Descendants of Thomas Feild, Gent., of Burton

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ FEILD, GENT.¹ was born in of Burton, Pembrokeshire, and died 1705 in Burton, Pems. Wales. He married ?.

Notes for THOMAS FEILD, GENT.:

Believed to be the father of William Feild of Burton and possibly related to William Field who was Mayor of Pembroke 1697 (d.1724) - but not yet proven.

Thomas was possibly related to William Field who was Mayor of Pembroke in 1697, who is also shown as Alderman William Feild in Corporation lists from 1704 onwards (believed to be one and the same person). An Alderman Wm. Feild of Pembroke died intestate in 1724 (he left a widow Judith). Also another William Feild died intestate in 1704 and yet another William Feild, Yeoman was admitted Burgess of Pembroke in 1714.

BURTON, a parish, in the hundred of RHOS, union and county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 3 miles (N.) from Pembroke, on the road from that town to Haverfordwest by Burton Ferry; containing 846 inhabitants. This parish is situated on Milford haven, and abounds with scenery in every part interesting and occasionally picturesque. Among the most interesting objects in the vicinity are the remains of Burton castle, on the western shore of the haven, probably erected by some of the Normans, as a border fortress for the protection of the territory which they had acquired on this part of the coast. It does not appear to have been originally of very great extent; and the present ruins, which, from their situation on the margin of an estuary of Milford haven, have a truly picturesque appearance, consist principally of a lofty round tower, which rising above the thriving plantations in the vicinity, forms a conspicuous feature in the landscape. . . A handsome and commodious parsonage-house was erected by the Rev. D. Bird Allen, the late incumbent. The church is a neat plain building, with a square tower at the west end. There are two places of worship for Baptists, and one for Wesleyan Methodists. . . " [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]

Listed in the inventory (dated 1705) of William's goods (amongst other things) are:

Two old tables, one old cupboard one ???? three old chests, table linen furnms? and stools

One old feather bed, bedsheet and furniture

The servants? bed and beding

Wooden dishes ???? and spoons

Two old iron potts

Wearing apparell

Horses Mares and Colts

Cattle of all sorts both young and old

Piggs great and small

Poultry of all sorts

Corn ??? hay and straw

Lumber stuff

More About THOMAS FEILD, GENT.:

Fact 1: 1705, Will proved²

Fact 2: Described as Thomas Feild of Burton, Gent.²

Inventory dated: February 1705/06, Estate valued at : £34. 17. 02d

Occupation: 1705, Husbandman³

Will dated: 27 December 1705

Will proved: 1705, Consistory Court of St. Davids

Children of THOMAS FEILD and ? are:

2. i. WILLIAM² FEILD, b. Bet. 1670 - 1680, of Barnlake, Burton, Pems. Wales.

ii. THOMAS FEILD⁴, m. JANE.

More About THOMAS FEILD:

Fact 1 1: 1712, Petty Constable for the Parish of Burton⁴

Fact 1 2: 1727, Will

iii. JOHN FEILD.

iv. ELINOR FEILD, m. JOHN THOMAS, Married St. Mary's, Pembroke.

More About JOHN THOMAS and ELINOR FEILD:

Marriage: Married St. Mary's, Pembroke

v. FRANCES FEILD, m. RICHARD WATES (OR WATERS).

vi. MARY FEILD, m. PHILIP JERMIN.

vii. ELIZABETH FEILD, m. ROWLAND PHILIPS.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² FEILD (THOMAS¹)⁴ was born Bet. 1670 - 1680 in of Barnlake, Burton, Pems. Wales. He married CATHERINE Abt. 1715.

Notes for WILLIAM FEILD:

William Feild (father of Richard Feild who was married to Catherine Merchant) of Burton was born approx 1670/80 and is probably the same "William Feild" who was the son of Thomas Feild of Burton, Gent. (died approx 1705).

William was exectutor to his father Thomas Feild's Will (proved 1705) and also, along with his brother Thomas, a Petty Constable for the Parish of Burton in 1712.

1711

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Four young men rode out from Haverfordwest intent on mischief. Two of them in particular, John Laugharne, and Edward Morrow must have known Burton well because they had previously lived there. The four of them rampaged over property and crops doing much damage and viciously attacking a farm labourer, John Phillips, almost killing him in the event.

William Feild and Thomas Feild, Petty Constables for the Parish of Burton present to the High Constable of the Hundreds of Roos at the Great Sessions Haverfordwest 18th April 1712. That George Bowen of the Parish of Camrose, Gent., John Laugharne of Haverfordwest and late of Burton, Mercer. Joseph Prust of Haverfordwest, Gent., and Edward Morrow of Burton and now of Haverfordwest, Butcher. On 28th March last, "In a riotous manner, with force and arms entered a messuage and lands of William Feild in the Parish of Burton called Barnlake, and trampled on grain etc. and assaulted John Phillips late of Burton, labourer, to the great effusion of blood of the said John Phillips so that his life was dispared of, contrary to her Majest's peace. That George Bowen, Joseph Prust also swore several oaths, particularly the former contrary to Her Majesties Peace".

More About WILLIAM FEILD:

Fact: 1712, Petty Constable for the Parish of Burton

Will: Abt. 1708, Executor of his father's Will

More About WILLIAM FEILD and CATHERINE:

Marriage: Abt. 1715

Children of WILLIAM FEILD and CATHERINE are:

i. WILLIAM³ FEILD.

Notes for WILLIAM FEILD:

I do not have this William shown on my records but John Neeley from the States does so I have included this William as being the son of William and Catherine Feild.

3. ii. RICHARD FEILD, b. Abt. 1716, Burton, Pems. Wales; d. 10 July 1772.

iii. DIANA FEILD, b. 1719; d. 1721.

iv. ANN FEILD, b. 1721.

v. THOMAS FEILD, b. 1726; d. Abt. 1727.

Generation No. 3

3. RICHARD³ FEILD (WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1716 in Burton, Pems. Wales⁵, and died 10 July 1772. He married CATHERINE MERCHANT 13 November 1733 in St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest, Pembs.. She was born in of Pembroke⁶.

Notes for RICHARD FEILD:

Shipbuilder of Hakin, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

MILTON, Burton

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Formerly a residence, one and a quarter miles north-west of Burton parish church, now a farm. The earliest known family there was that of Wogan. Richard Wogan of Milton married Maud Philipps of Picton Castle. Little else is known of Milton. The owner in 1786 was David Hughes, Esq., (of Harmeston), and Richard Fields as tenant. (Source: "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families", by Major Francis Jones, 1986)

More About RICHARD FEILD:

Fact: 1786, Almost certainly the 'Richard Fields' who was tenant of a house called ' Milton' at Burton⁷

More About CATHERINE MERCHANT:

Fact: The Merchants were Freemen in Pembroke in the early 1700's

More About RICHARD FEILD and CATHERINE MERCHANT:

Marriage: 13 November 1733, St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest, Pembs.

Children of RICHARD FEILD and CATHERINE MERCHANT are:

4. i. THOMAS⁴ FEILD, b. 1735.

5. ii. WILLIAM FEILD, b. 1740, Burton, Pems. Wales; d. 1827, Hubberston, Pembs..

iii. GEORGE FEILD, b. 1742, Burton, Pems. Wales; d. 1743, Burton, Pems. Wales.

iv. CATHERINE FEILD, b. 1744, Burton, Pems. Wales.

v. GEORGE FEILD, b. 1747, Burton, Pems. Wales; m. MARY PHELPS, 1774.

More About GEORGE FEILD and MARY PHELPS:

Marriage: 1774

vi. JOHN FEILD, b. 1750, Burton, Pems. Wales; m. ?.

More About JOHN FEILD:

Fact 1: Bet. 1807 - 1812, Voted at Rosemarket

vii. ELIZABETH FEILD, b. 1752, Burton, Pems. Wales; m. MICHAEL EMMOT, 1783.

More About MICHAEL EMMOT and ELIZABETH FEILD:

Marriage: 1783

Generation No. 4

4. THOMAS⁴ FEILD (RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1735. He married MARY PHILIPPS 1768, daughter of ? PHILIPPS. She was born in of Picton, Pembs.

