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A register of the overseers and parish constables of the hundreds of Kemes, Dewsland, Roose, and Dungleddy, 1864-1879.

A heraldic manuscript probably compiled by, and in the hand of, George Owen, in which he blazons the arms of over sixty members of eminent Pembrokeshire families. The work contains some gaps and later additions and corrections have been added by George Owen.

A volume originally containing seventeen numbered manuscript maps, with acreages, of the Trewern estate in the parishes of Llanddewi Felffre and Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Llangynin, Llanboidy and Llanwinio, Carmarthenshire, and Blaen-porth and Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire, by Alfred Thomas, land surveyor, 1826. The original foliation was disturbed, probably during rebacking, so that the index and map and acreages no. 1 are now ff. 36-40, and three maps (nos 9, 10, 12) have been lost. Two other maps, 1880s, of farms in the parish of Llanddewi Felffre have been tipped in (ff. 29, 34) and details of acreages added on the blank leaves of the original volume. Other later additions, 1873-1893, include plans and details of acreages of farms in the parish of Meidrim, Carmarthenshire (ff. 31 verso-3, 42 verso-3).

'Short Pedegrees of Divers, Noble-Men, Knights, Esquires, Gentlemen and Women of Pembrook-shire; containing All, or most of the Eight Ancestors from whom they are Descended. Together With the Armes of most of them', being a transcript, made by John Tinkler in 1888, of Chetham Library (Manchester) MS. 6715.

A pocket-book, 1829-55, of John Davies (b. c. 1804), Quarry, parish of Clydau, co. Pembroke, shoemaker, mainly recording names of preachers, with texts of sermons, at Pontgarreg, Cenarth, and other Calvinistic Methodist chapels, as well as at Association and other CM meetings, in counties Carmarthen and Pembroke, together with occasional references to family and local events. The volume also includes transcripts of hymns and other verse, and other miscellaneous memoranda.

One of four Pembrokeshire parliamentary election polling books. NLW MS 6421E is for the hundred of Castlemartin, the election held October 1812.

One of four Pembrokeshire parliamentary election polling books. NLW MS 6420E is for the hundred of Narberth, the election held October 1812.

One of four Pembrokeshire parliamentary election polling books. NLW MS 6419E is for the hundred of Roose (Rhos), the election held October 1812.

One of four Pembrokeshire parliamentary election polling books. NLW MS 6418 is for the hundred of Roose (Rhos), the election held May-June 1807.

Copies of memorial inscriptions, etc., mainly in Pembrokeshire.

Lists of sheriffs of Pembrokeshire from 1540 to 1864, together with additions to 1878, and of mayors and sheriffs of the town and county of Haverfordwest from 1563 to 1864.

A manuscript containing Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire pedigrees (ff. 1-76, 80-87); the beginning of the Welsh Laws (ff. 77-79); and a table of the contents of ff. 17-76b (f. 80).
Ff. 17-76b, 80-80b are in the hand of George Owen of Henllys (see f. 59) and are dated 1577-1599; ff. 77-79b are in a later hand; ff. 83-86b belong to 1684; f. 87 is in the autograph of the Reverend Samuel Williams; and ff. 1-16b are in an eighteenth century hand.

The file contains a description of Hengwm, which includes the weather, landscape and intrusion of modern forestry; brief notes of plants, birds and mammals recorded at various sites in Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire; geology and vegetation of the Sugar Loaf and other sandstone or limestone hills, topography of mountainous areas in Breconshire and fungus list for Bont Ddu.

Some of the papers within the file relate to Milford Haven Bridge and Cleddau Bridge.

A draft by Morgan James Rees of a scheme for hospital inquiries, together with notes of an inquiry, 30 July 1911, relating to hospital service in Pembrokeshire.

Correspondence, 1990-1991, of Nia Rhosier including letters relating to PARC (Pembrokeshire Against Radar Campaign).

A cash book of Y Glog (Glogue) estate, Clydau, co. Pembroke, relating mainly to the slate-quarrying business of John Owen the younger (d. 1886), and recording payments from customers, mainly in co. Pembroke, and disbursements, 1867-1873 (ff. 1v-133), together with estate cash accounts and statement of rents, 1886-1891 (ff. 137-54).

Minute-book, 1886-1908, of the Taf valley, counties Carmarthen and Pembroke, Temperance Union.

A property rating book covering parishes in north Pembrokeshire and kept by Griffith Davies, Cardigan.