Pigot & Co. South Wales directory for 1830

The information  below relating to Tenby was extracted  by Gareth Hicks from the CD of the same title published by Archive CD Books.  (May 2003)

For a general description see the 1844 directory extract.

The town of Tenby and parish of St Mary (within and without), contained, by the parliamentary returns for 1821, 1554 inhabitants.

Post Office, Martha Morgan, Post Mistress. --- Letters from all parts arrive every morning at eight, and are despatched every evening at six.

Nobility, Gentry and Clergy

• Bateman, Mrs Elizb; Green gardens
• Beasley, Joseph Blackwoood, esq; Rock house
• Bloxham, Rev R R, chaplain of His Majesty's Dock yard; Pembroke
• Bowen, Lewis, gent; Paragon
• Bruce, Lieut Col Lewis Evans; Tenby
• Coleman, Misses Mary & Jane; Tenby
• Cook, Captain Hugh, RN; Tenby
• Cook, Miss Martha; Tenby
• Covell, Robert Shelton, esq; Tenby
• Dunn, John, gent; Tenby
• Gwyther, Thos, master, RN; Tenby
• Hales, John, gent; Tenby
• Hamilton, Lieut Robt, RN; Tenby
• Kemeys, Sir Robert Jones Allard, knight; Tenby
• Keys, John, esq; Tenby
• Kynaston, Cabot, esq; Caldey Island
• Lock, Mrs Margaret; Tenby
• Lyons, Anthony, gent (master of the ceremonies); Tenby
• Lyons, Lieut Wm. jun. RN; Tenby
• Lyons, William, esq; Tenby
• Morgan, Mrs Elizabeth; Tenby
• Nash, Richard, esq; Tenby
• Nicolls, Major; Tenby
• Norris, Charles, esq; Tenby
• Parcell, Philip, esq; Tenby
• Phillips, Lance, gent; Tenby
• Phillips, Mrs Judith; Tenby
• Richards, Jacob, esq (Mayor) the Great house, or Croft house
• Roch, Rev Nicholas; Rectory house
• Tudor, Capt William; Tenby
• Tudor, Mrs Elizabeth; Tenby
• Voyle, Lieut Col Elliot; Norton cotg
• Webster, Charles W, esq; Tenby
• Williams, Mrs Margaret; Tenby

Academies and Schools

• Bowen James
• Merriman, William
• Plummer, Elizb (boarding & day)
• Roberts, Ellen (boarding & day)

Professional Persons

• Edwardes, William (town clerk, and principal officer of customs)
• Gower, John, surgeon
• Lock, William, attorney
• Parry, Henry Bishop, surgeon

Inns and Hotels

• Cobourg; Elizabeth Hughes
• Globe Hotel (and boarding house); William Rees
• White Lion; Thomas Faulkner

Taverns & Public Houses

• Black Horse; John Williams
• Brig; John Davis
• King's Arms; Ann Leonard
• Mason's Arms; Thomas Smith
• Mermaid; George Pool
• Prince's Head; James Gould
• Ship & Castle; John Reynolds
• Three Mariners; William Force

Lodging-House Keepers

• Adams, William
• Condon Jno (& baths)
• Cook, Sarah
• Griffiths, Ann
• Griffiths, Jane
• Griffiths, John
• Griffiths, Wm
• Gwyther, Thos
• Miller, Thomas
• Owen, John
• Phillips, Benjn
• Price, Peter
• Rees, Ann
• Rees, Thomas
• Rees, William
• Reynolds, Thomas
• Smith, Sarah
• Stevens, James
• Williams, George
• Williams, Howell
• Williams, John

