Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1543, 1578-1919 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.315 cubic metres (11 boxes, 17 volumes and 1 roll)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Lloyd family of Glansevin in the parish of Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, claimed descent from Ideo Gwyllt, earl of Desmond, who received the lordship of Llywel from Rhys ap Tewdwr (d. 1093) for his service against Bernard Newmarch. The surname Lloyd derives from Morgan Llwyd ap Cadwgan (fl. late 15-early 16 cent.). His great-grandson Gruffydd ap John is the first to be described as of 'Lan Sefin'. Glansevin was already a large dwelling in 1670, assessed for eight hearths.
It appears that the Lloyd family acquired other, smaller estates through marriage, or at least acquired some of the papers relating to these estates. Thus, Morgan Lloyd married Bridget, daughter of David Lloyd of Wern, Llanarth, Cardiganshire, and his wife Mary, daughter of Edward Pryse of Ystrad-ffin, Carmarthenshire. The Lloyds of Wern Newydd also owned the Mandinam estate, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire. Morgan Pryse Lloyd (c. 1758-1810) married Catherine only daughter of Pryse Jones of Glanhafren, Montgomeryshire. In 1826 Caroline Martha Lloyd (1788-1863), one of the daughters of Morgan Pryse Lloyd of Glansevin, married David Lloyd Harries (c. 1786-c1856) of Llandingat House, Llandovery, solicitor, heir to Maes Llydan in the parish of Llandingad and Pistyll Gwyn in the parish of Llansawel. He purchased Derry-odyn from Jane Edwards of the same, widow, in 1830.
Most of the Glansevin estate was sold after World War One, although the Lloyd family retained the house until World War Two. By 1985 Plas Glansevin had passed into new hands and become an hotel.
Archival history
Many papers relating to the Llandingad estate belonging to David Lloyd Harries, who married one of the daughters of Glansevin, have found their way into the Glansevin papers as have papers relating to his law practice.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Colonel M. F. P. Lloyd of Great Horkesley, Colchester, in 1949.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family and estate records of the Lloyd family of Glansevin and Mandinam, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, and of the associated families of Harries of Llandovery and Price of Ystrad-ffin, Carmarthenshire, Lloyd of Wern Newydd and Edwards of Derry-odyn, Cardiganshire, and Price-Jones of Glanhafren, Montgomeryshire, including rentals of the Glansevin estate, 1740-1742 (including Wern Newydd estate), 1888-1915, Glanhafren estate, 1749-1757, and Wern Newydd, 1844-1851; household and farming accounts of the Glansevin estate, 1731-1892, title deeds and abstracts of title, 1542-1872, mainly Glansevin estate; estate and legal correspondence, mainly second half of the nineteenth century, rentals of the estate of David Lloyd Harries, Llandingat House, Llandovery, 1843-1863; and estate, legal and personal papers relating to Penllwyn, Llanddewibrefi, Cardiganshire, 1788-1858, and the Derry Odyn estate in the same county, 1800-1865.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically within the following sections: manuscript volumes; Carmarthenshire deeds and documents; Breconshire; Cardiganshire; Montgomeryshire and Shropshire; Flintshire; and miscellaneous.
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
No restrictions.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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 supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Glansevin Estate (Wales) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Mandinam Estate (Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Wern Newydd Estate (Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Glanhafren Estate (Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Penllwyn Estate (Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Derry Odyn Estate (Wales) -- Records and correspondence. (Subject)
- Mandinam Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Wern Newydd Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Glanhafren Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Penllwyn Estate (Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Llandingat House (Wales) (Subject)
- Derry Odyn Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Harries, David Lloyd, d. 1856. (Subject)
- Lloyd family, of Glansevin and Mandinam, Carmarthenshire -- Archives (Subject)
- Harries family, of Llandovery -- Archives. (Subject)
- Lloyd family, of Wern Newydd -- Archives. (Subject)
- Edwards family, of Derry-odyn -- Archives. (Subject)
- Price-Jones family, of Glanhafren -- Archives. (Subject)
- Harries family, of Llandovery. (Subject)
- Price family, of Ystrad-ffin. (Subject)
- Lloyd family, of Wern Newydd. (Subject)
- Edwards family, of Derry-odyn. (Subject)
- Price-Jones family, of Glanhafren. (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
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
August 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their families (Newport, 1997); Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. I; Plas Glansevin website, <www.glansevin.com> (July 2002);