From the Census'
William gives his birth places as the following
1851
Crunwear
1861
Amroth
1871
Luchurch
1881
Crunwear
The map above shows the census places are very close to one another on the
right edge of the Narberth hundred. Crunwear is difficult to make out on the
census info as it has had variations of spellings across the years, but it
does fit well into the area with Amroth and Luchurch. Searching through all
the records for Pembrokeshire (Not just the Narberth hundred), there is only
one William Warlow I can find born in 1818/1819 which would fit in with his
census ages and his death certificate. This entry is in Crunwear!
The entry in the Crunwear church
register reads -" illegitimate, supposed son of William Warlow and
Hester Rowland of Gellyhalog Mountain, Crunwear, servant".
William Warlow senior and
Hester/Esther Rowland(s) do not appear to have married each other - at least,
not in Pembrokeshire. There was a marriage of a William Warlow in Pembroke St
Mary in 1819 and one for an Esther Rowlands in Amroth in 1834.
The 1844 Wales Topographical dictionary
says of Crunwere....
Cronwere (Crunwear) a parish, in the
union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 5 miles
(E.S.E) from Narberth; containing 266 inhabitants. This parish which is
situated on the eastern confines of the county, a short distance south of the
turnpike-road from Laugharne to Narberth, is bounded on the north by Lampeter,
on the south by Amroath, on the west by Ludchurch, and on the east by
Carmarthenshire, from which it is separated by a small brook; the number of
acres is about 2000; of which 1500 are arable and 500 pasture ; and the
ratable annual value of the parish is £731.10. The country is of hilly
character; the soil is various; red earth ; affording rich pasture, extends
across a portion of parish in a direction from north to south ; other parts
are cold and sterile, with a subsoil of clay ; the earth covering the
limestone portions is good, but liable to become soon parched and dry. There
is a village named Lanteague, which is the only one in the parish ; also a
corn-mill and a mill where the coarse cloth of the country is prepared and
dyed; and a limestone quarry is worked, producing a material of fine quality.
The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the kings book at £6. 16. 10 1/2
., and in the patronage of the crown; present net income £100. The church,
dedicated to St. Elidyr, is a very ancient structure, now nearly in ruins, and
contains 200 sittings. There is a day school, in which about 55 children are
taught at the expense of their parents ; also a Sunday school, supported by
subscription, in which are about 40 children.
