Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1301-1844 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.551 cubic metres (20 boxes, 1 bundle)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth Lewis (d. 1733) of Van, St Fagans, and Soberton, Hampshire, the sole heiress of Thomas Lewis of Van, married Other Windsor (1707-32), 3rd earl of Plymouth (second creation). At the time of Thomas Lewis's death in 1736, the estate was so encumbered with debts that the interest exceeded the rental, and three private Acts of Parliament were obtained to sell the estate. The estate was in fact purchased by the trustees of Elizabeth Lewis's marriage settlement for £47,000. St Fagans castle became the Glamorgan seat of the Windsor family.
Other and Elizabeth's only son and heir, Other Lewis Windsor, 4th earl (1731-71) was succeeded by his son Other Hickman, 5th earl (1751-1799), who was succeeded by his only son and heir, Other Archer Windsor, 6th earl (1789-1833, dsp.), on whose death the barony of Windsor de Stanwell fell into abeyance. The Rev. Andrews Windsor (1754-1837, dsp.) succeeded as 7th earl, being a younger brother of the 4th earl, and he was succeeded by his brother Henry Windsor, 8th earl (1768-1843, dsp.)on whose death the earldom became extinct.
In 1855 the abeyance of the barony of Windsor was terminated in favour of Harriet Clive (1797-1869), one of the sisters of the 6th earl, who had married in 1819 with Robert Henry Clive, MP, 2nd son of the 1st earl of Powys. She assumed the additional surname Windsor in 1855. Her son and heir apparent Robert Windsor-Clive, MP, dying before her, Harriet was succeeded by her grandson Robert George Windsor-Clive (1857-1923), who was created Viscount Windsor of St Fagans and Earl of Plymouth (third creation) in 1905. He was succeeded by Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd earl (1889-1943), who was succeeded by his son Other Robert Ivor Windsor-Clive, 3rd earl (b. 1923). The family also acquired the Alrhey estate in Flintshire through marriage with the Ellis family in the 18th century.
According to the 1873 return of owners of land, Lord Windsor owned an estimated 15,383 acres in Wales (all in Glamorgan and Flintshire), with an estimated annual rental of £39,069.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by the Earl of Plymouth in September 1934.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Welsh estates of the earls of Plymouth, 1301-1844; the two most notable groups relate to the family's Alrhey estate, Flintshire, and the Van, Glamorgan, both representing estates acquired through marriage in the 18th century, including deeds, 1301-1844; and manorial records, 15th cent.-1646, including court rolls of the manors of Magor and Undy in Monmouthshire, 1586-1603. The archive contains practically no personal or family papers.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Further details relating to manorial records within the archive can be accessed online from The National Archives Manorial Documents Register.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Davies, John, Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute (Cardiff, 1981).
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Van Estate (Glamorgan, Wales) -- Archives (Subject)
- Alrhey Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Alrhey Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Magor (Wales: manor) (Subject)
- Undy (Wales : Manor) (Subject)
- Van Estate (Glamorgan, Wales) (Subject)
- Windsor-Clive family, Earls of Plymouth -- Archives. (Subject)
- Lewis family, of Van (Subject)
- Ellis family, of Alrhey (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James and Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Principal family and estate collections L-W, (London, 1999), Davies, John, Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute (Cardiff, 1981), NLW, Schedule of Bute Estate Records;