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D-EE - Eaton Evans Papers
- 56 - Papers of the Scotchwell Estate, Haverfordwest The Scotchwell Estate located in the parish of Prendergast was originally a farm on the outskirts of Haverfordwest and in the hands of the Surman family in the 1700s. They sold to the Stokes family in 1794. John Lort Stokes of Scotchwell born in 1812 accompanied Charles Darwin on HMS Beagle as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Having survived being speared by a native and escaped being eaten by a crocodile he went on to command the Beagle and ended his career as an Admiral. Later the estate passed to the Samson family. It has since become a caravan site and the house an old peoples home.
  - 6 - Insurance documents relating to the Scotchwell Estate

Ref No	D-EE/56/6/3
Acc No	260
Title	Alliance Assurance Company Limited insurance policy for £1000
Description	Covering Scotchwell House for Lieutenant Colonel Louis L Rhys Samson CMG of 55 Longridge Road SW Attached: Amendment declaring the interest in the policy is now vested in Miss Marjorie Delicia Samson of Scotchwell 18 Mar 1954
Date	17 Dec 1928 - 24 Jun 1929

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