Identity area
Reference code
LA1
Title
Corwen deeds and documents
Date(s)
- 1529-1717 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
4 bundles, 1 envelope
Context area
Name of creator
(1500-1948)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Title deeds of houses and lands belonging to the Rug estate in the townships of Bonwm and Rhagad, and the parish of Corwen, 1529-1717. Boundary clauses consistently refer to the river Llechog and the house of John ap David ap John. The properties include Ty y Monwm, Y Penty Mawr, Y Ty Wen, Yr Ardd Newydd, Erw Dole Woogan, Erw'r Llechwedd, etc., most of which were purchased by Eubule Thelwall of Nantclwyd, Denbighshire, between 1659 and 1684. Other recurring names include John Thomas ap Robert [ap Rees ap Thomas], John Lloyd of Rhagad, John Mathew, Mathew Lewis, Owen ap John ap Howell and John ap Edward ap David ap Ieuan
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order by and within files