More About THOMAS FEILD:

Fact 1: Shipwright

Notes for MARY PHILIPPS:

Mary was the sister of Erasmus Buckley Philipps (of the Picton family).

More About THOMAS FEILD and MARY PHILIPPS:

Marriage: 1768

Child of THOMAS FEILD and MARY PHILIPPS is:

i. SOPHIA CHARLOTTE⁵ FEILD, b. Abt. 1768.

More About SOPHIA CHARLOTTE FEILD:

Baptism: 1768, St. Mary's, Haverfordwest

5. WILLIAM⁴ FEILD (RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1740 in Burton, Pems. Wales, and died 1827 in Hubberston, Pembs.. He married MARY ANDREW 1 June 1780 in Steynton, Pembs., daughter of JOHN ANDREW and ANNE FERRIOR. She was born 1752 in Steynton, Pembrokeshire, and died 1829.

Notes for WILLIAM FEILD:

William was reputed to be the first shipbuilder in Milford Haven having been appointed by His Maj. the King in the year 1800. His son Richard Feild succeeded to the business on coming of age. On his death the business reverted back to the Government and merged into the Great Pembroke Dock Yard.

(Source: Laura A. Childs Neely).

ON THE DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN FROM SMALLPOX. By W Feild, c.1793

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I had two pretty blossoms

To claim my future care,

In looks they were most beautiful

And as a statue fair.

They grew in grace and lovliness

For a few sunny years

And proved to be a blessing

The lovely little dears.

No rosebud ever opened,

In fragrance could compete

With these two beautious blossoms

They were so Heavenly sweet.

I watched them in their progress

And proud I felt to tell,

My other little flowers

Their playmates, growing well.

But standing o'er their tiny bed

Alas!, I'm grieved to say

That both my pets were withering

And fading fast away.

When spring and summer flowers

Their scent around has shed.

I wnt to see my blossoms

And found that one was dead.

I strictly watched the others

In the little dead childs room,

But soon it joined its brother

In the same lamented tomb.

But there their aerial tendrils

With dust refused to stay.

And on the wings of angels

To Heaven were borne away.

They flourish now in splendour

Nor want a gardeners care,

For God the GREAT CREATER

Watches o'er my blossoms there.

W. Feild, c. 1793

HUBBERSTON

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From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)

HUBBERSTON, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 1 mile (W. by N.) from Milford, on the turnpike road from Haverfordwest to Haking, or Old Milford, containing 1013 inhabitants. This parish is situated on a creek or inlet of Milford Haven, at the upper end of which are the remains of a religious establishment, formerly called Pill priory, built upon a pill which separates this parish from that of Steynton, and which, though it has obtained the name of Hubberston priory, is locally

within the latter parish. Botolphs, the seat of Anthony Innes Stokes, Esq., an elegant modern mansion, erected on the site of some of the conventual buildings of the priory, though not within this parish, closely borders upon it, and is equally remarkable for the style of the building and the beauty of its situation, commanding a pleasing view of the haven, and of the adjacent country. Boat-building is carried on to a considerable extent at Haking, or Old Milford, and affords employment to a few of the inhabitants of this place, which is now included within the boundaries of the new contributory borough of Milford. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £6. 2. 8. 1/2, and in the patronage of the Crown. The church, dedicated to St. David, is a small, ancient, and venerable structure, in the early style of English architecture, with a lofty square embattled tower: in the chancel are three elegantly canopied recesses, probably for the officiating priests, or perhaps appropriated to the dignitaries of the priory on particular occasions. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists; and a spacious building has been left by its late proprietor for the free use of

ministers of every denomination. Mr. George Roch, in 1707, bequeathed a small rent-charge for teaching poor children, and for the relief of distressed housekeepers of the parish; and in 1752, Mr. James Allen

bequeathed £50 in money, to be invested in the purchase of land, and the produce to be annually distributed among the poor: these bequests produce about £6 per annum. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor is £184. 6.

More About WILLIAM FEILD:

Fact: Was the 1st shipbuilder in Milford

Occupation 1: Master Mariner of Burton

Occupation 2: 1800, Shipbuilderof Milford Haven

Notes for MARY ANDREW:

STEYNTON

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From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)

STEYNTON, or STAINTON, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 2 miles (N.N.E.) from Milford, containing 2984 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated on the turnpike road from Milford to Haverfordwest, extends to the shore of Milford Haven, by which it is bounded on the south; and Hubberston Pill, an inlet from the haven, is navigable for small craft, at high water, for a considerable distance within its limits. In the southern part of it is situated the borough, market, and seaport town of Milford, described under its appropriate head, and comprising the chief portion of the population: in the western part of it is St. Botolph's, the seat of A.I. Stokes, Esq., by one of whose relatives it was purchased, in 1826, from the representatives of General le Hunt, who purchased it, in

1803, from the family of the Elliots, to whom it had belonged for many years. The present mansion was built in 1800, about a hundred yards to the west of the ancient edifice, and partly on the site of a monastery supposed to have been a cell to the priory of Pill, near the head of Hubberston Pill. In excavating the ground for the new building several stone coffins, containing bones, were dug up; and part of the walls of the ancient monastery, which are still remaining, have been incorporated with the

out-buildings of the modern mansion. Bolton Hill, an ancient seat formerly belonging to a family of that name, is situated in the northern part of the parish. and near an abrupt and lofty eminence called Bolton Beacon. While Cromwell lay at Haverfordwest, two of his soldiers entered this mansion, with the intention of plundering it, and Bolton, who had concealed himself, was denied by his wife to the soldiers, who, nevertheless, suspecting that he was in the house, one of them took up his child, and pretended to throw it on the fire, on which the father rushed from his concealment, and killed the ruffian on the spot: his comrade escaped, and Bolton, on reflection, deemed it prudent to inform Cromwell of all that had occurred, observing to that general, that the man he had killed had only one eye: the latter replied, "The fellow was a great rascal, and you have saved me the trouble of having him executed." Castle Hall, the seat of the Hon. R. Fulke Greville, in the south-eastern part of the parish, was originally built by John Zephaniah Holwell, whose sufferings in the black hole at Calcutta are well known: it is a spacious mansion. and the grounds are extensive and well laid out. The parish is about six miles in length from north to south, and from a mile and a half to two miles in breadth from east to west, and is wholly enclosed and in a good state of cultivation. Culm is found within its limits, and a mine which had been worked for many years, for the supply of the neighbourhood, has been reopened on Lord Kensington's estate. Great facilities are afforded for the conveyance of the produce of the mine by the navigable creek called Hubberston Pill, and by the main haven. The small village of Pill, distant about a quarter of a mile from the town of Milford, is within the parish. The living is a discharged vicarage, with the rectory of Johnston consolidated, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St.David's, and in the patronage of the King, as Prince of Wales. The vicarage is endowed with the whole of the great and small tithes of a portion of the parish: the remainder are appropriated to Mrs. Anne Wright, whose family, the Jordans, sold another portion, which now forms part of the income of the incumbent of St. Mary's, Haverfordwest. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, or, as it is stated in the Monasticon, to St. Kewel, and formerly dependent upon Pill priory, is an ancient and venerable structure, with a lofty tower, which, from its elevated situation, is seen from every part of the surrounding country: the interior consists of a nave, chancel, and two aisles, separated by series of massive columns and pointed arches. This edifice was garrisoned with a small number of troops during the parliamentary war in the reign of Charles I. There is a place of worship for Presbyterians. A school is about to be established at a place called Sodston, for children of either sex,

with an endowment of £30 per annum by Mr. and Mrs. Devonald, chargeable on certain lands in this parish. Richard Budd, about the year 1633, in consideration of having been saved from shipwreck by taking refuge within Tenby pier, bequeathed to the churchwardens of Tenby the sum of £1. 6. 8 (two marks), to be distributed in bread to the poor of that parish: the payment of this sum is charged upon the estate of St. Botolph's, in this parish; but it does not appear that he was ever the owner of that property.

