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Title deeds and associated documents for estates in Anglesey, 1509-1672; Caernarfonshire, 1342, 1441-1689, 1771-1785; Maenan lordship and the Conwy valley, 1359-1740, 1812-1815; the Vale of Clwyd and Plas y Ward, 1322-1754; Wynnstay main estate, 1293-1848; Flintshire, 1518-1715; Glan-llyn and other Merioneth estates, 1386, 1441-1789; Llangedwyn, Glascoed (part) and Llansilin, 1319-1857; Arwystli and Cyfeiliog, 1540-1852; Llwydiarth and Glascoed (part) 1524-1785, 1907; Oswestry and Llanforda, [post-1290], 1344-1820; Wales and England miscellaneous deeds, [pre-1290], 1338, 1418, 1564-1886; stray bonds, schedules of deeds, illegible documents and fragments, 1489-[c. 1910]. The miscellaneous estates either had connections with Wynnstay or Gwydir but did not form part of the main estates, or they refer to non-Wynnstay lands. The abodes of the parties are generally in the parish to which the file relates, unless otherwise stated.

Records deriving from the administration of the Wynnstay, Vale of Clwyd and Flintshire estates, [?1541], 1573-1932; Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates, 1675-1936; Llangedwyn and Llansilin (Denbighshire) estates, 1659-1905; Llwydiarth, Llangedwyn and other Montgomeryshire estates, [16]83-1929; Arwystli and Cyfeiliog estate, 1691-1913; and Oswestry and Llanforda estate, 1677-1911. There are also two groups which are not specific or which combine parts of several estates, namely miscellaneous estate and household records, 1639-1946, and industrial records, 1704-1908.

Family and personal papers of the families of Wynn of Gwydir and Williams Wynn of Wynnstay, those linked to them by marriage, e.g. Vaughan of Llwydiarth, Kyffin of Glascoed and Thelwall of Plas y Ward, and others with whom they had social or business associations. The papers comprise correspondence, 1571-1913; and papers relating to the personal careers of family members, and their private interests, which include a series of pedigrees, [pre-1580]-[post-1863].

Mortgages of the Wynnstay estates, 1681-1914; and financial and private papers of the Kyffin family, Sir William Williams and others, 1592-1701, 1903.

Papers deriving from official administrative procedures, local government and justice at county level, in Montgomeryshire, 1605-1727, 1847; in Denbighshire, [1424], 1529-1851, 1906; and in Merioneth, Anglesey and Caernarfonshire, North Wales (misc.) and Shropshire, 1523-1797. They typically include appointments and duties of county officials, commissions of militia officers, election papers, taxation and subsidy records, town and borough records, and other papers routinely issued at the Quarter Sessions.

Official papers deriving from administrative procedures of the Crown and central government, consisting of official appointments to posts in the service of the Crown, 1626-1690, [18th cent.]; accounts of revenues, crown land surveys, sequestration papers, government proposals, reports, orders, etc., 1608-1705; Acts of Parliament, bills, petitions, etc., 1640-1880.

Papers deriving from the administration of various charities, schools and churches which were either founded, patronised or otherwise supported by the Williams Wynn family or other individuals with whom they had personal or business connections. The papers mainly concern institutions mainly in Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, and they comprise deeds, regulations and accounts of charitable institutions and schools, 1599-1908; and church appointments, consistory court papers, faculties, etc., 1547-1773, 1861-1902.

Legal papers and arbitration awards, 1449-1819. The majority of the legal papers comprise disputes over title to land or inheritance which took place in the High Court of Chancery, the Court of the Exchequer, the Court of King’s Bench, and the Council in the Marches of Wales, or which were treated as equity cases in the Court of Great Sessions. The three main groups comprise court cases of the Vaughan family of Llwydiarth, 1600-1716, and the Williams Wynn family, 1674-1793, and [19th cent]; and miscellaneous legal papers and pardons, 1458-1819. There is also a single series of arbitration awards, resulting from disputes mainly over boundaries or title, which did not take place in court, 1449-1710.

Records created by the official administration of the lordship of Ruthin, Denbighshire, 1364-[16]87, the lordship of Bromfield and Iâl, 1657, 1845; the manor of Cyfeiliog, Montgomeryshire, 1820-1842, and various lordships and manors in Wales and England, 1524-1849, held or administered by the families of Gwydir and Wynnstay..

Records of the Much Wenlock estate in Shropshire, comprising title deeds, 1291, 1321, 1536-1860; manorial records, 1614-1677, 1770-1857; and estate, legal and official administration papers, 1534x[1860].

Records of the Nantcriba estate and other estates belonging to the Purcell family, comprising title deeds, 1381-1659, [18th cent.]; and Purcell family, financial and administrative papers, 1515-1680. There may be related stray deeds in other sections of the catalogue.

Papers relating to roads and railways in North Wales and Shropshire, in which Sir Watkin Williams Wynn had an interest. The first of the two series concerns roads, mainly the legal and financial aspects, 1770-1910; and the second series deals with the construction and funding of various named railways, 1845-1865.

Family settlements, 1499-1859, probate records, 1584-1906, and documents deriving from the administration of trusts, 1596-1786, involving the families of Wynn of Gwydir (incorporating Eyton of Watstay) and Williams Wynn of Wynnstay, and the families to whom they were related by marriage, mainly Vaughan of Llwydiarth and Llangedwyn, Kyffin of Glascoed and Thelwall of Plas y Ward.