Shopkeepers & Traders

• Adams, Lewis, butcher
• Andrews, James, butcher
• Arundel, Thomas, saddler
• Barnaschoni, Peter, jeweller & optician
• Baylis, Sarah, milliner & haberdashr
• Bevans, William, blacksmith
• Bowen, Lewis, stone mason
• Bowers, John, bookseller, stationer, library and reading room
• Bowers, John, chemyst & druggist
• Brown, Thomas, butcher
• Cadwallader, Wm, baker & flour dealer
• Carr, Thomas, shopkeeper
• Caulfield, Elizabeth & Martha, booksellers & stationers, & library
• Chambers, Isaac, shopkeeper
• Child, Eliz, china, glass &c dealer
• Collins, Richard, joiner & carpenter
• Condon, John, billiard rooms, and warm and vapour baths
• Davies, David, plumber and glazier
• Davies, george, corn & flour factor
• Davies, John, tailor
• Davies, John, boat builder
• Davies, John sen, tailor
• Davies, Martha, milliner and haberdasher
• Davies, Rt(Rd?) & Wm, corn & flour factors, millers, maltsters & brewers
• Davies, Thomas, boot & shoe maker
• Davison, John, butcher
• Duggan, John, baker & flour dealer
• Eynon, John, blacksmith
• Frost, John, confectioner
• Fryer, John, straw hat maker
• George, Mary, milliner & haberdashr
• Gibbs, Thos, gardner & seedsman
• Griffiths, Wm, joiner & carpenter
• Hallett, Chas, glass & earthenware dealer, and ironmonger
• Hallett, William, linen draper, haberdasher, and furrier
• Harries, Elizabeth, grocer, & draper
• Harries, Henry, cabinet maker &c
• Harries, Henry, jun, painter
• Harries, Joseph, boot & shoe maker
• Harries, Thos, linen draper, haberdasher & tea dealer
• Hay, Ann, milliner & dress maker
• Hay, David, saddler
• Johns, Benjamin, blacksmith
• Jones, John, boot & shoe maker
• Jones, John, watch & clock maker
• Jones, Mary, glass &c dealer
• Jones, William, linen &c draper
• King, John Henry, linen draper
• King, Mary, milliner &  dress maker
• Lewis, Evan, joiner & carpenter
• Lewis, John, grocer & draper
• Lewis, Wm, joiner & carpenter
• Lloyd, David, butcher
• Lloyd, Robert, butcher
• Long, Sarah, shopkeeper
• Maddox, Eliz, milliner & dress makr
• Morgan & Owen, linen & woollen drapers
• Morgan, Martha, baker and flour dealer
• Morris, William, confectioner
• Moxey, Francis, blacksmith
• Phillips, Benjamin, cabinet maker
• Phillips, David, cooper
• Price, Jonathan, tailor
• Prout, Richard, butcher
• Rees, Jacob, shopkeeper & rope mkr
• Rees, Martha, baker, flour dealer, & confectioner
• Reynolds, Charles, grocer & draper
• Reynolds, Thomas, blacksmith
• Richards, Danl Rbt, boot &c maker
• Rowlands, Griffith, plasterer
• Sleeman, Thomas, merchant, wine & spirit dealer & agent to the Protector fire & Crown life assurance companies
• Smith, Ambrose, plasterer & stone mason
• Smith, John, butcher
• Stevens, James, grocer & draper
• Thomas, George, tailor
• Thomas, John, stone mason
• Thomas, John, boot & shoe maker
• Walkinton, Wm, chymist & druggist
• Welsford, John, musician
• Wickland, Jas, joiner & carpenter
• Williams, Hny, grocer & linen drapr
• Woolcot, Henry, stone &c mason

Carriers

To Carmarthen, Rees & Son, from the Cobourg, every Tuesday

To Narberth, John Davies, from the Market place, every Tuesday & Satur.

To Pembroke, William Lewis, from the Market place, every Tuesday

Conveyance by Water

To Bristol, the Betsey, James Rees, master; and the James, William Rees, sail once a fortnight alternately --- and the Glamorgan Steam Packet, every week, during the summer season.

To Cork, the Flora, Oliver Webb, master; time of sailing uncertain.

[Gareth Hicks, 27 May 2003]