At the head of Prix Pill stood Pill castle, the capture of which is recorded by Fenton: there are no remains of this fortress, but in digging near the site, about seventy years ago, at a place called Cwm, a human skull with an iron ball in it was found; and a tradition is extant that a pond near the spot, now called Deadman's Lake, derived that name from its having been deeply tinged with the blood of the slain on that occasion. Near the head of Hubberston Pill are the remains of Pill priory, founded in the year 1200 by Adam de Rupe, for monks of the order of Tyrone, who afterwards became Benedictines: the priory, which was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Budoc, flourished till the dissolution, at which time its revenue was estimated at £67. 15.: the site and buildings were granted, in the 38th of Henry VIII., to Roger and Thomas Barlow, and are now the property of the Hon. Fulke Greville. The ruins, which are very small, consist chiefly of some fragments of the walls: the low entrance gateway leading into the garden is still

remaining, but the arch above it fell down in 1826. At Butter hill, formerly a grange belonging to the priory, there is a family of the name of Roch, who are said to be descended from Adam de Rupe, founder of the priory. There are in the parish several ancient encampments, here called Rhâths: one of these

is near the priory; another near Thornton House, the neat residence of the Rev. A. Crymes; and a third, called Old Castle, near the town of Milford; but not one of them is of sufficient importance to require particular notice. Near the ruins of an ancient chapel, dedicated to St. Catherine, a silver coin of Domitian was dug up, about thirty years ago. In 1818, a celt was dug up near St. Botolph's, where also there are some remains of a Druidical altar, called by the country people the Long Stone. Sir William James, Bart., the celebrated naval commander in the East India Company's service, in commemoration of whose achievements the ornamental tower on Shooter's Hill, near London, was erected by his widow, was born at Bolton Hill mill, in this parish. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor amounts to £461.

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM FEILD and MARY ANDREW:

Transcript of the Marriage entry for Mary Andrew and William Feild:

William Feild of the parish of Burton, shipwright and Mary Andrew of this parish were married in this church by Licence the 1st Day of June in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty by me Matthew Davids (Vicar). The marriage was solomized by us : William Feild & Mary Andrew (both signed their names). In the prescence of John Andrew and David Lewis. (Ref: Pembrokshire Records Office REf: MF 46. Steynton HPR/3/9)

More About WILLIAM FEILD and MARY ANDREW:

Marriage: 1 June 1780, Steynton, Pembs.

Children of WILLIAM FEILD and MARY ANDREW are:

i. LETTICE⁵ FEILD, b. Aft. 1780; d. Only weeks old.

6. ii. RICHARD FEILD, b. 1781, Hakin, Pembs.; d. 1832, Roch, Pembs..

iii. JOHN FEILD, b. 1782; d. 1873, Herbrandstone, Pembs..

iv. ANN FEILD, b. 1784; d. 1793.

More About ANN FEILD:

Fact 1: Died of Smallpox

v. WILLIAM FEILD, b. 1785; d. 1787.

More About WILLIAM FEILD:

Fact 1: Died of Smallpox

7. vi. CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW FEILD, b. Abt. 1796, Hakin/Hubberston, Pembs.; d. 8 April 1870, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

vii. CATHERINE FEILD.

viii. MARY FEILD, b. 1793.

Generation No. 5

6. RICHARD⁵ FEILD (WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1781 in Hakin, Pembs., and died 1832 in Roch, Pembs.⁸. He married MARTHA CHILD⁹ 16 March 1811 in Herbrandston, Pems. Wales, daughter of HENRY CHILD and LETTICE GWYTHER. She was born 1781 in Roch, Pembrokeshire¹⁰.

Notes for RICHARD FEILD:

Richard inherited the shipbuilding business of his father. After Richard's death the company reverted to the Crown and became part of the Pembroke Dock.

PORT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES FOR THE PORT OF MILFORD -

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1815

Richard Feild

Charles Nuttall of Milford, sole owner and Master of the ship "Countess of Mansfield" which was built at Hakin in 1815 by Richard Feild, the builder. She was British build, had 1 deck, 1 mast and her length was 59' 11", her breadth being 18' 10", height in the hold was 10' 4" and measured 80 Tons (67/94). She was a square sterned cutter, with no galley and no figurehead. (Source: PRO Kew, REF : BT/107/155

Signed: A Stokes, Comptroller and H Leach, Collector

1817

Henry Pascall (Sailmaker), William Mumford (Cooper) and John Nicholas (Baker) all of the Town of Milford together with Richard Feild (Shipwright) and Andrew King (Mariner) both of Hubberston, Philip Stephen (blacksmith) and Charles Price (Inn Keeper) both of the Town of Milford, James & Jane Wathen (Farmers) of Hasguard, Thomas Edwards (Shipwright) of ?? Pater Yard, Thomas Griffiths (Farmer) of Chhurchill, in the parish of Stainton and William Rowe (Maltster) of Leonardston, Llandstadwell are listed as sole owners of the "Hannah" a foreign built ship with 1 deck and 2 masts (+ ano?? Mast). Her length was 74' 3" and her breadth was 19' 10", she was 120 Tons (61/94), square sterned with a quarter deck. No galley and no figurehead. The Master was Barnabas Gardner. She had been a Prize Ship originally called the "Fatsa Nhere??) and appears to have been taken off Gibraltar in or about February 1798 and was taken bt His Majesty's ship if war L Espoir (??) by Capt. Loftus Bland. (Source: PRO Kew, REF : BT/107/159

Signed: A Stokes, Comptroller and H Lach, collector

More About RICHARD FEILD:

Fact 1: 1817, Co-owner of a Prize Ship renamed the "Hannah" of Milford

Fact 2: Richard also built ships for Grevill

Fact 3: 1815, Built at Hakin the ship called "The countess of Mansfield"

Occupation: Shipbuilder of Hakin, Milford Haven.

More About MARTHA CHILD:

Baptised: 25 September 1781, Roch, Pembrokshire¹¹

More About RICHARD FEILD and MARTHA CHILD:

Marriage: 16 March 1811, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales

Children of RICHARD FEILD and MARTHA CHILD are:

i. MARY ANN⁶ FEILD, b. 1814, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 1815.

More About MARY ANN FEILD:

Fact 1: Died an infant

Fact 2: 22 November 1814, christened at Hubberston

ii. WILLIAM HENRY FEILD, b. Abt. 1813.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

Possibly the same William Feild who married Elizabeth Barger.

More About WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

Baptised: 19 June 1813, Hubberston¹²

8. iii. DR. JOHN ANDREW FEILD, b. 1816, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 1864.

9. iv. WILLIAM HENRY FEILD, b. 1816, Herbrandstone, Pembs; d. 1890, Herbrandstone, Pembs ..

v. MARTHA CHILD FEILD, b. 1817, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

More About MARTHA CHILD FEILD:

Fact 1: 10 November 1817, Christened @ Hubberston, Pembs.

vi. MARY ANN FEILD, b. 13 September 1819, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; m. DR. J A WRIGHT, 24 December 1850; b. U.S.A..

More About MARY ANN FEILD:

Fact 1: Went to America

Fact 2: 13 September 1819, Christened at Hubberston

More About DR. J A WRIGHT:

Fact 1: of Tuscola, Ill. and California

More About DR. WRIGHT and MARY FEILD:

Marriage: 24 December 1850

10. vii. ELIZABETH CHILD FEILD, b. 3 March 1822, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 5 January 1899, Topeka, Shawnee Co. Kansas, USA.

7. CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW⁵ FEILD (WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1796 in Hakin/Hubberston, Pembs., and died 8 April 1870 in Fold Farm, Herbrandston. He married ANN ADAMS 28 September 1828 in Hubberston, Pembs.. She was born Bet. 1796 - 1797 in Of Herbrandston, and died 20 October 1870 in Fold Farm, Herbrandston,.

Notes for CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW FEILD:

Captain William Andrew Feild, brother of Richard Feild shipbuilder of Hakin, was a sea captain who by 1828 had already given up the sea and was now a farmer of the parish of Hubberston. The Feild family appear to have come to Herbrandston somewhere between 1828 - 1831. William's wife, Ann Adams (widow of John Poyntz, farmer of Herbrandston) was born in Herbrandston. It is possible that Fold Farm came into the Feilds through Ann Poyntz upon her marriage to William on 28 September 1828.

