Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1567-1946 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.725 cubic metres (18 boxes, 96 volumes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Williams (c. 1692-1755) of Bachellyn and Hendrewen, Caernarfonshire, married Mary Trygarn, and had two sons. The younger son, Rowland Jones (1722-1774), a London attorney, married Elizabeth Brown of London, and acquired through this marriage some properties in St. James Westminster and St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex. He had two daughters and a son, who all died unmarried.
Broom Hall (formerly Werglodd Fawr) was built during the minority of the son, Rowland Jones (c. 1772-1856). He purchased amongst other premises, the Elernion estate in Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire, in 1785, part of the Plas Hen estate from the Mostyn family in 1845, and seems to have aquired the Ystumllyn estate nearby. Following his death in 1856 the estate passed to William Jones of Chwilog and Hendrewen, his uncle's grandson who died the following year. The estate then passed to William's eldest son, John Lloyd Jones. He died without issue and the estate was inherited by his sister Margaret (c. 1819-1880), wife of Owen Evans (1816-1901), second son of John Evans (c. 1768-1835) of Tyn-y-coed in the parish of Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire. Owen Lloyd Jones Evans (b. 1865), their son, married Lydia Savin, through whom he appears to have aquired the Bodegroes estate near Pwllheli. They had four children, Rowland Owen Lloyd Evans (b. 1886), Margaret Lydia (b. 1887), John Meredith Jones Evans (b. 1894) and Wiliam Prys Owen Evans (b. 1905).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by J. M. J. Evans of Wishanger in 1946 and 1950.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Broom Hall estate, Caernarfonshire, 1625-1939, comprising deeds, 1567-1946, rent books and rentals, 1787-1816, 1856-1942, ledgers, 1907-1937, cash books, 1907-1939, wages books, 1905-1946, and correspondence, 1748-1925, deeds, 1664-1808, and account and rent books, 1785-1871, of properties in St James Westminster and St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex; deeds relating to the Bodfel estate, Caernarfonshire, 1725-1854; rentals of the Madryn estate, 1816-1819, and Meillionydd estate, 1846-1857, both in Caernarfonshire; and a record of the average price of corn, 1771-1826.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by record type: ms vols, deeds, correspondence, printed matter and maps. The deeds are further arranged for the most part by parish and by property within each parish.
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
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 based on contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Broom Hall Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Bodfel Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Meillionydd Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Broom Hall Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Madryn Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Evans family, of Broom Hall -- Archives. (Subject)
- Jones family, of Broom Hall (Subject)
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: John Edwards Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families, 3rd edn. (Wrexham, 1998)
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.