Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1813-1948 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.119 cubic metres (4 boxes, 1 roll)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The original residence of the Brigstocke family in Wales was Llechdwnni in the parish of Llandefaelog, Carmarthenshire. The reversion of the Llechdwnni estate was sold by Morris Bowen to John Brigstocke (1604-1640) for £528. His great-grandson, William Brigstocke (1686-1725), acquired the Blaen-pant estate in the parish of Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, through his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir of William Jenkins of Blaen-pant and Carrog. Their son, William Brigstocke (1708-1751) of Blaen-pant and Llechdwnni, married Mary, heiress of Francis Lloyd of Glyn, Carmarthenshire, in 1739.
Owen's son was William Owen Brigstocke (1761-1831),of Blaenpant, Llechdwnni and Gellidywyll. He inherited the Gellidywyll estate in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, in 1795 when Captain Thomas Lewes left the estate to him, his nearest blood relative. Gellidywyll remained a seat of the family until the latter part of the nineteenth century, when it was sold to the Earl of Cawdor. William Owen Brigstocke (1784-1861), son of William Owen Brigstocke died without issue, and the estate passed to his nephew, another William Owen Brigstocke (1831-1900) of Blaenpant. His heir, Augustus Brigstocke (1854-1930), sold the Blaenpant estate in the early twentieth cenury.
Llechdwnni was inherited by Augustus Henry Brigstocke, grandson of William Owen Brigstocke (1761-1831). Augustus died without issue in 1909, and devised Llechdwnni to his sister, Isabella Fegan who sold the estate.
The family also appear to have acquired the manors of Ashey and Ryde on the Isle of Wight following the marriage of William Owen Brigstocke's (1761-1831), fourth son Thomas Robert, with Elizabeth Lydia Player, only surviving daughter and heiress of George Player of Ryde House and Ashey.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr G.R. Brigstocke, Ryde, Isle of Wight in July 1947
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, 1813-[c. 1870], relating to properties in the parish of St Peter, Carmarthen, and in the parish of Cenarth, Carmarthenshire; family papers comprising copies of wills, chancery pleadings, genealogical papers of the Brigstocke family and related West Wales families, including the Pryse family of Gogerddan, an index to the Golden Grove Book, and letters, 1914-1948; and papers relating to the manor of Ashey and Ryde, formerly belonging to the Player family, 1721-1822.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated and bequeathed to NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected
System of arrangement
Arranged by date of receipt. The July 1947 deposit is arranged chronologically; the 1957 bequest is arranged by record type.
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
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)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ashey (England : Manor) (Subject)
- Ryde (England : Manor) (Subject)
- Brigstocke family, of Blaenpant, Llandygwydd -- Archives (Subject)
- Player family, of The Isle of Wight (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR 2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2002
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959); Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their families, (Pembrokeshire, 1997); Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 2000).