The 'Welsh Merlin' of politics, David Lloyd George, had many Pembrokeshire connections. Lloyd George's ancestors marched to Bosworth with Henry Tudor and in return received grants of land in Pembrokeshire.

Inthe nineteenth century, Lloyd George's father, William, was articled to Dr. Brown of Haverfordwest but found medicine a disagreeableprofession.

Instead,he opened a private school near Mathry,a small hamlet betweenFishguard and St.David's. The painter, Augustus John's father was one of his first pupils.

William George married a Miss Huntley of Haverfordwest. Unfortunately, shortly after the marriage she died and was buried in the churchyard of St Thomas a Beckett.

From 1880 onward Victorian prosperity suffered setbacks. Haverfordwest, a country town, was dependent on the surrounding agricultural areas. This resulted in low wages and high food prices. Although the Poor Law authorities provided some small payment in the way of out-relief, for many, the workhouse presented a real threat.

In 1908, William's son, David Lloyd George, introduced the Old Age Pensions Act, bringing great relief to many.