Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1724-1899 (accumulated 1773-1899) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.036 cubic metres (4 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mathew Evans, a solicitor and twice mayor of Aberystwyth (1734 and 1760) is the first recorded occupier of Cwmcynfelyn. He left his estate to his nephew, Mathew Davies of Wileirog-uchaf (sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1790). Mathew Davies married Jane, daughter of Roderick Richards of Plas Penglais, Aberystwyth, and had two daughters and co-heiresses. Jane, the eldest, married Isaac Lloyd Williams (1771-1846) of Lincolns Inn, the son of David Williams of Ty'n-y-wern and Ystrad Teilo in the parish of Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire. Isaac was succeeded by his eldest son, Mathew Davies Williams (1800-1860), who sold parts of the estate to the Gogerddan estate. Cwmcynfelyn appears to have passed out of the hands of the Williams family by 1881.
Archival history
Clients' deeds, including Coke of Holkam and the Dukes of Montagu, inherited by Isaac Lloyd Williams from his predecessors in chambers at 7 and 8 Serles Court (now New Square), Lincolns Inn, appear to have been removed from chambers to Cwmcynfelyn by him sometime between 1818 and 1846 These were removed from the original deposit on grounds of provenance by NLW in 1996 and are now designated Peniston Lamb (Lincoln's Inn) Deeds.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Checkland Williams of St Davids in 1944.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family papers and estate records of the Williams family of Cwmcynfelyn, Cardiganshire, comprising rentals, 1833-[1885], valuations, [1849]-1879, financial papers, 1826-1899, deeds of the Cwmcynfelyn estate in north Cardiganshire, and in the parish of Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire 1773-1886, deeds relating to Penpompren in Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn, 1724-1791 (including a schedule of deeds dating back to 1694), which probably found their way to Cwmcynfelyn through the marriage of Matthew Davies Williams of Cwmcynfelyn and Susanna Griffith in 1828; papers relating to the Donisthorpe and Mapperley collieries, Leicestershire, 1874-1899; papers relating to the Gogerddan estate, Cardiganshire, accumulated by George Griffiths Williams as agent until his retirement, 1852-1895; and personal papers of Mathew Davies Williams, 1821-1864.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into two sections: estate and household papers, and personal papers.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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 catalogue 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
- Cwmcynfelyn Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Penpompren Estate (Wales). (Subject)
- Donisthorpe Colliery. (Subject)
- Mapperley Colliery. (Subject)
- Cwmcynfelyn Estate (Wales). (Subject)
- Williams, George Griffiths. (Subject)
- Williams, Matthew Davies. (Subject)
- Williams family, of Cwmcynfelyn -- Archives. (Subject)
- Griffith family, of Penpompren. (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
June 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Cardiganshire county history. Vol. 3,; Cardiganshire in modern times, (Cardiff, 1998) ; Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families (Newport, 2000);