Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1731-1878 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.143 cubic metres (5 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Evan Teg of Dolobran took the surname Lloyd in about 1476, after his grandfather's seat of Llwydiarth. Seven generations later, Charles Lloyd (1637-1698) of Dolobran, became a Quaker in 1662, and suffered much persecution in consequence. He had two sons, Charles (1662-1747), who succeeded his father, and Sampson (b. 1664, alive 1695). Charles Lloyd's grandson, James Lloyd (dsp. 1787) sold Dolobran.
In 1765, Samuel Lloyd's third son, Sampson Lloyd (b. 1699), and John Taylor set up a private banking business in Birmingham. Four of Samuel's sons, Samuel Lloyd (b. 1768), David Lloyd (b. 1769), Alfred Lloyd (b. 1780) and Henry Lloyd (b. 1784), became bankers, including establishing Barnetts Hoares Hanbury & Lloyd of Lombard Street, London. The current Lloyd's Bank derives from this family of bankers.
In 1873 Henry Lloyd repurchased a portion of the old estate (Dolobran Fach), and in 1878 Sampson Samuel Lloyd MP (1820-1899) acquired the other part of the estate. The family was still at Dolobran in 1969, when Samuel Llewellyn Lloyd (b. 1907) was head of the family.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Thomas Owen Lloyd of Dolobran in 1930 and converted to a donation by the Rev. Charles Lloyd of Tywyn and J. R. Lloyd in May 1985.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds relating to the Dolobran estate in the parishes of Meifod and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Montgomertyshire. The deeds date from the time of Charles Lloyd (1662-1747), and are records of mortgages, transfers of mortgages and creations of trusts, of the sale of the estate by the Lloyd family to Joseph Jones, and of the repurchase in 1873 of a portion of the old estate (Dolobran Fach) by Henry Lloyd. Two documents dated 1878 refer to the acquisition of the other part of the estate by Sampson Samuel Lloyd, MP. The part played by Dolobran in the history of the Quakers in Montgomeryshire is reflected in letters, 1813-1829 relating to transactions for the sale of the Quaker Meeting House and Burial Ground at Dolobran.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically within three groups: deeds relating to Dolobran and other properties in the parishes of Meifod and Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa; deeds relating to Tyddynbrittain in Meifod; and deeds relating Rhos y glasgoed in Meifod.
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
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 (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
- Dolobran Estate (Montgomeryshire, Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Dolobran Fach Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Dolobran Estate (Montgomeryshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Lloyd, Charles, 1662-1747 (Subject)
- Jones, Joseph (Subject)
- Lloyd, Henry (Subject)
- Lloyd, Sampson Samuel, 1846-1899 (Subject)
- Lloyd family, of Dolobran -- Archives (Subject)
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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
November 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: Burke's Landed Gentry (London, 18th ed, 3 vols, 1965-1972), vol.III;