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Arbitration awards and related papers involving various individuals and familied in Shropshire and North Wales, 1449-1710. See series level for further description.

Estate administration papers deriving from management mainly of the Arwystli and Cyfeiliog estates in western Montgomeryshire, comprising expired tenancy agreements and associated papers, 1839-1912; papers relating to property purchases, 1691-1858; and miscellaneous estate administration papers, 1789-1913.

Title deeds relating to the acquisition, prior to Wynnstay ownership, of the lordship or manor of Arwystli and Cyfeiliog, Cyfeiliog (Mathafarn estate), and manor of Talerddig, 1567-1708; also deeds for properties in the parishes of Carno and Darowen, 1592-1732; Llanbryn-mair, 1570-[c. 1800]; Llandinam, Llanidloes, Llanllwchaearn and Llanwnnog, 1613-1852; Machynlleth, 1594-1779; Mochre and Montgomery, 1586-1783; Penegoes, 1556-1695; and Trefeglwys and miscellaneous deeds relating to the Arwystli estates, 1540-1797, all in Montgomeryshire.

Title deeds for properties belonging to the Chwaen Isaf and Glasinfryn estates, 1509-1672, in the parishes of Beaumaris, Penmynydd and Pentraeth, Llanbadrig and Llandysilio, Llanddona, Llan-faes, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll and Treflesg, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog and Llanidan, Llangoed and Penmon, Llangwyllog, Llanrhuddlad, Llantrisant, and Newborough, together with deeds relating to Penmon Rectory and Millne Hely, and miscellaneous deeds.

Family and personal correspondence of the Wynn family of Gwydir, 1599-1695; Sir William Williams of Glascoed (Speaker Williams), 1671-1699; Sir William Williams of Llanforda, 1701-1737; the Williams Wynn family, 1719-1744, 1859; and the families of Thelwall, Kyffin, Vaughan and others, 1571-1913. The subjects are focussed mainly on family life, estate matters, private financial arrangements, local and national current affairs, the correspondents’ professional legal careers and their public posts in county administration.

Deeds and other documents recording sales of Wynnstay land in Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire, 1853-1921, Merioneth, 1858-1860, Montgomeryshire, 1853-1897, Salop, 1851-1853, miscellaneous counties, 1840-1938, and London, 1857. Typically the files include draft or copy agreements for sale and purchase, conveyances, auction notices, sale particulars, conditions of sale, requisitons on title, solicitors’ correspondence and maps or plans. There is a further series of abstracts, schedules, requisitions on title, etc. found with the conveyances and probably accumulated for the purpose of the estate sales and purchases [1771x1789]-1881.

Title deeds and other papers relating to land purchases mainly in Meifod, Montgomeryshire, by Charles Watkin Williams Wynn of Llangedwyn, second son of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, fourth Baronet, 1582-1837, together with the original schedule compiled in 1849, and an unscheduled deed of Charles Watkin Williams Wynn [the younger] 1853. These deeds were found as a discrete group in six consecutive boxes within the Longueville archive. There is also a single file of financial papers, discovered elsewhere in the Longueville archive, but clearly associated with the purchase of Dyffryn in Meifod and various other monetary matters, 1806-1818.

Deeds and other documents relating mainly to purchases and exchanges by the Wynnstay estate of farms and lands in Denbighshire and Flintshire, 1859-1927, Merioneth, 1892-1893, Montgomeryshire, 1836-1945, and miscellaneous counties in Wales, and in Salop, [1782]-1865

Papers deriving from county administration in Denbighshire, comprising appointments and other papers of various county officials, 1571-1715; and town and borough records, receiver’s accounts, electoral registers, etc., [1424], 1529-1851, 1906.

Papers mainly from the Denbighshire election of 27 November 1868 in which Sir Watkin Williams Wynn of Wynnstay was the Conservative candidate. The Liberal candidates were Robert Myddleton Biddulph and George Osborne Morgan. The papers comprise poll books, check books of the clerks, and a large bundle of vouchers, bills and correspondence, 1868-1869.

Estate rentals 1804-1899. Since, by 1808/9, the Wynnstay estate was more or less fully grown, each indentifiable unit in this group has been treated separately (although the rents might be gathered by the same collector). In many cases (e.g. Manor of Cyfeiliog chief rents), details concerning a particular estate will be found in one continuous list from 1808 to 1899. However, many estates were brought together in the re-arrangement of the system which took place during the early 1860s. In 1885, another change occurred following the death of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 6th bart. The collections or estates are arranged as follows: (1) Arwystli collection, 1808-1898; (2) Arwystli chief rents, 1804-1898; (3) Manor of Cyfeiliog, 1809-1861; (4) Manor of Cyfeiliog chief rents, 1808-1899; (5) Llwydiarth estate, 1809-1861; (6) Llangedwyn collection, 1809-1861; (7) Llansilin collection, 1809-1860; (8) Lordship/Manor of Cynllaith Owain chief rents 1808-1896; (9) Glan-llyn estate, 1809-1898; (10) Much Wenlock collection, 1810-1858; (11) Oswestry/Llanforda estate, 1809-1860; (12) Vale of Clwyd/Ruthin estate, 1809-1898; (13) Maenan lordship, 1809-1857; (14) Wynnstay collection, 1810-1860; (15) Trefarclawdd and Overley Hall Colliery payments, 1809-1822; (16) 'Rental, Freehold Property', 1813-1821; (17) Llanfair Caereinion tithes, 1815-1861; (18) Llwynymaen estate, 1839-1854; (19) Wynnstay fee farm rents, 1860-1898; (20) Farm and cottage rents, 1863-1898; (21) Encroachments in the manors of Cyfeiliog and Arwystli, 1874-1898; (22) 'Rents for Sporting', 1874-1899; (23) Mine rents and royalties, 1877-1898.

