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Title
Date(s)
- [pre-1290]-1946. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
591 volumes, 158 boxes, 9 outsize folders.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The 1952 Deposit comprises the estate and family papers of the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay and of other families to whom they were related by descent or marriage, such as Wynn of Gwydir, Kyffin of Glascoed, Purcell of Nantcriba; Vaughan of Llwydiarth and Thelwall of Plas y Ward, comprising rentals and account books, 1300-1925; title deeds, [pre-1290]-[c. 1910]; estate and household administration papers, mainly 1573-1946; family and personal papers, 1571-1913; financial papers, 1592-1914; county administration papers, mainly 1523-1851; crown and central government papers, 1608-1880; administration papers of charities, schools and the church, 1547-1908; legal and arbitration papers, 1449-1819; lordship and manorial records 1364-1849; papers relating to roads and railways, 1770-1910; family settlements, probate records and trusts, 1499-1906; Much Wenlock estate records, mainly 1534-1860; Nantcriba estate records, 1381-1680; and maps.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into the following fifteen groups: rentals and account books; title deeds; estate and household administration papers; family and personal papers; financial papers; county administration papers; crown and central government papers; administration papers of charities, schools and the church; legal and arbitration papers; lordship and manorial records; papers relating to roads and railways; family settlements, probate records and trusts; Much Wenlock estate records; Nantcriba estate records; and maps.
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Finding aids
Volume 1 of the schedule of the Wynnstay archive describing the volumes of rentals and estate accounts (compiled 1980) is available at NLW and HMC. The hard copy of the 1952 catalogue of manuscripts and documents is now redundant, replaced by this current electronic version. Card indexes describing in detail some of the deeds and documents of the 1952 deposit are kept with the archive (Box 159); please note that the document numbers in the card index are now redundant and the new numbers may be obtained by consulting the relevant section of the electronic catalogue. It is hoped that eventually a comparative table of old and new numbers will be supplied and kept with the card index.
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from date of deposit.
Note
WHEN ORDERING OR HANDLING FILES IN THE 1952 DEPOSIT PLEASE NOTE: EACH FILE HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW CATALOGUE NUMBER, NOTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FILE. DUE TO LACK OF TIME, THE DOCUMENTS IN EACH FILE HAVE NOT BEEN RENUMBERED. REFER TO ALL DOCUMENTS IN THE FILE BY THE NEW NUMBER. WHEN REMOVING DOCUMENTS (E.G. FOR PHOTOCOPIES), ENSURE THEY ARE REPLACED IN THE CORRECT FILE.
Note
Preferred citation: Wynnstay 1952 Deposit.