The file comprises the probate of the will of Thomas Lloyd of Cilgwyn, 1790, a deed of partition of the Cilgwyn estate, 1834, a charge of #40,000 on the estate, 1855, and the probate of the will of Edward Compton Lloyd Fitzwilliams, 1880.
The file comprises the accounts of C. H. L. Fitzwilliams with William Davies of the Adpar smithy, 1899-1917, and with Thomas Evans of Newcastle Emlyn, draper and grocer, 1904-1913.
The file comprises family and personal papers, including letters of recommendation on behalf of Duncan Campbell Lloyd Fitzwilliams, a medical student and the fifth son of Charles H. L. Fitzwilliams, desirous of serving as a field surgeon in South Africa, 1900; a letter to Captain E. C. Fitzwilliams at Johannesburg relating to a kaross [a South African mantle or sleeveless jacket made of the skins of animals with the hair on], 1901; an ode (Welsh) written by G. Jones to Captain E. C. Lloyd Fitzwilliams of Cilgwyn on his return 'from the seat of war', 1902; typescript copies of two letters in the form of diaries from Duncan C. L. Fitzwilliams, a Red Cross surgeon in Romania, to his wife, 19 Nov.-6 Dec. 1916; and genealogical papers.
Fitzwilliams, Duncan C. L. (Duncan Campbell Lloyd), 1878-1954
The file mainly comprises dividend statements, 1925-1927, for railway company stocks held in trust for Mrs Margaret A. Fitzwilliams (died 15 May 1926) by Captain Edward C. L. Fitzwilliams (RASC) and others, together with letters and accounts, 1927-1928.
The file comprises a press copy letter book of C. H. L. Fitzwilliams. The letters mainly relate to family and private affairs, including his household at Strathleven, Dumbarton, 1873, and its transfer to Emlyn Cottage, Newcastle Emlyn, Dec. 1873.
The file comprises letters to C. H. L. Fitzwilliams, Colonel E. C. L. Fitzwilliams and T. Gibbon, the estate agent, including some from tenants, solicitors and potential developers. The letters were originally loose, but have been gathered together for convenience.
The file comprises letters mainly relating to estate properties, and particularly to the Van Quarry in the parish of Llangyndeyrn. There are a number of papers, 1923-1926, relating to the Conservative interest in Cardiganshire, including a suggestion to wind up the Cardiganshire Unionist Association because of an excess overdraft, 1925, and a file of copy objections to persons on the electoral lists, 1926.
The file comprises a press copy letter book of T. Gibbon's estate correspondence. The letters include a copy of the Cilgwyn estate return to the census of woodlands, June 1925.
The series comprises an incomplete run of twice-yearly rental accounts, Lady Day and Michaelmas. The 1850 rental relates only to the Van estate in the parish of Llangyndeyrn. The 1860-1867 rentals relate to the Van estate and to the Alltcynadda estate in the parish of Kidwelly. There is also a rental account for lots 5 (Felindre), 6 (Pantllin), 7 (Lime Rocks), 14 (Tymelin and Danypond), 17 (Rhydhowell) and 18 (Tyrberllan) of the Frood estate, purchased by E. C. L. Fitzwilliams, March 1863-Sept. 1867. The Pantllin estate in the parish of Llangyndeyrn, comprising at least some of these Frood estate purchases, appears in the main series of rentals from Lady Day 1868. Most rentals enclose accounts of the rent collections, held at Llandysul, Llangeler, Cilgwyn and Van, and banking accounts. Most of the 1912-1923 rentals are settled accounts, signed by either or both the estate owner and the estate steward.
The file comprises twice-yearly rental accounts of the Van, Alltcynadda (from Michaelmas 1860) and Pantllin (from Lady Day 1868) estates, and a rental account, March 1863-Sept. 1867, for lots 5-7, 14 and 17-18 of the Frood estate, purchased by E. C. L. Fitzwilliams.
