Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1719-1855 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
29 items
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Richard and Elizabeth Owen owned the Peniarth estate, Llanegryn, Merionethshire, in the early 18th century. They were succeeded by their son Lewis Owen. Jane, his daughter and heiress, married first Richard, 5th Viscount Bulkeley (d 1739), and second Edward Williams, son of John Williams of Bodelwyddan, Flintshire.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased from H. Burdon, London, 1928.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents, 1719-1855, relating mainly to the Peniarth estate in Merionethshire and Caernarfonshire, mainly leases, bonds and mortgages, 1728-1767.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged 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 regulations 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 is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed on-line from www.library.wales
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from name of vendor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Owen family, of Peniarth. (Subject)
- Williams family, of Peniarth (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
August 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Seri Crawley and Rhys Jones for the ANW Project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Peniarth Deeds and Documents.