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A copy, in three volumes, of the history of the Welsh side of the donor's family, and that of his late wife, Rosemary, who hailed from Devon, the results of research undertaken between 1979 and 2001, entitled 'The Mattabel Inheritance'.

Three letters, April-May 1806, from Richard Llwyd (The Bard of Snowdon), Beaumaris, to Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 2nd baronet, of Nannau, concerning Vaughan's pedigree which Llwyd was then compiling, together with drafts of the pedigree and other related notes (ff. 1-13).
The papers comprise: (i) a letter, [?mid-April 1806], discussing Vaughan's descent from the Williams family of Ystum Colwyn and enclosing a draft of the pedigree (ff. 1-4); (ii) a letter, dated 22 April 1806, enquiring as to the whereabouts of a letter sent by Llwyd a week earlier (whose contents match ff. 1-4) (f. 5); (iii) a letter, dated 14 May 1806, enclosing a revised draft of the pedigree and a list of outstanding issues to be addressed (ff. 6-8); (iv) an undated document detailing Vaughan’s descent from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn (ff. 9-12); and (v) a description of six inscribed Elizebethan stone tablets at Nannau (f. 13). Also included is (vi) one letter, 27 November 1818, from Llwyd, Chester, to Vaughan's brother Colonel G[riffith] H[owel] Vaughan of Rûg, Corwen, containing a transcript of a document detailing revenue from ancient escheat (or King's Rent) in Edeirnion in 1509-1510 (ff. 14-15).

A group of letters, largely relating to genealogy, heraldry, etc., which include: from Richard Llwyd ('Bard of Snowdon') to Sir William Betham, Herald's College, Dublin, 1814; Robert Roberts, Holyhead to Sir Joshua Meredyth, Dublin, 1814; and W. W. E. Wynne of Peniarth to an unnamed recipient, 1828. The pedigrees mentioned include those of the Powell family of Stanage Park, Radnorshire and of W. W. E. Wynne, Peniarth.

A volume, 1900-[1940s], detailing the history of the Lloyd family of Cwm Bychan, near Harlech, Merioneth, containing numerous painted coats of arms, illuminated initials and other illustrations. It was begun in 1900 by Llewelyn Lloyd and added to probably by his son Guy Ynyr Llewelyn Lloyd and other descendants.
The main body of the text (pp. 9-67) chronicles the descent of the family from the 10th century figure, Gwaethvoed Vawr (p. 9), via the lords of Nannau, Merioneth (pp. 17-39), to the Llwyds of Cwm Bychan (pp. 41-49), and then to their descendants in Flintshire, including the Rev. John Lloyd of Caerwys (pp. 52-57) and Angharad Llwyd (pp.58-59), Llewelyn Lloyd (pp. 64-65) and Guy Ynyr Llewelyn Lloyd (pp. 66-67). Successive generations, each with painted coats of arms, are recorded on a recto and additional information inserted on the verso opposite. Prefatory material (pp. v-vi, 1-8) includes heraldic devices and quotations. Items pasted into the volume include bookplates, 1747-[late 19 cent] (inside front cover, p. i), photographs of gravestones and memorials, 1899-[?1920s] (pp. 27-28, 53, 64-65), a note concerning John Lloyd, [1793x1798], possibly in the hand of Thomas Pennant (p. 56e), and pedigrees drawn up by Philip H. Lawson of Chester, 1919 (pp. 46a-d, 56a-d). Another pedigree by Lawson, 1919, found loose in the volume, is in an archival envelope. An inscription by the donors, 2006, is on p. iii.