In 1833 he rescued 14 sailors from a wreck in Sandyhaven Bay.

Extract from the Cambrian 1833

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"The Neapolitan brig Felicity, G G D'Amon, master from Glasgow, laden with coals and bale goods, bound for Palermo and Leghorn, in returning to Milford Haven in the night of Tuesday, ran on shore in Sandy Haven Bay, opposite the Stack Rock, within the harbour; when she was discovered at daylight a complete wreck, and was finally knocked all to boards. The crew, 18 in number, were sticking by the wreck, 6 of whom were drowned in attempting to swim on shore or washed off into the sea. Great praise is justly due to Mr William Field (brother of the late Mr Richard Field of Milford, shipbuilder), who dashed under the breakers, and swam to the brig, and succeeded in bringing 9 of the crew on shore alive. - The Boatswain, a stout man of 6 feet, died in his arms whilst being conveyed on shore, also a boy about 12 years of age, after being carried safe to land. The Master, a good swimmer, in attempting to reach the shore was een to buffet the waves and go down. - Four of the bodies have been borught on shore, viz. the master, mate, boatswain, and a boy; two not yet found. A part of the bale goods has been saved in a damaged state. It must be observed, that not one of the many spectators would venture to the wreck but Mr Field, who had two or three narrow escapes for his life in his perilous exertions."

William's Own Account of the Rescue

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Declaration of William Field, respecting the wreck of the "Felicita", taken before Henry Leach, Esq., Collector of the Customs at Milford, and Magistrate for the county of Pembroke.

"On the morning of Wednesday, the 20th of February, 1833, I was attending at an ealy hour to the business of the farm, when I was informed that a vessel was wrecked on the sands, in Sandy Haven Bay, which is just opposite the entrance of Milford Haven, and distant from my house about half a mile. I mmediately ran to the spot, and found a large brig, lying on her side, a complete wreck, on the beach. Her masts were gone, her hull was broken in two, and the surf was making a clean breach over her. The crew, who had lashed themselves to the weather rigging, were lifting up their hands in token of their distress, but until the sea had retired a little it was impossible to approach them. At eight o'clock I though something might be done, and I asked who would volunteer to assist me. Williams Evans, mason, and Rees Jones, carpenter, offered their services, but they deemed the sea too high on the reef of rocks, over which we had to go, to approach the vessel. I told them to follow me, and we would try to save them. I went over the reef, and through the surf, which broke over me, but I got through it, and reached the wreck. When they saw this, they followed me, and we succeeded in getting the men on shore in the manner described in the affidavit of William Lewis. We got hold of the crew as they lowered themselves down one by one from the rigging, and carried them on shore, with the exception of two who were so exhaused as to be quite helpless. Some of the men appeared deranged in their intellects. One was dreadfully mangled by the iron bolt between his legs, upon which he was supported; he died in our arms; and the last taken from the wreck was a boy who died at my sister's house soon after he was landed. Before I made the first effort to get off, I saw two men upon the lee side of the wreck, but when I got there, they were gone. I was much hurt by the wreck, exhaused by my efforts, and very ill afterwards". (Signed) Henry Leach,

William Field

Extract from the Annual Report of the RNLI for 1835

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William FIELD. Former master mariner. SILVER MEDAL 132

20 February 1833 Voted 12 June 1833

In passage from the Clyde to Leghorn, Italy the Sicilian brig Felicita was wrecked in Sandy haven Bay, west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire during the night of the 19/20th her master and six seamen being washed off and drowned. About 7 a.m. Mr. Feild saw the wreck on the sands near his house, the hull broken in two, all her masts gone, surf breaking over her and the survivors in the lower rigging. Obtaining the services of two volunteers he went over the reef and swam to the wreck and, with one of the men, brought two seamen safely ashore in two journeys. With the other volunteer assisting them they brought the remaining survivors (including two passengers) ashore but one seaman and a boy died later. All the survivors were so exhausted as to be helpless and the passengers all became badly cut by being thrown against the rocks.

The RNLI lists the names of persons saved as:

Ludovico lavico, passenger

Pietro Savarell, passenger

Giovanni Liberto, carpenter

and nine seamen.

The Quarter Sessions roll for Easter 1833 lists whose who died as follows:

Guiseppa D'Anno

Stafano Pegano

Francisco Griscaolo

Vicenzo Digenaro

Cosimo Viole

and boy Gaspari

For his bravery William was awarded a Silver Medal & £5 from the RNLI, along with the other two volunteers William Evans and Rees Jones each receiving £3 or £2 respectifully.

Another contemporary account of the wreck states "Feild ran down to the waters' edge with two of his friends and together they performed a remarkable rescue. Wading into the estuary, Feild scrambled over the reef and swam out to the men on the wreck. One survivor at a time was brought back through the waves and helped over the reef. Of the three rescuers, who were themselves badly cut by being thrown against the rocks by the surf, Feild was awarded the Silver Medal of the R.N.L.I. and all three received monetary testimonials both from the R.N.L.I. and from a fund raised locally".

The account of this rescue features in many books on wrecks in the South Wales area.

CAPTAIN FIELD'S IMPROVED PARALLEL RULER

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It is also understood the Capt. William Andrew Feild was the inventor of Captn Field's improved Parallel Ruler. There is an example of one in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. It is inscribed "Regd. No 5449 JAN v 1854 Captn Field's improved". Another exaple is in the local Museum at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

HUBBERSTON

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From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)

HUBBERSTON, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 1 mile (W. by N.) from Milford, on the turnpike road from Haverfordwest to Haking, or Old Milford, containing 1013 inhabitants. This parish is situated on a creek or inlet of Milford Haven, at the upper end of which are the remains of a religious establishment, formerly called Pill priory, built upon a pill which separates this parish from that of Steynton, and which, though it has obtained the name of Hubberston priory, is locally within the latter parish. Botolphs, the seat of Anthony Innes Stokes, Esq., an elegant modern mansion, erected on the site of some of the conventual buildings of the priory, though not within this parish, closely borders upon it, and is equally remarkable for the style of the building and the beauty of its situation, commanding a pleasing view of the haven, and of the adjacent country. Boat-building is carried on to a considerable extent at Haking, or Old Milford, and affords employment to a few of the inhabitants of this place, which is now included within the boundaries of the new contributory borough of Milford. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £6. 2. 8. 1/2, and in the patronage of the Crown. The church, dedicated to St. David, is a small, ancient, and venerable structure, in the early style of English architecture, with a lofty square embattled tower: in the chancel are three elegantly canopied recesses, probably for the officiating priests, or perhaps appropriated to the dignitaries of the priory on particular occasions. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists; and a spacious building has been left by its late proprietor for the free use of ministers of every denomination. Mr. George Roch, in 1707, bequeathed a small rent-charge for teaching poor children, and for the relief of distressed housekeepers of the parish; and in 1752, Mr. James Allen bequeathed £50 in money, to be invested in the purchase of land, and the produce to be annually distributed among the poor: these bequests produce about £6 per annum. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor is £184. 6.

More About CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW FEILD:

Fact 1: 1834, Capt. William Feild is awarded a Medallion from the Royal Humane Society

Fact 2: 1835, Capt. William Feild is awarded a Silver Medal from the R.N.L.I.

Occupation 1: 1828, Retired sea capt. & farmer of The Fold

Occupation 2: Farmer

More About CAPT. FEILD and ANN ADAMS:

Marriage: 28 September 1828, Hubberston, Pembs.

Wittnesses: Peter Jenkins and ???? ????

Children of CAPT. FEILD and ANN ADAMS are:

11. i. WILLIAM HENRY⁶ FEILD, b. 8 February 1829, Herbrandston; d. 1912, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

12. ii. FLORENCE MATILDA FEILD, b. 1833, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales; d. 1903.

iii. EMILY JANE FEILD, b. 1835, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales; d. 1906; m. JONATHAN DAVIES, Aft. February 1895; b. Abt. 1840, Steynton, Pembrokeshire¹³; d. Aft. 1895.

