Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1803-[1899] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
6 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The estates of Trewern and Dolwilym were united through the marriage of Edward Schaw Protheroe of Dolwilym (d. 1906) and Ellen Augusta Cecilia Beynon, daughter of John Thomas Beynon of Trewern. Ellen's great-grandfather, Thomas Beynon of Cethin, had inherited Trewern in right of his wife, Mary Thomas, heiress of the estate. Godfrey Evan Protheroe, the son of Edward and Ellen, assumed the additional surname of Beynon in 1899.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dylans Bookstore; Swansea; Purchase; 1983.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, 1803-[1899], relating to the Beynon family of Trewern, parish of Llanddewi Felffre, Pembrokeshire, comprising a diary and sporting journal of John Thomas Beynon, Trewern; the marriage settlement, 1803, of David Heron Pugh and Elizabeth Beynon; and Trewern and Dolwilym estate maps and a Trewern rental.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 21981-21986.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available, together with a detailed list of contents, in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999).
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Trewern Estate (Carmarthenshire, Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Dolwilym Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Beynon family, of Trewern -- Archives. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
February 2004 and August 2009.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume VIII (Aberystwyth, 1999) and Archives Wales on-line site, viewed 3 August 2009.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Siân Medi Davies for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS, and revised by Bethan Ifans.