Pembrokeshire Police

[gemma6677]

Lovely to hear from you Gaynor.

I'll pm you later and fill in the blanks for you.  Can i be cheeky and ask who your mother and father was?

[mrs.family]

Hi John,
I was interested in your comment that Narberth supported one sergeant and one constable.
My g-g-grandfather was a police constable in Narberth for a short time, between leaving the Royal Marines in1860 and being transferred to police duties in St David's sometime later in the 1860s.
Would there be anything at Narberth Museum about his service there, I wonder?
His name was Lewis Lewis
Thanks, Elaine

[hanes teulu]

Welshnewspapers on line   http://newspapers.library.wales

click on link and search for "lewis lewis" (include the "   " as part of search key)
There's a mention in The Pembrokeshire Herald 15 Dec 1865 or Potter's Electric Gazette 20 Dec 1865 about PC No 21.
Might be your Lewis Lewis?

[mrs.family]

Thank you Hanes Teulu,
Yes this is my chap. I have found reports for Feb 1864 fwd in the NLW newspapers for him in St Davids, but nothing ever for him in Narberth - I think he must have done his training in Narberth and then been deployed to St Davids. Thanks for your reaponse.
Next time I go to Narberth, I will pop into the museum, I think - just in case...!
Elaine

[James Henton]

Here is the gravestone of John Henton, Police Constable of Maenclochog, in St Tysilio Churchyard, Llandissilio.
It's a poor photo, done 20 years ago. Also the Welsh Newspapers online do have various mentions of him connected with local crimes, e.g. chicken stealing.

[James Henton]

Hi Oriel,
My great grandfather was Stanley Henton (1899 - 1949), who was a police officer stationed in Narberth.  His number was PC28.  I believe he was the first traffic policeman on a motorbike either in Pembrokeshire or Wales at the time.  His father was also a local policeman named John Henton (1869 - 1927).  The information  i have is rather hazy, but am very interested in researching and finding out more.

Hi Gemma,
I have Stanley as the 6th of a mere 11 children  of John Henton and Ann, those being : David 1888, John 1892, George 1895, Richard 1897, Elizabeth 1898, Stanley 1900, Beatrice 1901, Bertram 1903, Victor 1905, M(?) 1907, Ivy 1909.

As regards the father John, b.1869 Llanycefn, (your GG GF) not sure when married Ann, or her maiden name. John's parents were Richard Morgan Henton b.1845 Llandissilio (your GGG GF) and Phoebe Lewis b.1847. They married 1867 Llandissilio. Both buried Llandissilio, he died 1901, she died 1914. Phoebe's father was John Lewis, famer, Llandissilio.

Richard Morgan Henton's father was Richard, his father was Thomas, his father was John (my GGGG GF, and seemingly your GGGGGG GF). All of Llandissilio.