Identity area
Reference code
GB 0210 BODEWRYD
Title
Bodewryd Estate Records
Date(s)
- [13 cent.]-1864 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.715 cubic metres (7 boxes, 120 volumes, 1 slipcase)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Wynne family were established at Bodewryd by at least the 15th century. An early representative of the family, Gruffudd, married Angharad, daughter of Hwlkin ap Dafydd ap Ifan Wyddel of Bodowyr. The Boderwyd estate descended in the male line until Edward Wynne (d. 1755), Chancellor of Hereford. He married Ann, daughter and heiress of John Lloyd of Plas Einion, Denbighshire, but died without issue and the estate passed to Ann, his younger sister. She married Robert Owen of Penrhos Isa, Holyhead. The estate then passed to their grand-child Margaret Owen (1742-1816), heiress of Penrhos and Bodewryd. She married Sir John Thomas Stanley, Bart., of Alderley Park, Cheshire. Their son, Sir John Thomas Stanley (1760-1850) was created 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley in 1839. He was succeeded by his son Edward John Stanley, 2nd Bart (1807-1869) and by Henry Edward John Stanley, 3rd Bart (1827-1903).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mr Alfred F. Sotheby; Deposits; 1931, 1933 and 1943.
Bodewryd MSS 100-105: Alfred F. Sotheby; Deposit; March 1933.
Bodewryd MS 106: Alfred F. Sotheby; Deposit; March 1944.
Bodewryd 1957 Donation: Mr Albert E. Mitchell (per The National Museum of Wales); Trealaw; Donation; March 1957.
Bodewryd 1960 Donation: Mr Albert E. Mitchell (per Mr Brinley Jones, Penarth); Trealaw; Donation; March 1960.
Bodewryd MSS 100-105: Alfred F. Sotheby; Deposit; March 1933.
Bodewryd MS 106: Alfred F. Sotheby; Deposit; March 1944.
Bodewryd 1957 Donation: Mr Albert E. Mitchell (per The National Museum of Wales); Trealaw; Donation; March 1957.
Bodewryd 1960 Donation: Mr Albert E. Mitchell (per Mr Brinley Jones, Penarth); Trealaw; Donation; March 1960.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Estate records and papers of the Wynne family of Bodewryd, Anglesey, including records of the Bodowyr estate (Bodedern), Anglesey, and Plas Einion estate, Denbighshire, and papers of the Owen family of Penrhos, Anglesey, including important Welsh literary manuscripts, legal manuscripts relating to civil and ecclesiastical law; the antiquarian collections of Edward Wynne, chancellor of Hereford, relating to Wales and to the diocese of Hereford, and part of the collection of Humphrey Humphreys, bishop of Bangor and later of Hereford (1648-1712); letters to Humphrey Humphreys, 1691-1709 (mainly 1705-1709); Wynne family correspondence, 1613-1816; legal papers, 17-18 cent., especially relating to a lengthy action between Chancellor Edward Wynne and the Mostyn estate following the purchase by Wynne of the Bodowyr estate, 1721-1746; estate, personal and household accounts, 1603-1753 (but mainly 18th cent.) and title deeds, [13 cent.]-1864.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at, or donated to, NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into manuscripts and documents, and correspondence and documents.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin, Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogues NLW, A Schedule of Bodewryd Manuscripts and Documents deposited by Alfred F. Sotheby, Esq., London (1932) and NLW, A Schedule of Correspondence and Documents deposited by the late Arthur F. Sotheby, Esq. (n.d.) are available at NLW and HMC.
Finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004253754
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000253754
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Wynne family, of Bodewryd (Creator)
- Bodowyr Estate (Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Plas Einion Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Bodewryd Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Penrhos Estate (Anglesey, Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Bodowyr Estate (Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales) (Subject)
- Penrhos Estate (Anglesey, Wales) (Subject)
- Plas Einion Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Wynne, Edward, 1681-1755 -- Archives. (Subject)
- Humphreys, Humphrey, 1648-1712 -- Archives (Subject)
- Wynne, Edward, 1681-1755 (Subject)
- Wynne family, of Bodewryd -- Archives (Subject)
- Owen family, of Penrhos (Anglesey) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Owen family, of Penrhos (Anglesey) (Subject)
- Humphreys, Humphrey, 1648-1712 (Subject)
- Church of England. Diocese of Hereford (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
June 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: John Edward Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (Wrexham, 1998 reprint)
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.