary’s Church cemetery.
  • 20-21/9 1870 Third Capel Mair reopened. Special services were held. Builder J. R. Daniel.
  • Oct Bridge widened by 6ft – facing sea
  • 24/10 1870 Revd W. Meidrym Jones installed  as minister of Tabernacle (until 1877)
  • Nov Election: Returned unopposed: Dr John Thomas (mayor); Lancelot Lowther; Levi James; Lewis Evans.
  • Mayor John James James

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

  • Davies, Mary late of Carmarthen 11/02/1870 aged 79 RMPW17
  • Evans, Evan, gov of county gaol 28/02/1870 aged 45 HPW5
  • Rowlands, Martha wi of B. 28/02/1870 aged 63 HPW24
  • Lloyd, William Evan, son of N… 02/03/1870 aged 16m EW20
  • .olden, Florence 07/03/1870 aged 2yrs & 3m EW33
  • Evans, Mary wi of David 10/04/1870 aged 75 HPW86
  • Thomas, Margaret Jane dau of John, master mariner & Elizabeth 08/04/1870 aged 11m HPW50
  • Timothy, Mary wi of David 23/04/1870 aged 55 MPI14
  • Davies, Joseph 24/04/1870 aged 59 HPW100
  • Griffiths, Esther wi of Jonathan 15/06/1870 aged 70 C36
  • Bowen, John, master mariner of Ruth 24/06/1870 aged 59 MPH12
  • Charles, Jane wi of David, coach prop. 04/09/1870 aged 40 MPW7
  • Davies, James, clogmaker 03/10/1870 yn 74 MPH11
  • Reynolds, Anne wi of John, master mariner of Brynhoffnant Inn (late of C) 12/11/1870 aged 64 FHPW5
  • Owens, John, yngst son of James & Elizabeth d at sea on a voyage from Med 02/12/1870 aged 23 HPW16