Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1165x1187], 1199, 1281-1946 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2.48 cubic metres (150 boxes, 8 volumes, 5 rolls, 1 envelope).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Lloyd was the first of his family to live at Aston (or Estyn) in the lordship of Oswestry, Shropshire. He was the son of Robert Lloyd of Park Promise, and Gwenhwyfar his wife, daughter of William Edwards of Plas Newydd, constable of Chirk Castle, and one of Henry VIII's bodyguard. His son, Andrew Lloyd, was a captain in Oliver Cromwell's army. Andrew's son, Thomas Lloyd, married Sarah, daughter and co-heir of Francis Albany, a London merchant and owner of the lordship of Whittington. Thomas was succeeded by his son Robert Lloyd, MP for Shropshire, who was succeeded by his son, another Robert Lloyd (d. unmarried 1734), who was also an MP for Shropshire.
On the death of Robert Lloyd the younger, the estate passed to the family of his father's sister, Elizabeth, who had married Foulke Lloyd of Foxhall in the parish of Henllan, Denbighshire. Two elder sons dying without issue, the estate passed to Rosindale Lloyd, to his son, the Rev. Wiiliam Lloyd, and his son, Rev. John Robert Lloyd (d. 1803). William Lloyd (d. 1843) of Aston, the son of Rev. John Robert Lloyd, married Louisa, eldest daughter of Admiral Eliab Harvey (1758-1830) of Rolls Park, MP for Essex.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Andrew Lloyd of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, on 21 January 1949, and purchased by NLW in July 2002.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family and estate records, [1165 x 1187]-1946, of the Lloyd family of Aston Hall, near Oswestry, Shropshire, and Foxhall, Denbighshire, and of the Harvey family of Rolls Park, Essex, including title deeds of the Aston Hall and Foxhall estates, mainly in Shropshire and Denbighshire, [1165 x 1187]-1946; cellar books, 1794-1849, game books, 1828-64; over 8,000 family and estate letters, 1642-[c.1906], with over 5,000 addressed to Louisa Lloyd; and records of Shropshire manors including Aston, 1281-1853, Sandford, 1337-1645, Middleton, 1407-1413, Whittington, 1283-1890, and Kinnerley, 1369-1505.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into two sections: correspondence, and deeds and documents. The correspondence is gathered together by recipient, who are arranged in chronological order of their earliest letter, with each recipient's letters arranged into alphabetical order of writer, with each writer's letters arranged chronologically. The deeds and documents are arranged chronologically, with manorial records gathered together at the end. There are also two additional groups of deeds and documents (nos 7008-8476 and 8477-8491), which are arranged in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogues are available at NLW and HMC.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Aston Hall Estate -- Archives. (Subject)
- Foxhall Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Foxhall Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Aston (Shropshire, England : Manor) (Subject)
- Whittington (Shropshire, England : Manor) (Subject)
- Sandford (Shropshire, England : Manor) (Subject)
- Rolls Park Estate (England) (Subject)
- Aston Hall Estate (Subject)
- Lloyd, Louisa, d. 1865 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Lloyd, Louisa, d. 1865 (Subject)
- Lloyd family, of Aston Hall -- Archives. (Subject)
- Harvey family, of Rolls Park (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Compiled August 2001; revised August 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Lloyd, J. Y. W., History of Powys Fadog (London, 6 vols, 1881-1887), vol. vi.