Estate rentals, 1772-1808. In 1772/3 there was a major re-arrangement of the rent collecting system. The manor of Cyfeiliog does not form part of this re-arrangement, except in that from 1772 the Tirymynych estate appears consistently in the same collection as the Rhiwsaeson and Mathafarn estates. The manor of Cyfeiliog does not re-appear until 1786. The other existing collections are re-arranged into five numbered collections, and a number of other collections. The post-1809 rentals have been treated differently.

Estate rentals pre-1772. See also Wynnstay MS 86 (described elsewhere in this hierarchical structure with the other Wynnstay MSS) for early accounts and rentals (1300/1 onwards). Since this rental was deposited at NLW some years before the arrival of the main series of rentals and has been known as Wynnstay MS 86 for many years, it was deemed best not to alter this reference number, and not to include the volume in the general series of Wynnstay Rentals.

Original, draft and copy marriage settlements, and other family settlements of the Wynn family of Gwydir, 1578-1681, of the Williams family of Chwaen Isaf and Llanforda, and their descendants the Williams Wynn family of Wynnstay, 1664-1859, together with the families who were related to them by marriage, namely Eyton of Watstay, 1499-1687, Thelwall of Plas y Ward, 1515-1708, Kyffin of Glascoed, 1546-1675, and Vaughan of Llwydiarth, 1569-1719, with related deeds and documents associated with disentailment and resettlement. Endorsements: Most of the documents are endorsed with notes of contents and several have original reference numbers allocated by the estate.

Title deeds relating to properties in various parishes and to the Penbedw estate in Flintshire, namely Diserth and Rhuddlan, Hanmer, and Llanfynydd, 1518-1604, [18th cent, 1st half]; Hope and Mold, 1568-1707; Nerquis, 1566-1600; Northop, 1572-1675; Penbedw estate, 1546-1684; and Rhuddlan, St Asaph and miscellaneous Flintshire deeds, 1600-1715.

Title deeds for properties belonging to Glan-llyn and the other Merioneth estates arranged in three series, the first listing several parishes alphabetically from Corwen to Llanycil, 1386, 1441-1789; the second describing Llanymawddwy, 1501-1709; and the third listing parishes alphabetically from Maentwrog to Trawsfynydd, with miscellaneous Merioneth deeds at the end, 1529-1734.

Title deeds relating mainly to properties belonging to the Gwydir and Glasinfryn estates in Caernarfonshire, acquired by Sir John Wynn and Richard Gwynne, lying in the parishes of Aber, 1596-1614; Bangor and Maenol Bangor, 1441-1636, 1785; Beddgelert and Llanberis, 1524-1631; Caerhun, Llanbedrycennin and Llangelynnin, 1480-1617, 1737; Clynnog, 1518-1616, 1689; Conwy, 1493-1610; Dolbenmaen/Penmorfa and Dolwyddelan, 1574-1613; Llanbeblig and Caernarfon, 1482-1674; Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai, 1542-1619; Llanfair-is-gaer, 1517-1620; Llan-rug and Penmachno/Dolwyddelan, 1578-1657; and miscellaneous Caernarfonshire deeds, 1342, 1538-1681, 1771, the provenance of which is doubtful.

Records deriving from various industrial enterprises in which the Wynnstay estate had an interest, lying in Denbighshire, 1704-1908; Flintshire and Shropshire, 1756-1814; and Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire. 1739-1891.

Legal papers from disputes of the Vaughan family of Llwydiarth with various adversaries, 1600-1716. The series comprise: miscellaneous cases of the Vaughan family, 1600-1664; disputes of Vaughan family and the Price family over the title to properties in Eglwysegl, Dinbren and Trefor Isaf, 1604-1664; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving Sir Robert Vaughan and Edward Vaughan, 1616-1669; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving Charles Salesbury and other trustees of Edward Vaughan, 1650-1669; disputes about the Llwydiarth estates, involving William and Gabriel Salesbury and other trustees of Edward Vaughan, 1666-1675; and disputes over Llwydiarth and other estates involving Edward Vaughan, 1666-1716. Several of the more substantial cases are interrelated, continuing from one generation of estate owners and trustees to the next, e.g. the claims by Magdalen and Katherine Salesbury, and Sir Charles Lloyd and his sons (alias Vaughan).