Parish of Llanychaer

Apparently this rectory has always been appendant to the manor of Llanychaer; at all events it was so in 1594, when Owen Johnes was the patron.—Owen’s Pem.

Described as Ecclesia de Launerwayth, this church was in 1291 assessed at £4 6s 8d for tenths to the King.—Taxatio

Llanuchaieth:--Ecclesia ibidem ex presentacione patronorum ibidem unde Philippus Adam clericus est rector valet communibus annis 66s 8d. Inde decima 6s 8d.—Valor Eccl.

Under the heading ‘Livings Discharged’ :--Llanichaith alias Llanychaeth (St David). John Vaughan, 1728; Thomas Warren, Esq., 1729; Thomas Williams, Esq., and Anne his wife, 1762. Clear yearly value, £13. King’s Books, £3 6s 8d.—Bacon’s Liber Regis.

1406	Jan 15	Walter ap David
1491	Sep 16	John Glover
1535-6		Philip Adam
1613		Gruffydd Charles
1638		William Meyricke
1662	Aug 13	Jenkin Lewis
1679	Nov 1	Richard Owen
1690	Nov 25	Alexander Forde, M.A.
1709	Dec 1	William Gambold
1728	Sep 17	David Price, vice William Gambold, deceased
1729	May 26	John Thomas
1762	Apr 16	Nicolas Roberts, vice John Thomas, deceased
1800	May 9	John Phillips, M.A., vice Nicholas Roberts, deceased
1802	May 1	Thomas Bateman, M.A., vice John Phillips, deceased
1825	May 20	James William James, M.A., vice Thomas Bateman, deceased
1866	May 5	William Davies, vice James William James, deceased
1892	Aug 26	David Rees Parry Davies, B.A., vice William Davies, deceased, who died on 23 April 1892

Pembrokeshire Parishes

Graham Davies