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Archives[edit | edit source]

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Pembrokeshire Archives and Local Studies
Prendergast
Haverfordwest SA61 2PE UK

Telephone: 01437 775456
Email: record.office@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Website
Catalogue

Amongst our many collections are census returns, parish registers, maps, photographs, deeds and letters. In addition we have a large range of local books and ephemera relating to Pembrokeshire and Wales.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Pembrokeshire Libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

Pembroke Museum
Pembroke Town Hall
Main Street
Pembroke
Pembrokeshire. SA71 4JS UK

Telephone::01646 683092
Email: info@pembrokemuseum.wales
Website

Here you can follow the fascinating Story of Pembroke to discover the prestigious history of the town, one of the oldest in Wales and famous as the birthplace of Henry VII. Amongst its collections are the silent movies of William Haggar, pioneer of the British cinema; an authentic 19th Century Welsh costume collection; an exhibition of children’s toys; maritime heritage artefacts and an extensive archive of old photographs and oral history.

Scolton Manor Museum and Country Park
Bethlehem
Spittal
Haverfordwest SA62 5QL UK

Telephone: 01437 731328
Email: scolton.enq@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Website

Scolton Manor has been used as both a family home and a convalescence hospital for servicemen during the Second World War. It is now the site of the County Museum. The Manor House has been sympathetically restored by the Museum Service in order to provide visitors with a taste of Victorian society and style, both above and below stairs.

Milford Haven Museum (Amgueddfa Aberdaugleddau)
The Old Customs House
The Docks
Milford Haven SA73 3AF UK

Telephone: 01646 694496
Email: milfordmuseum@gmail.com
Website

Visit the award-winning Milford Haven Museum for a fascinating delve into Milford's past. We'll take you back to the Bronze Age with our amazing recent discovery before exploring the whaling and fishing industries (and how they put Milford Haven on the map). Then we'll bring you back to the 21st century by looking at the role Milford Haven plays in supporting the world's energy demands.

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre
Royal Dockyard Chapel
Meyrick Owen Way
Pembroke Dock SA72 6WS UK

Telephone: 01646 684220
Email: enquiries@sunderlandtrust.com
Website

Pembroke Dock has more than two hundred years of well-recorded military heritage that stretches even further back to Henry Tudor’s invasion of 1485. Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust aims to share this unique history and experience with the world through the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, based in the Georgian Royal Dockyard Chapel.

Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search).

Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see Registration Districts in Pembrokeshire.

Sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available. Visit or correspond with:

Pembrokeshire Register Office
Pembrokeshire Archives
Prendergast
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA61 2PE UK

Telephone: 01437 775176
Email: registrar@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Request a copy off a certificate