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Title
Date(s)
- 1685-1946 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.038 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Tyglyn estate was inherited by the Davies family following a law suit after the death without issue of Alban Thomas John Gwynne in 1819. The estate came into the hands of Captain Alban Thomas Davies, who returned from service in India in the 1840s. He married Ann, daughter of Colonel William Wilson. They were succeeded by their eldest son, Alban Thomas Davies the younger (d. 1870). The estate then passed to his brother, William John Davies (b. 1832) who married Florence A. Gadsden in 1863. Their heir was Frank Gadsden Davies.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr R.J.S. Davies, Ciliau Aeron in 1955, followed by three donations by the late Dr T.I. Davies, Wrexham, per Mr Gareth Davies, London, in May, June and August 1982.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds, documents and correspondence, 1685-1947, relating to the Tyglyn estate in Cardiganshire together with rentals of the estate, 1803-1862; letters relating to the New Quay Harbour Company, 1846-1850; letters relating to land belonging to Alban T. Davies required in connection with the extension of the Welsh Midland Railway from Carmarthen to Cardigan, 1845-1846; and papers reflecting the military careers of Lt. Col. William Wilson and his son-in-law Captain Alban Thomas Davies of Tyglyn, 1800-1848.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
The first donation is arranged into volumes and deeds and then chronologically. The subsequent donations, called Tyglyn Additional Papers are arranged into estate and family papers and military papers and then 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
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue of the first donation is available at NLW. All the 1982 deposits are described in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1983, p.51, also available at NLW.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Welsh Midland Railway (Subject)
- New Quay Harbour Company (Subject)
- Tyglyn Estate (Llanddewi Aberarth, Cardiganshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Davies, Alban Thomas, 1803-1860 (Subject)
- Wilson, William, Colonel, 1784-1831 (Subject)
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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
May 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Jenkins, Geraint H., Jones, Ieuan Gwynedd, Cardiganshire County History, Vol. 3; Cardiganshire in Modern Times (Cardiff, 1998); Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 2000); Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. I;