Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1698-1914 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
32 items, 22 vols.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Rev. William Pugh (1750-1845) was a curate and then rector of Llanfair-juxta-Harlech, Merioneth. He became tenant of the Argoed Farm which was then a part of the modest Caenest estate. His son William, and grandson of the same name, were to be tenants of Argoed for the greater part of the nineteenth century. The tenancy of Argoed estate, along with Caenest, passed to his son, William Pugh (1791-1858). His eldest son and heir of the tenancy of Argoed was William Pugh (1822-1893), who was farming at Argoed in 1851 when the census was taken.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mrs Anne Pugh of the Halfway Hotel, Bont-ddu, Merionethshire, in February 1940.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Pugh family of Argoed, Llanfair, Merioneth, including deeds, 1698-1914; manuscripts (NLW MSS 17692-3, 17698-708, 17711-13), 1706-1893, mainly relating to the Reverend William Pugh, curate and rector of Llanfair-juxta-Harlech; letters, 1777-1873 NLW MS 17714E), and accounts, 1774-1892 (NLW MSS 17694-7, 17709-10).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records donated to NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically into deeds, manuscripts, letters and accounts. The manuscripts were removed from the archive on receipt at NLW and arranged into NLW MSS 17692-3, 17698-708, 17711-1.
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
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at NLW and HMC.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Argoed Estate (Merionethshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Pugh, William, 1750-1845 (Subject)
- Pugh family, of Argoed, Merionethshire -- Archives. (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
April 2002
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Lloyd, Lewis, W., 'The Pugh Family of Llanfair and Llanbedr, 1775-1900', Journal of the Merioneth Historical Society, XI, (1990).