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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.

The 1933-1934, 1964-1965 and 1985-1986 deposits, listed as Cilgwyn Estate Records Groups I, II and III respectively, comprise estate records and family papers including title deeds, 1509-1949; rentals of the Cilgwyn estate, 1791-1931, and the Paddington estate, 1792-1921; ledgers, 1882-1936; letter books and estate correspondence, 1825-1935; personal correspondence and papers, including papers relating to the military career of Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams, 1890-1934, during the Boer War, including diaries, 1899-1901, and the First World War (British Adriatic Mission, Northern Command, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force), and to the medical career of Gerard Lloyd Hall Fitzwilliams in the Far East, Africa, United States and Europe, 1902-1932, and including Russia, 1917-1918, and a letter book of Edward Hall (first secretary of the Whig Club) containing copies of letters written to his brother and uncle in Kingston, Jamaica, 1783-1795; records of the borough of Adpar, Cardiganshire, including rentals, [1670]-[1696], and court leet books, 1709-1741; records of the New Quay Harbour Company, 1834-1900 and the Llandysul Market Company, 1837-1858; ships' log books, 1893-1897; and parochial papers of the parish of Paddington, 1730-1803, acquired and inherited by Benjamin Crompton as churchwarden and overseer of the poor, including land tax assessments, 1758-1791, account book, 1774-1777, of fees paid for burials in the new church, and apprenticeship indentures of pauper children, 1762-1776. -- The 2002 deposit includes family and personal papers, 1790-1960, correspondence, 1873-1939, rentals, 1850-1941, and other estate papers, 1865-[c.1953]. The 2006 deposit comprises a bundle of deeds and related papers relating to the Gelligadrog estate, 1866-1954.

Arranged into rentals, 1735-1921 (R), accounts, 1843-1932 (A), surveys and valuations, 1801-[early 20 cent.] (S), deeds, 1609-1949 (D), estate correspondence, 1779-1961 (E), family probate records, 1759-1923 (P), inventories, 1854-[c.1925] (I), legal bills, 1841-1926 (J), vouchers, 1771-1961 (V), personal and family papers, 1748-1968 (P), personal and family correspondence, 1775-1961 (C), personal financial papers, 1752-1964 (F), honours and appointments, 1794-1937 (H), genealogical papers, 1748-1946 (G), press cuttings, 1852-1935 (N), papers relating to local affairs, 1846-1961 (L), trusts and executorship papers, 1755-1879 (T), Paddington parochial papers, 1674-1803 (B), and miscellaneous papers, 1836-1922 (X).

Arranged into Cilgwyn deeds and documents, 1509-1851, Cilgwyn estate accounts, 1750-1767, Adpar borough records, [1670 x 1680]-1832, and New Quay Harbour Co. and Llandysul Market Co. records, 1834-1900.

Deeds and related papers relating to the Gelligadrog estate, 1866-1926 and 1954, comprising (in 1872) Gelligadrog (160a.), Caegwyllt (48a.) and Gwndwnmawr (59a.), all in p. Llangyndeyrn, co. Carm. In 1914 the estate comprised Gelligadrog, Glastonbury, Caegwyllt, Gwndwnmawr, Caelawrence or Sandfield, and Drysgyrch Factory, all in p. Llangyndeyn. In 1926 Colonel Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams contracted to buy Gelligadrog (116a.) and Drysgyrch Factory (11a.). -- The deeds include conveyances, mortgages, declarations, and covenants for the production of deeds, 1866-1926, including the conveyance in 1923 of Laswern (32a.), then part of Gelligadrog. The conveyance and the mortgage of 1872 both include a plan of Gelligadrog, Caegwyllt and Gwndwnmawr, the 1872 covenant for the production of deeds lists deeds dated 1790-1871, and the schedule to the 1873 mortgage names the individual fields on the three farms. The 1914 covenant for the production of deeds includes a schedule of deeds of Gelligadrog, 1866-1898, Glastonbury, 1818-1881, Parkhall estate in the borough of Carmarthen, 1786-1880, and Gellywen in the parish of St Clears, 1870-1904. Also includes a wayleave agreement with the South Wales Electricity Board for low-voltage lines at Bryndioddef-isaf and Pen-walk, 1954. -- The papers include abstracts of title, requisitions on title (one enclosing three death certificates), schedules of deeds, letters and land searches, 1871-1926.

The file comprises papers relating to a wayleave for the Llanelly & District Electric Supply Co. Ltd to carry their Llanelli-Carmarthen overhead line through the Cilgwyn estate in the parish of Llangyndeyrn.

The file comprises papers relating to proposed tree-planting at Cwm-nant-einon under the unemployment relief scheme.

The file comprises two booklets, being the account of Evan Evans of Paradise Cottage, Pentrecagal, for work in Llandyfrïog churchyard, May 1926-May 1928 and Nov. 1928-May 1931.

The file comprises papers relating to tithes and the redemption of tithes.

The file comprises T. Gibbon's account with Mrs Edward Fitzwilliams, the main items being rabbits, train fares and Land Tax.

The file comprises an early 20th cent. typewritten schedule of reversions of leasehold properties on the Cilgwyn estate; memoranda on vacant houses inspected with Mrs Edward Fitzwilliams, 1918; a list of furniture and household effects at Cilgwyn, the property of the late C. H. L. Fitzwilliams; and a valuation of the estate on the death of Colonel E. C. L. Fitzwilliams, 1938.

The file comprises papers and deeds relating to the sale of timber and firewood from the estate's woodlands, including letters, agreements, posters, plans and accounts.

The file comprises papers relating to taxes, including reversion duty accounts and claims for site value deductions under the Finance (1909-1910) Act 1910.

The file comprises three petty cash books, Jan. 1913-Aug. 1923, Sept. 1923-Nov. 1929, and Dec. 1929-Dec. 1933, when the account is signed off by ECLF.

The file comprises invoices and receipts, mainly from local tradesmen and the West Cambrian Power Co. Ltd.

The file comprises printed material, found loose, that has been gathered together for convenience, as it does not relate immediately to any other material. The papers include a copy of the Agricultural Holdings (England) Act, 1883, and the annual statement and report of the British Van Limestone Quarries Ltd, 1926.