More About EMILY JANE FEILD:

Fact 1: 29 December 1835, Christened at Herbrandston

More About JONATHAN DAVIES:

Address (Facts Pg): 1881, Mount Villa, Steynton

Occupation: 1881, Shipwright and Farmer of 29 Acres¹³

More About JONATHAN DAVIES and EMILY FEILD:

Marriage: Aft. February 1895

13. iv. ROSANNAH MARIA FEILD, b. Abt. 1838, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales; d. 21 February 1895.

Generation No. 6

8. DR. JOHN ANDREW⁶ FEILD (RICHARD⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1816 in Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and died 1864. He married FRANCES CRUNN 16 June 1840. She was born Abt. 1814 in Haverfordwest, Wales, and died 1890.

Notes for DR. JOHN ANDREW FEILD:

One of John's sisters married Mr Gimblette of Brighton.

More About DR. JOHN ANDREW FEILD:

Baptism: 22 April 1816, Hubberston, Pembs

Degree: M.R.C.S.

Notes for FRANCES CRUNN:

1881 Cencus ref: RG11 Piece 1098 Folio 41 Page 25

More About FRANCES CRUNN:

Census: 1881, Living with her daughter Beatrice at 17 Goldstone Villas, Hove, Sussex¹³

Occupation: 1881, Income from houses¹³

More About DR. FEILD and FRANCES CRUNN:

Marriage: 16 June 1840

Children of DR. FEILD and FRANCES CRUNN are:

i. FRANCES MARY⁷ FEILD, b. 1841, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 1890; m. JOHN CRAIGE; b. Abt. 1843, Islington, London.

Notes for FRANCES MARY FEILD:

1881 Census Ref: RG11 Piece 2126 Folio 26 Page 11.

More About FRANCES MARY FEILD:

Baptism: 27 May 1841, Hubberston, Pembs

Notes for JOHN CRAIGE:

1881 Census Ref: RG11 Piece 2126 Folio 26 Page 11.

More About JOHN CRAIGE:

Occupation: 1881, Physician¹³

ii. BEATRICE ELIZABETH FEILD, b. 1844, Sidmouth, Devon; m. HENRY J GIMBLETT; b. Abt. 1850, Lakin, Pembrokeshire.

Notes for BEATRICE ELIZABETH FEILD:

1881 Cencus ref: RG11 Piece 1098 Folio 41 Page 25.

More About BEATRICE ELIZABETH FEILD:

Baptism: 4 July 1844, Hubberston, Pembs

More About HENRY J GIMBLETT:

Occupation: 1881, Architect Surveyor¹³

iii. ASHLEY GRIFFITHS FEILD, b. 1846.

More About ASHLEY GRIFFITHS FEILD:

Baptised: 3 April 1846, Hubberston

iv. MARY LLOYD FEILD, b. 1847, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

More About MARY LLOYD FEILD:

Baptism: 8 July 1847, Hubberston, Pembs

v. DR.JOHN ANDREW FEILD, b. 1849, Miford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 1900, Tuscola, Ill, USA..

More About DR.JOHN ANDREW FEILD:

Fact 1: Went to America

Fact 2: 29 October 1849, Christened at Hubberston

vi. CLAUDE LLOYD WELLESLEY FEILD, b. 1852, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales; d. 1936, ?.

More About CLAUDE LLOYD WELLESLEY FEILD:

Fact 1: Abt. 1892, Capt. of the steamer "Canton" P&O Lines

Fact 2: 25 March 1852, Christened at Hubberston

9. WILLIAM HENRY⁶ FEILD (RICHARD⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1816 in Herbrandstone, Pembs^14,15, and died 1890 in Herbrandstone, Pembs .¹⁶. He married ELIZABETH PURSER BARGER 18 June 1837 in Walwyns Castle, Pembs., daughter of THOMAS BARGER and ELIZABETH FREEMAN. She was born Abt. 1816 in Wales, and died Bef. 1881.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

Settled in Liverpool, retired to Liverpool House, Herbrandston. Liverpool House had been in the possession of the Feild family for many years. Later his cousin, Margaret Frances Feild lived at Liverpool House until her death in 1961.

William farmed at Herbrandston Farm (where the Sir Benfro now stands, c. 2000). It was later called Pointz Farm. He also farmed at Redberth, nr. Tiers Cross.

It is possible that this William is the same person as his elder brother, William b. about 1813.

More About WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

Census 1: 1881, Living in Herbrandstone as a border at the house of James Warlow, Schoolmaster. Ref: RG 11, Piece 5416, Folio 4, Page 1.

Fact 1: Farmed at Herbrandston Farm (now the Sir Benfro), Herbrandston

Fact 2: Believed to have also settled in Liverpool

Fact 2: Believed to be "Liverpool Feild"

Living: 1839, Redberth Farm, Nr. Tiers Cross, Pembrokeshire¹⁷

Occupation: 1881, Retired Farmer¹⁸

More About ELIZABETH PURSER BARGER:

Date born 2: Abt. 1816

Baptised: 10 March 1816

Fact: Also known as "Betsy"¹⁹

More About WILLIAM FEILD and ELIZABETH BARGER:

Marriage: 18 June 1837, Walwyns Castle, Pembs.

Children of WILLIAM FEILD and ELIZABETH BARGER are:

i. CATHERINE ANDREW⁷ FEILD, b. 1837, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales; m. JOHN GOTT, 1859, Liverpool, England.

More About CATHERINE ANDREW FEILD:

Baptism: 17 September 1837, Herbrandstone, Pembs.

More About JOHN GOTT and CATHERINE FEILD:

Marriage: 1859, Liverpool, England

ii. THOMAS BARGER FEILD, b. 1840.

More About THOMAS BARGER FEILD:

Fact 2: This branch settled in Canada²⁰

iii. JOHN FREEMAN FEILD, b. 1842, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales.

More About JOHN FREEMAN FEILD:

Baptism: 21 July 1842, Herbrandston, Pembs.

iv. RICHARD PURSER FEILD, b. 1839, Walwyns Castle, Pembs.; m. FRANCES DAVIES.

v. JOSEPH WILLIAM FEILD, b. 1844, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales.

More About JOSEPH WILLIAM FEILD:

Baptism: 14 June 1844, Herbrandston, Pembs.

vi. EDWARD CLAUDE FEILD, b. 1846.

10. ELIZABETH CHILD⁶ FEILD (RICHARD⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 3 March 1822 in Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and died 5 January 1899 in Topeka, Shawnee Co. Kansas, USA. She married CAPT. JOHN BOSTON CHILDE 15 June 1853 in Liverpool, England, son of CAPT. CHILDE and ELIZABETH BOSTON. He was born 18 August 1820 in Roseside, Narbeth, Pembs., and died 1910 in Topeka, Shawnee Co. Kansas, USA.

Notes for ELIZABETH CHILD FEILD:

Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Feild, the shipbuilder of Milford Haven. Her grandfather William Feild was reputed to be the first shipbuilder in Milford Haven having been appointed by His Maj. the King in the year 1800. His son Richard Feild succeeded to the business on coming of age. On his death the business reverted back to the Government and merged into the Great Pembroke Dock Yard.

(Source: Laura A. Childs Neely)

Elizabeth was described as " a lady of fine education and rare intellectual qualities" (Source: The Cronicle, Burlingame, Kansas)

More About ELIZABETH CHILD FEILD:

Baptised: 2 August 1821, Hubberston

Fact: Married her 2nd cousin, John Boston Childe

Fact 1: Went to America

Fact 2: 2 August 1821, Christened at Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Notes for CAPT. JOHN BOSTON CHILDE:

Captain John B. Childe

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This is of interest not only to Topeka people, but also toa at least six rear admirals of the United States navy, who served under him as ensigns and midshipmen in the civil war and just afterwards. The oficers referred to are Rear Admiral Lamberton, who was Dewey's fleet captain at the battle of Manila Bay: rear Admiral Chadwick, who commanded Admiral Sigbee's battleship the New York, at the battle of Santiago, and ear Admirals Rockwell, Almy, Erben and Davis. The admirals maintain a regular correspondence with Captain Childe. These facts lend additional interest to a career which is remarkable in many other respects.

