Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1600-1920. (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.114 cubic metres (4 boxes, 1 parcel)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John ab William (alive 1690) of Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire, gent., held lands in that parish that appear to have been acquired by his father in 1622, and which remained with the family until at least 1871. His son William John, or Jones (alive 1690), was the first to use a surname.
The estate pased from father to son for another three generations, all called William Jones. The following three generations included their mother's maiden names, William Tilsley Jones (1782-1861), William Basil Tickell Jones (1822-1897), bishop of St Davids, and William Basil Loxdale Jones (1890-1918, dsp). The estate was inherited by the latter's two sisters, Audrey Dorothea Loxdale Jones (d. c.1951), and Gwladys Mary Loxdale Griffin (1889-1977), wife of Rev John Alfred Griffin (1871-1937). Gwynfryn itself was sold in the 1940s.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Mrs A.D.L. Evans and Mrs G.M.L. Griffin in 1950 and 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family and estate records of the Jones family of Gwynfryn, in the parish of Llangynfelyn, Cardiganshire, including deeds, 1600-1920; documents relating to William Basil Tickell Jones (1822-1897), bishop of St Davids; the enclosure and drainage of Cors Fochno, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn; 1816-1897, rate books for the parish of Llangynfelyn, 1844-1855; and papers relating to lead mines in Cardiganshire, 19 cent.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by date of deposit. The 1950 deposit is further arranged into non-print and printed papers, whilst the 1955 deposit is arranged chronologically.
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 catalogues under the former titles, Evans & Griffin Papers and Gwynfryn Deeds and Documents, 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
Formerly Evans & Griffin Papers and Gwynfryn Deeds & Documents. Current title supplied from contents of fonds; previous titles based partly on contents and partly on names of depositors.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Gwynfryn Estate (Cardiganshire, Wales) -- Archives (Subject)
- Gwynfryn Estate (Cardiganshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Jones, William Basil, 1822-1897 (Subject)
- Jones family, of Gwynfryn, Cardiganshire -- Archives. (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
September 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, 5th ed., 2 vols, 1871), vol. I; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. I ; Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959); Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families (Newport, 2000);