Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1576-1947 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.229 cubic metres (8 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
About 1589, Charles Vaughan of Penybanc Issa, Carmarthenshire, son of Walter Vaughan of Pembrey, married Catherine Jones, the heiress of Cwmgwili. His descendant, another Charles Vaughan, died without issue in 1678, leaving Cwmgwili to his wife Anne, the daughter of John Vaughan of Llanelli, in fee simple. Anne Vaughan died in 1706, leaving the estate to her second husband, Griffith Lloyd of Llanarthne. Griffith Lloyd died in 1713, leaving Cwmgwili and most of the estate to his great-nephew, Grismond Philipps, eldest son of John Philipps of Ty Gwyn near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, whose descendants still live there.
In 1897, Grismond Philipps married Edith Evans, the niece of Sir Lawrence Jenkins of Cilbronnau in the parish of Llangoedmor, Cardiganshire. Edith inherited the Cilbronnau estate, which became a part of the Cwmgwili estate. Cilbronnau was sold in 1978.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Lieut Col Sir Grismond P. Phillips, Cwmgwili, in 1947
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Title deeds, of the Cwmgwili estate, Carmarthenshire, 1576-1936, owned by the Philipps family of Abergwili, and of the Cilbronnau estate, Cardiganshire, owned by the Jenkins family of Llangoedmor in the same county, 1739-1947; domestic and personal vouchers and accounts, 1909-[early 20 cent.], and deeds, letters and plans, 1892-1900, relating to the negotiations for the purchase by the corporation of Carmarthen of land in the parish of Newchurch, Carmarthenshire, required for the corporation's water supply.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into two groups: the Cwmgwili group, and the Cilbronnau group.
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
Further details relating to manorial records in the archive can be accessed online from The National Archives Manorial Documents Register.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Jones, Francis, 'Cwmgwili and its families', Carmarthenshire Historian, 13 (1976), pp. 23-66. and 14 (1977), pp. 20-49.
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
- Cwmgwili Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Cilbronnau Estate (Wales) -- Archives (Subject)
- Carmarthen (Wales). Corporation (Subject)
- Cwmgwili Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Cilbronnau Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Philipps family, of Cwmgwili -- Archives (Subject)
- Jenkins family, of Cilbronnau (Subject)
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
July 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: Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their families (Newport, 1997), Lloyd, John E., A History of Carmarthenshire (Cardiff, 2 vols, 1935-39), vol. ii;