Capt. John Boston Childe was born at Narbeth, near Milford Haven, Wales on August 18 1820. Near his home was a hughe ancient anchor which had probably belonged to a Viking ship. It was brought from under the sea by the captain's relatives and was laid in the lawn of their home. The wood of the anchor is petrified. This object, it is not improbable, had much to influence the boy's future career. Doubtless the sighT of it stirred him with a love for adventure. At any rate he studied navigation when a boy.

At the age of eighteen whilst at Bristol, he went to sea with his brother who was in command of an American ship. The vessel sailed for China, reaching there after rounding Cape Horn - a voyage of three months. For two years the vessel cruised around the coast of China and among the Philippine Islands.

The last year of the voyage Childe acted as first mate. That officer had taken sick and the then young sailer was given his place on account of his knowledge of navigation. He was the only sailer on the ship who understood it. He "made good."

Ten years later he was given his first vessel. With it he started from New York to Point Peter, Guadeloupe. On the way yellow fever broke out on board. All of his crew except three died. These few men helped him to weather the worst storm of his experience. When he reached his destination he found that Point Peter had been swallowed up by an earthquake at the time of the great storm. However he landed his cargo at Turk's Island and returned to New York. Captain Childe continued in the merchant service. He served as mate on the famous steamer "Pacific". He was also captain of the "Lowder" a transport during the Mexican war.

When the American civil war broke out he was given captaincy of the army gunboat "Ranger". Concerning this vessel, a clipping preserved from the Harper's Weekly of 1862 says:

"The Ranger" is one of the newly purchased vessels. She is a propellor of eight hundred tons burthen and since her purchase by the government she has been entirely rebuilt, sheathed diagonally fastened and braced and otherwise altered to fit her new position. Her engine is low pressure, condensing with a cyllinder of thirty six inches and a thirty-six inch stroke. She is 160 feet long, thirty-four foot wide and with a depth of twenty-four feet. She has accommodation for five hundred troops. The captain is John Boston Childs."

The Twenty-seventh regiment of New York was on board. The assistant surgeon of his troop was the father of Dr. L. H. Munn of Topeka. The gun-boat took part in many of the navel fights of the war. At various times Captin Chils was also in command of the Memphis, Junlata, Idaho and Pawnee."

After the war Captain Childe sailed along the west coast of Africa as a naval captain. He also cruised up the Amazon and La Plata rivers.

Was Retired in 1869

This propical life impaired his eye-sight on account of the terrific glare of the sun. On this account he was retired in 1869. However, before this his chaplain on the Pawnee, who owned a farm in Kansas, had often told him of the advantages here. Through his influece Captain Childe, as soon as he retired, came directly from New York to Topeka.

From here he went to Burlingame on the first train which ran over the Santa Fe to that place, then the terminus of the road. He bought the second ticket sold to that town.

Upon arriving he went two miles east and bought a farm after fifteen minutes' negotiations. It proved later to be underlaid with coal.

Here he is enjoying the fruits of a worthy life. His postal cards and eltters from the naval officers mentioned are among his most reasured possessions. He recives word from them and replies even at the present time (1909). When Admiral Evans was here last spring the old gentleman enjoyed a pleasant visit with him.

Captain Childe is an interesting talker.

"Miss the sea? Why of course I miss it." He said to a visitor. "I was on this ocean for thirty years continously and naturally feel it to be my home.

"On the ship on which I made my first voyage a cow was kept and three of us boys milked her for our own use. We would take turns at milking while the other held his mouth so that he could catch the milk. Then the rest of the crew wondered why the cow was dry when they went to milk her.

"Another amusing experience happened when I was at Manila for the first time. I traded my shirt for a monkey. However, the monkey scared me so I was not sorry when it escaped, although I was minus both garment and pet.

"However, anything but funny were our experiences with Chinese pirates who infested these seas in those days. When the ship was becalmed a long junk filled with about 200 naked, heathen Chinese would often silently sneak along side of us and the yellow bodies would swarm up the side and on to the decks. Then we would retire to the rigging. From there we would deop glass bottles. There would be a crash and yells of pains as the Chinese, with bleeding bare feet left our vessel for their own. It was the best way of getting rid of them, as it was often twenty of our men against hundred of Chiness fully armed.

"The worst suffering I experienced was from the cold. In those days except in the cook's galley there was no fire. In cold weather our clothes would freeze on use, and we would go that way for days, sleeping in them at night.

"I was often in water to my neck as the waves broke over the ship in storms. That tempest near Porto Rico - then it seemed as if the ship would be pitched to the sky yet we never lost a mast although we had only three men to do the work. The rest of the cred had died with yellow fever on the voyage.

"However, I always did the best I could and tried to treat the men right. In all of my trips near Africa and experience with the natives I had no trouble with the negroes.

His father was a British Army Officer.

Thomas Bowlas Childe, an officer in he British army However, he was a sympathisor with the "Chartists". These people were not willing to pay tithes to the church of England, although they were willing to be taxed otherwise. On this account, they came to America in 1815 with Captain Childs' father. He bought lands for them fear Germantown, P's. From this colony have come three millonaires. Among them is Thomas Phels of Chicago, a millionaire Hardware man.

Thomas Childe returned to Wales and died there. However, three generations of this family have lived in America.

(Source: The Topeka Daily State Journal - Tuesday Evening, August 24, 1909). (Courtesy of John Childs Neely, 1999)

USS Idaho (1866-1874).

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USS Idaho, a 3241-ton steam sloop, was built at New York as part of a Civil War program of large, very fast, steam cruisers. Completed in May 1866, she ran her trials the following August, making just over eight knots. Her boilers and engines, ordered as a result of political influence, failed totally to achieve her fifteen-knot contract speed.

Briefly laid up after trials, Idaho was converted to a sailing storeship in 1867 and sent to Japan as a base for the U.S. Navy ships operating in Asiatic waters. During that passage, she logged over eighteen knots, making her one of the fastest sailing ships ever built. In September 1869, while en route back to the United States, Idaho was badly damaged by a typhoon. She returned to Japan and remained at Yokohama until sold in April 1874.

More About CAPT. JOHN BOSTON CHILDE:

Burial: Topeka Cemetary

Fact 1: 1838, Joined his brother's ship in Bristol. His brother was a captain of an American ship.

Fact 2: Married his 2nd cousin, Elizabeth Child Feild

Fact 3: 1848, Capt. Childs was given his first vessel out of New York for New Orleans

Fact 1: 1861, Graduated from the merchantile fleet to be a captin in the US Navy at the outbreak of the civil war.

Fact 2: 1861, General Burnside gave Capt. Childs command of the army gunboat "Ranger" and told him to fit her out for service. Capt. Childs collected a heterogeneous armament of guns and cannons of various types and calibers.

Fact 3: December 1861, Capt. Childs set sail in the "Ranger" for Hampton Road with the 27th New York aboard.

Fact 4: 1862, Captain of the US gunboat "Ranger"

Fact 5: 1863, The "Memphis" took part in the battle of Charleston, which sunk the "Ruble" an iron steamer from Liverpool.

Fact 5A: 1863, While serving on the "Memphis" he helped capture the "Princess Royal" an English blockade runner at Charleston, N. Carolina.

Fact 6: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Served during the civil war as 1st Lieutentant on the gunship "Memphis" and was at the front in most of the notable naval engagements.

Fact 7: Bet. 1861 - 1869, Commanded the US warships "Ranger", "Pawnee", "Memphis", "Junlata" and "Idaho".

Fact 8: Bet. 1868 - 1869, Captain of the "Pawnee" and did service in South American and sailed up the River Plate to the Andes and then sailed up the Amazon, then the Orinico.

Fact 9: 1869, Retired from the US navy and bought a farm in Kansas.

Fact 11: 1999, Capt. Child's civil war sword is in possession of his great grandson, John Child Neely

Fact 12: Originally the surname was Childe. Later is has become Childs.

More About CAPT. CHILDE and ELIZABETH FEILD:

Marriage: 15 June 1853, Liverpool, England

Child of ELIZABETH FEILD and CAPT. CHILDE is:

i. LAURA ANNE⁷ CHILDS, b. 23 March 1853, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.; d. 12 April 1932, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A.; m. JOHN CHARLES NEELEY, 20 October 1887.

