Rev. Henry J. Vincent, St Dogmael's, manuscripts

Manuscripts, [c. 1860]-1865, of Henry J. Vincent relating to his researches into the history of the parish of St Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, its abbey and the surrounding areas of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, including six volumes (Nos I-IV and VIII-IX) in a numbered series of at least nine.

The Rev. Henry J. Vincent (1799-1865) was born and raised in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. He was Vicar of St. Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, from 1825 until his death on 11 June 1865. As an antiquarian he was an active member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association and contributed to its journal Archaeologia Cambrensis.

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NLW MS 5603B: Sir Lawrence Jenkins, son of Richard David Jenkins; Cilbronnau; Donation; 1926.
NLW ex 2909: Aberystwyth University, Information Services (per Julie Archer, Records Manager); Aberystwyth; Donation; June 2015.

The Rev. Henry J. Vincent (1799-1865) was born and raised in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. He was Vicar of St. Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire, from 1825 until his death on 11 June 1865. As an antiquarian he was an active member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association and contributed to its journal Archaeologia Cambrensis.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Henry James Vincent, The History of St. Dogmaels, ed. by Glen K. Johnson (Cardigan, 2009); Margaret S. Walker, 'The Reverend Henry Vincent, 1793 [recte 1799]-1865, a neglected Pembrokeshire antiquarian', in Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, 6 (1994-5), pp. 69-78.

Title based on contents.

July 2015.

Description compiled by Rhys M. Jones.

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See also NLW, Cwrtmawr MSS 858-859C (Nos V-VI); No. VII in the series is at Swansea University (having been discovered in Penlle'rgaer House).

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