Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1572-1868 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Crafnant and Gerddi Bluog estate was owned by the poet Edmund Prys (1544-1623), archdeacon of Merioneth. The estate remained in the hands of the Price family until the death of Morgan Price when it was inherited by his daughter Jane. She had married, in 1732, with Griffith Williams of Islaw'r Ffordd, Merioneth. Their heir was Robert Price who married Dorothy Roberts of Golfachwen in 1765. It appears that Crafnant came into the possession of the Owen family from 1765 at the latest. In 1868 it was owned by a John ap Rhydderch Owen. How the two estates came together is currently unknown.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Lieut-Col. Charles Eustace Roberts and Humphrey Owen Roberts, Glanafon, Talybont, Merioneth in 1948
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents, 1572-1868, relating to Crafnant and Gerddi Bluog estates of the families of Owen of Crafnant and Price of Gerddi Bluog, mainly in Merionethshire.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
The 1948 deposit (listed in vol. I) is arranged chronologically, and the 1951 donation (listed in vol. II) is arranged chronologically 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 (now part of the TNA).
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
- Gerddi Bluog Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Crafnant Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Crafnant Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Gerddi Bluog Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Owen family, of Crafnant, Merionethshire (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; AACR2; 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 source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Crafnant and Gerddi Bluog Estate Records;