More About JOHN NEELEY and LAURA CHILDS:

Marriage: 20 October 1887

11. WILLIAM HENRY⁶ FEILD (CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 8 February 1829 in Herbrandston, and died 1912 in Fold Farm, Herbrandston. He married MARTHA DAVIES 8 September 1861 in Herbrandston, Pembs, daughter of THOMAS DAVIES and MARGARET ROWE. She was born 1841 in St. Ishmaels, Pembs., and died 1923 in Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

William Henry Feild - farmer of Fold Farm, Herbrandston, Pembs.

Wrote this poem about his father's rescue of 14 sailors from the brig "Felicita" in 1833.

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TO CAPTAIN FEILD

ON HIS BED OF SICKNESS

A shivering "Brig," tossed by the breakers,

'Midst the tempest's deafening roar,

Was driven in to Sandyhaven,

And was wreck'd not far from shore.

Six brave Tars lay safely anchor'd

Underneath the galloping wave,

And fourteen left for thee to rescue,

From a yawning watery grave.

Stupendous was the arm that bore thee,

Through the surf to save the crew,

And Fame stood on the beach to greet thee,

Victory's laurels o'er thee flew.

That "Cup," tho' silent on yon table,

Well deserves a golden frame,

And children's children will for ages,

Lisp the praises of thy name.

Thou hast sail'd the briny ocean,

And oft climbed the giddy mast,

But hast cast they rusty anchor

In this bed to moor at last.

Oft thy face has smiled upon me,

As we jogged the world along;

But they vacant gaze now tells me,

That they recollection's gone.

Kindred ties that bind me to thee,

Make this heart with anguish flow,

Any my sorrow for they sadness,

Is too much for thee to know.

Why does frenzy hold dominion,

O'er thy wide capacious brain?

Why has reason flown and left thee,

Never to return again?

Can fond memory ever slight thee,

Can this bosom e'er forget,

Can these eyes that languish on thee,

Turn away without regret.

What's they sickness or thy sorrow,

What's they anguish or thy pain,

If the senses taken from thee

Join they soul in heaven again.

Never will thy mother's blessing

Mould in oblivion's bed,

Angels o'er they form are hovering,

For the prayers that she said.

Beauteous spirits soon will bear thee,

Where the loveliest landscapes glow,

And mortality shall leave thee,

Mouldering in its tomb below.

W. H. FEILD

MARCH 7TH, 1870

"The Brig "FELICITA" of Palermo, was wrecked 20th February, 1833.

More About WILLIAM HENRY FEILD:

Burial: 1912, Herbrandston

Fact 1: 1871, Census Enumerator for Herbrandston²¹

Fact 2: 1881, Census Enumerator for Herbrandston

Occupation 1: Farmer of The Fold, Herbrandston²²

Occupation 2: 1901, Farmer²³

Notes for MARTHA DAVIES:

Martha was a keen sportswoman in her youth and enjoyed fox hunting, she rode side saddle.

It is believed that the Davies family were responsible for the Anchor which is at Great Hoaten Farm. Great Hoaten Farm later became known as Anchor Hoaten.

According to Capt. John Boston Childs (husband of Elizabeth Child Feild, who was 1st cousin to William Henry Feild, husband of Martha) near his home was a huge ancient anchor which had probably belonged to a Viking ship. It was brought from under the sea by the captain's relatives and was laid in the lawn of their home. The wood of the anchor is petrified.

From the book "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families" by Major Francis Jones, 1999.

"In the westerly sector of the parish, near the boundary with St. Brides, were the four messuages of Great-, Little-, Middle-Hoaten and Hoaten Hill, all marked on Colby's map of 1831. The most important of these was Great Hoaten, home of the Morgan family in the 16th and 17th centuries".

"By now all the Hoatens were farmed by tenants. In 1786 Great-, Middle- and Little Hoaten were owned by Thomas Skyrme of Vaynor and let to farmers. On the lawn of Great Hoaten rests a huge iron achor, said to be a relic of the Spanish Armada". (Source: 'Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families')

"On the lawn at Great Hoaten Farm is an enormous anchor, over seventeen feet in length and with flukes measuring fourteen feet across, which is locally held to be a relic of the Spanish Armada but is eighteenth century. It was found on the beach at St. Bride's Haven, though no one can say how it got there, and was dragged by teams of horses to its presnt site." (Source: 'Potrait of Pembrokeshire' by Dillwyn Miles, 1984).

Martha is shown on the 1851 Census as living at Little Hall, Talbenny with her mother Margaret as head of the household, married, aged 40, a Cottager born Penally, Pembs. Also living at Little Hall was her brothers Robert and Thomas Henry Davies and her sisters Elizabeth & Frances. Their father is not shown on the census at Little Hall.

ANCHOR HOATEN HOUSE

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A substantial 6 bedroom, 2 reception room house, retaining many original features, with adjoining 3 bed house, outbuildings, including coach house, workshop, stables, paddock, ponds and woodland in approx 3 acres.1¾ miles from the coast. (2001)

More About MARTHA DAVIES:

Burial: 1923, Herbrandston

Census: 1851, Living at Little Hall, Talbenny (PRO Ref: HO107/2477 251)

Fact: of Great Hoaten Farm ( Anchor Hoaten).

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM FEILD and MARTHA DAVIES:

Martha Davies and William Henry Feild were married in 1861 by Licence. The Witnesses were Thomas Devonald and George Garlick.

More About WILLIAM FEILD and MARTHA DAVIES:

Marriage: 8 September 1861, Herbrandston, Pembs

Marriage license: 1861, By Licence

Wittnesses: Thomas Devonald and George Garlick

Children of WILLIAM FEILD and MARTHA DAVIES are:

i. WILLIAM ANDREW⁷ FEILD, b. 1864, Fold Farm, Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire; d. 1932, The County Hospital, Haverfordwest, Wales; m. FLORENCE THOMAS, 18 December 1887, Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire; b. 1867, Little Haven (Walton West), Pembrokeshire^24,25; d. 3 February 1951, Priory, Milford Haven.

More About WILLIAM ANDREW FEILD:

Burial: Priory Cemetary, Milford Haven

Occupation 1: Farmer of Observatory & Mill House, Priory

Occupation 2: 1901, Labourer on docks - coaler²⁶

More About FLORENCE THOMAS:

Burial: Priory Cemetary, Milford Haven

Fact: 1887, of Lambston, Pembs.²⁷

Living: 1881, At Portfield Gate, Lambston, Pembs²⁸

More About WILLIAM FEILD and FLORENCE THOMAS:

Marriage: 18 December 1887, Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire

ii. ANNIE JANE FEILD, b. 1865, Fold Farm, Herbrandston; d. 1919, Herbrandston, Pems. Wales; m. CHARLES HOOPER, 1890.

More About ANNIE JANE FEILD:

Burial: Herbrandston Churchyard

More About CHARLES HOOPER and ANNIE FEILD:

Marriage: 1890

iii. ROBERT HENRY FEILD, b. 1867, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About ROBERT HENRY FEILD:

Fact 1: Farmed South Neeston

Occupation: 1901, Farmer's son²⁹

iv. FLORENCE FEILD, b. 1868, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About FLORENCE FEILD:

Fact 1: 31 May 1868, Christened at Herbrandston

Fact 2: Farmed The Fold

v. RICHARD FEILD, b. 1870, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About RICHARD FEILD:

Fact 1: Farmed South Neeston

Occupation: 1901, Farmer's son²⁹

vi. JOHN FEILD, b. 1873, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

vii. EDWIN FEILD, b. 1875, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

viii. MARGARET FRANCES FEILD, b. 1877, Fold Farm, Herbrandston; d. 1961, Herbrandston.

Notes for MARGARET FRANCES FEILD:

Margaret "Maggie" played the organ in St. Mary's Church, Herbrandston. Mrs James chuckled as she told Kathleen Crawley, "I always remember the sisters were so smart. They wore such beautiful hats to Church and when I was a little girl I used to go early on Sundays so I could have a good look at them coming in".

