Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1742-1952 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2.087 cubic metres (78 boxes, 287 vols)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Cefnamwlch estate in Caernarfonshire was in the possession of the Griffith family from at least the 15th century until the end of the 18th century. William Griffith (1721-1752) married Sidney Wynne, daughter of Cadwaladr Wynne of Voelas, Denbighshire. Their son, John Griffith (d. 1794) was the last of the Griffith family to live at Cefnamwlch. Dying unmarried, he bequeathed the estate to his cousin, Jane Wynne (d. 1811) of Voelas, who married the Hon. Charles Finch, brother to the Earl of Aylesford, who had inherited the manor of Pooley Hall, Warwickshire, from his godfather, Charles Jennens of Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, in 1773.
The Wynne family had been settled at Voelas since the times of Cadwaladr ap Maurice (d. 1611) who was granted Voelas by Henry VIII in 1545-1546. The estate then descended in the male line until Watkin Wynne (1717-74), whose heir was his daughter, Jane Wynne (d. 1811). Both the Voelas and Cefnamwlch estates passed to their son, Charles Wynne (1780-1865), who assumed the names of Griffith-Wynne in lieu of Finch. He was succeeded by his son Charles Wynne who assumed the additional name of Finch. On the death of Charles's son, Charles Arthur Wynne Finch in 1903, the Voelas estate passed to his second son, John Charles Wynne Finch (b. 1891), while the Cefnamwlch estate passed to his third son, William Heneage Wynne Finch (b. 1893).
According to the 1873 return of owners of land, Charles Wynne Finch, of Foelas, Denbighshire, and Cefnamwlch owned an estimated 13,591 acres in Wales (all in Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire) with an estimated rental of £7,687.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
John Charles Wynne Finch; Voelas, Betws-y-Coed; Deposit; 1956, 1960 and 1970
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Voelas and Cefnamwlch estates in Denbighshire and Caernarfonshire, mainly 19 cent.-20 cent.; including rentals, 1808-1949, uncommonly full estate correspondence, 1866-1948, building accounts, 1865-1870, estate ledgers, 1866-1912, title deeds, 1726-1956, valuations, 1855-1945; records of the Pooley estate, Warwickshire, and the Pooley Hall colliery, 1838-1909; and family and personal papers of the Wynne and Wynne-Finch families, including letters from Alice Mary Sybil Wynne Finch, 1914-1917, William Heneage Wynne Finch, 1919-1929, and John Charles Wynne Finch, 1924-1945.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by record type 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
Hard copies of the catalogues 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)
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Voelas estate (Denbighshire, Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Cefnamwlch Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Pooley Estate (England) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Pooley Hall Colliery (England) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Cefnamwlch Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Pooley Estate (England) (Subject)
- Pooley Hall Colliery (England) (Subject)
- Voelas estate (Yspytty, Denbighshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Wynne Finch, Alice Mary Sybil -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Wynne Finch, William Heneage, Sir, 1893-1961 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Wynne Finch, John Charles, 1891-1982 -- Correspondence. (Subject)
- Wynne Finch, Alice Mary Sybil (Subject)
- Wynne Finch, William Heneage, Sir, 1893-1961 (Subject)
- Wynne-Finch, John Charles, 1891-1982 (Subject)
- Wynne family, of Voelas and Cefnamwlch -- Archives. (Subject)
- Wynne family, of Voelas -- Archives (Subject)
- Wynne-Finch family, of Cefnamwlch -- Archives. (Subject)
- Wynne-Finch family, of Voelas -- Archives. (Subject)
- Wynne family, of Voelas and Cefnamwlch (Subject)
- Wynne-Finch family, of Cefnamwlch (Subject)
- Wynne-Finch family, of Voelas (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
June 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the completion of this description: Griffith, John Edwards, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (Wrexham, 1998 reprint); James, Brian, 'The Great Landowners of Wales in 1873', National Library of Wales Journal, vol. XIV (1965-66); Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959); NLW, Catalogue of Voelas and Cefnamwlch Estate Papers;