National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

GB 0210 TRECEF
Fonds
1839-1947 /

Diaries of Joseph Jenkins, 1839-1870, and his daughter Anne Jenkins, 1886-1947, together with miscellaneous notebooks and papers of members of the Trecefel family, 1859-1947.

Jenkins family, of Trecefel.

Joseph Jenkins diaries,

J.
Sub-fonds
1839-1870, 1903.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diaries of Joseph Jenkins, 1839-1870. The earliest full diary is the one for 1845 and they are written in English as he wished to improve his command of the language. They contain details of agricultural life in rural Ceredigion with daily reports on the weather and his work, references to weddings, funerals, visitors and local events, together with a diary of his voyage to Australia, 1868-1869. Englynion (verses in strict metre) and stanzas in free metre, composed in Welsh in response to events or at the request of other people, are included in the diaries.

Jenkins, Joseph, 1818-1898.

Diary,

J/1.
File
1839, 1849-1861, 1903.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

A large volume used as a diary for entries, 1839-1861, 'A Book of Diaries made by Joseph Jenkins of Blaenplwyf ...'. These are brief entries, with many unused pages, and do not cover a whole year. Inside the front covers are some medical and other recipes. On the last page genealogical details of his children's births are given.

Jenkins, Dan, 1856-1946

Diary,

J/2.
File
1845.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary, 1845, including impromptu englynion written by Joseph Jenkins at the beginning of the volume after he and his two friends were denied an entry into the Chapel of St. David's College [Lampeter] because of their rustic dress. The englynion were later published in Dan Jenkins (editor), Cerddi Cerngoch (Lampeter, 1904).

Diary,

J/4.
File
1863.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1863. 'Nod y cyfrin' (mystical mark) has been drawn on the diary's front cover and on the opening page.

Diary,

J/3.
File
1862.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary, 1862, including 'poetical rhymes' in Welsh, written by Joseph Jenkins on his journey to Carmarthen, 18 May 1862. A mystical mark has been drawn on the diary's front cover.

Diary,

J/5.
File
1864.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1864.

Diary,

J/6.
File
1865.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1865.

Diary,

J/7.
File
1846, 1866, 1871,1903.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1866.

Jenkins, Jenkin, 1777-1846.

Diary,

J/8.
File
1840, 1867-1868.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1867.

Diary,

J/9.
File
1868.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary for 1868.

Diary of voyage to Australia,

J/10.
File
1868-1869.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

A notebook used by Joseph Jenkins to chronicle his journey from Trecefel, Tregaron, December 1868, to Liverpool, and from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia, March 1869, on board the SS Eurynome, including his observations on the sailing conditions, many poems inspired by his experiences at sea, and his early impressions of his adopted country .

Anne Jenkins diaries,

A.
Sub-fonds
1886-1947.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diaries, 1886-1947, of Anne Jenkins, including details of daily farm tasks such as notes on potatoes planted at Trecefel and orders received; her interest in the well-being of her community; references to the weather; and literary quotations often written in red ink in her earlier diaries. Extracts from her diaries have been included in Bethan Phillips, Rhwng dau fyd : y swagman o Geredigion (Aberystwyth, 1998) and Pity the swagman : the Australian odyssey of a Victorian diarist (Aberystwyth, 2002).

Jenkins, Anne, 1864-1948.

Diary,

A/1.
File
1886.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

Diary,

A/2.
File
1887-1889.

Part of Trecefel family diaries,

A notebook used for diary entries, 1887-1889. On the inside covers she has written 'Diary for 1887 by Anne Jenkins, Trecefel Farm, 2nd Class Honours in Principles of Agriculture and 2nd Class Elementary in Botany May 1887'. Poems by her are written at the end of the volume.

Diary,