Maggie was considered very modern. As a young girl she rose a big bicycle, her long skirts clipped up with a special clip to protect it from the cain guard. When her sister Annie was first married and living in Portsmouth Maggie spent a holiday with her. That seems to have been the only time she ever had a real holiday away from home. (Kathleen Crawley)

Will dated 1961 estate valued at £11,000. In a codicil to her Will, Margaret states that her house, 'Liverpool House' and garden is to be sold to the highest bidder and the proceeds of sale to be equally divided between the legatees named in her will.

FUNERAL OF MISS M F FEILD, HERBRANDSTON

Miss Margaret Frances Feild, late of Fold Farm, Herbrandston, died at her home, Liverpool House, herbrandston, recently. She was the last of a very wellknown and respected family who farmed the Fold Farm, Herbrandston, for many generations. She was the third daughter of the late Mr William Andrew Feild, and a sister of the late Mr Edwin Feild, Haverfordwest. She was a very quiet and reserved disposition.

The funeral took place on Thursday at Herbrandston. The Vicar of Herbrandston officiated. The chief mourners were:- Messrs. Tom Feild, Jack Feild, Fred Feild, Eddie Feild, Bobbie Feild, James Hooper and Willie Hooper, George Feild (nephews); Mrs Doris Roberts, Mrs Margt. E Thomas, Mrs Winifred Harries, Mrs Rose Welch, Mrs Margaret E Jones (nieces); Mrs Florence Wilson, Mr and Mrs Larkin, Mr and Mrs T Williams, Nancy and Stewart Hooper, Messrs Claud Davies, Howard Davies, Tom Davies, Archie Crawley, Mrs L John.

Flowers were received as follows: From Doris, Bert and Family, Tom; Jack, Stella and Lawton, Nellie and Dick; Fred and Dilyst; From Eddie and Vi; From Winnie, Ivor and family; Bob; Jim, Maud and family, Ted, Florrie and family; Nell and Bill; Billie, Bella and family; Rose, Joe and family; from George, Betty, Pat and Gordon.

From Florence, Bunny and family, Gene and Roy; Kath, Jim and boys; Eve, Tom and children; John, Steila and children; Archie; Jill; Elsie, Anchor Hoaten; Mrs John, Post Office; All at High Toch; All at Herbrandston Hall; All at Pointz Farm; Great Nieces and Nephews; Mr Gwilliam and family.

More About MARGARET FRANCES FEILD:

Burial: 1961, Herbrandston Churchyard

Fact 1: Farmed The Fold and later liverd Liverpool House

Occupation: 1901, School Teacher²⁹

ix. ELLEN FEILD, b. 1879, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About ELLEN FEILD:

Burial: Herbrandston Churchyard

Fact 1: Farmed South Neeston

x. ALFRED FEILD, b. 1880, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About ALFRED FEILD:

Fact 1: Farmed The Fold

xi. CYRUS FEILD, b. 1884, Fold Farm, Herbrandston.

More About CYRUS FEILD:

Fact 1: died young

12. FLORENCE MATILDA⁶ FEILD (CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1833 in Herbrandston, Pems. Wales, and died 1903. She married JAMES PHILIPPS 1853, son of JOHN PHILLIPS and MARY MORRICE. He was born 1829 in Llandeloi, and died Bet. 1867 - 1881.

More About FLORENCE MATILDA FEILD:

Fact 1: 29 December 1835, Christened in Herbrandston

Occupation: 1881, Farmer of 196 acres, employing 1 boy.³⁰

Notes for JAMES PHILIPPS:

Sandy Haven Farm

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In 1802 Lord Cawdor sold the property, than a substantial farmhouse, with the Cozens family as tenants at a yearly rent of £130 for the sum of £4556. In the sale catalogie it was described as 'Sandy Haven Farm .. with a roomy farm house and offices, garden, large farm yard and convenient buildings for the Husbandry Business.' They were still tenants in 1839 when Thomas Lloyd owned the estate, then 348 acres. From the 1850's to the 1870's the Philipps family (a cadet of Picton Castle) were owners.

(Source: "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families", by Major Francis Jones, 1996)

More About JAMES PHILIPPS:

Fact 1: A cadet line of the Philipps of Picton Castle³¹

Fact 2: Bet. 1850 - 1870, The Philipps family lived at Sandy Haven Farm

Fact 1: Bet. 1850 - 1870, of Sandy Haven Farm

More About JAMES PHILIPPS and FLORENCE FEILD:

Marriage: 1853

Children of FLORENCE FEILD and JAMES PHILIPPS are:

i. EMILY MARY⁷ PHILIPPS, b. 1857, Walwyn's Castle, Pembs..

More About EMILY MARY PHILIPPS:

Fact 1: Twin with Rosanna

ii. ROSANNA ANN PHILIPPS, b. 1857, Walwyn's Castle, Pembs.; m. JAMES DAVIES.

More About ROSANNA ANN PHILIPPS:

Fact 1: Twin with Emily

iii. WILLIAM ANDREW PHILIPPS, b. 1859, Solbury, Walwyns Castle, Pembrokeshire; m. MARIA.

iv. FLORENCE MATILDA PHILIPPS, b. 1860, Walwyn's Castle, Pembs..

v. ELIZABETH PHILIPPS, b. 1862, Walwyn's Castle, Pembs..

vi. JOHN PHILIPPS, b. 1864, Walwyn's Castle, Pembs.; m. MARY ANNE HOWELL.

vii. LAURA PHILIPPS³², b. 1866, Solbury, Walwyns Castle, Pembrokeshire; m. JOHN LEWIS JENKINS.

viii. JAMES PHILIPPS, b. 1867, Solbury, Walwyns Castle, Pembrokeshire³².

13. ROSANNAH MARIA⁶ FEILD (CAPT. WILLIAM ANDREW⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RICHARD³, WILLIAM², THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1838 in Herbrandston, Pems. Wales, and died 21 February 1895. She married JONATHAN DAVIES, son of JOHN DAVIES and FRANCES. He was born Abt. 1840 in Steynton, Pembrokeshire³², and died Aft. 1895.

More About JONATHAN DAVIES:

Address (Facts Pg): 1881, Mount Villa, Steynton

Occupation: 1881, Shipwright and Farmer of 29 Acres³²

Children of ROSANNAH FEILD and JONATHAN DAVIES are:

i. FLORENCE⁷ DAVIES³², b. Abt. 1864, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire.

ii. WILLIAM GEORGE DAVIES.

iii. RICHARD DAVIES.

iv. JOHN DAVIES³², b. Abt. 1869, Hubberston, Pembrokeshire.

Endnotes

1. Francis Green Papers, Haverfordwest Library. NLW Ref: SD/1705/9 W.

2. Francis Green Papers, Haverfordwest Library

3. Will of Thomas Feild. Francis Green Papers, Haverfordwest Library. NLW Ref: SD/1705/9 W.

4. Francis Green Papers, Haverfordwest Library. NLW Ref: SD/1705/9 W.

5. Marriage Register for St. Mary's. Haverfordwest.

6. Marriage Register of St. Mary's, Haverfordwest.

7. "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and thier Families" by Major Francis Jone, 1986.

8. John Childs Neely.

9. Dyfed Family History Society Pedigrees - ref: Bill Griffiths 2002.

10. John Childs Neely.

11. Dyfed Family History Society Pedigrees - ref: Bill Griffiths 2002.

12. IGI.

13. 1881 Census.

14. John Neeley, 1999.

15. Marriage Certificate of William Henry Feild and Elizabeth Barger.

16. John Neeley, 1999.

17. Baptism entry of his son Richard Purser Feild.

18. 1881 Census.

19. Poem by William Henry Feild.

20. Kath Beard, grandaughter of Annie Jane Feild

21. 1881 Census for HerbrandstonCensus Office

22. 1871 CensusCensus Office

23. 1901 Census.

24. 1881 Census.

25. 1901 Census - states Little Haven.

26. 1901 Census.

27. Marriage Certificate.

28. 1881 Census.

29. 1901 Census.

30. 1881 Census.

31. "Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and thier Families" by Major Francis Jones.

32. 1881 Census.