Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1357-1978 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
2.974 cubic metres (105 boxes).
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Harrisons (formerly Harrison and Sons) is a well established firm with over 160 years of advising the people of Mid Wales and Shropshire about legal matters.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Messrs Harrison and Sons; Welshpool; Deposit; 1975, July 1980, Oct. 1991 and Sept. 2000.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The first group of documents deposited in 1976 comprises: deeds and documents, 1357-1963, including deeds relating to the Jones family of Llanloddian and Llandysilio, and the Harrison family estates in the counties of Denbigh and Montgomery, 1504-1912; the Pugh of Llanerchydol estates; the Naylor-Leyland estates in co. Montgomery, 1706-1965, including the estates of Pugh of Brynllywarch, Kerry and the Leighton estate; Naylor family (Liverpool deeds), 1694-1850; Guilsfield and Manafon, 1727-1898; Llandysilio and Llandrinio, 1721-1864; Trefnanney estate (mainly the Rocke and Mytton families), 1709-1908; miscellaneous estates, 1618-1919, (mainly Welshpool, Guilsfield and Castele Caereinion, co. Montgomery, and a few co. Merioneth deeds); the Pennant and Glanhafren estates, co. Montgomery (Pryce Buckley and Andrews families), 1642-1955; Dugdale family (Llanfyllin and Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, co. Montgomery), 1788-1874; Morris family of Pentrenant, Churchstoke, 1600-1823; Walton family (Cwmllecoediog estate, parish of Mallwyd, counties of Merioneth and Montgomery, and some co. Lancaster material, 1662-1910; Walton family (co. Lancaster, with a few from co. York), 1796-1918; miscellaneous deeds from co. Montgomery, 1543-1901; Pryce family, Cyfronydd estate, 19th century-1929; miscellaneous small groups (Baxter, Glyn and Vaughan families), 1674-1922; John Williams of Plas Tanyrallt, co. Caernarfon, and Vownog, Llanfyllin, co. Montgomery, 1683-1858; miscellaneous deeds, co. Salop, 1546-1915; miscellaneous deeds in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland, 1438-1917; miscellaneous papers (mainly relating to public matters in co. Montgomery, including highways, savings banks, canal shares, the 1847 Montgomery Boroughs election, 17th century newsletters), 1687-1886; legal and monorial documents, 16th c. -18th c.; miscellaneous documents (wills, bonds, receipts, appointments etc.), 1589-1942; Troughton family, co. Warwick, including records relating to the coal and iron mines, 1614-1906; printed latter, mainly sale catalogues, 1767-1910; miscellaneous deeds and documents, mainly relating to co. Montgomery, 17th c-20th c; Naylor-Leyland correspondence, 1907-1917.
The second group, deposited and listed in 1980, comprises documents deriving from p. Forden, co. Mont., 1654-1856, many relating to the Lloyd family; further deeds and documents, 1722-1922, mainly deriving from properties in Forden, co. Mont.; documents relating to p. Chirbury, co. Shrop, 1725-1919, some concerning the Humphreys family; miscellaneous documents, 1679-1847, relating to co. Mont., mainly in p's Montgomery and Llandysul; deeds and documents, 1694-1926, concerning properties in p's Kerry and Llandysul, co. Mont., some relating to the Bank House Estate; documents, 1610-1845, concerning property at Churchstoke and Montgomery, co. Mont.; deeds, 1715-1853, relating mainly to properties in p. Kerry, co. Mont., some deriving from the Turner family estates; deeds, 1656-1867, relating to properties in p's Churchstoke and Castle Caereinion; deeds and documents, 1709-1862, concerning the Trewern and Varchwel estates, mainly in p's Buttington and Llanfair Caereinion; deeds, 1739-1913, concerning properties in p's Llandrinio and Llanllwchaearn, co. Mont., etc.; deeds and documents, 1611-1885, relating to properties at Welshpool; deeds and documents, 1762-1916, relating to properties in p's Llandinam, Manafon, Berriew, co. Mont.; documents, 1792-1955, relating to the Leyland-Naylor estates, and to the Harrison family, 1839-1947; deeds and documents, 1637-1891, from numerous parishes in co's Mont. and Shrop; miscellaneous deeds and documents, 1357-1936, from a large number of p's in co. Mont.; deeds and documents, 1625-1892, relating to properties mainly within Guilsfield and Welshpool, co. Mont.; miscellaneous papers, 1546-1931, mainly concerning the Morris family of Pentrenant, many concerning the p. of Churchstoke, co. Mont.
The supplementary group deposited in 1991 comprises deeds and documents, 1673-1963, relating to properties in p's Welshpool, Manavon and Berriew, co. Mont.; deeds and documents, 1859-1946, relating to properties in p's Welshpool, Berriew, Churchstoke, Llanfair Caereinion etc.; deeds and documents, c.1727-1929, relating to properties at Llanfechan, Llangynniew, Berriew, Llansaintffraid, Guilsfield, Welshpool etc., some relating to the Glanhafren estate; documents, 1683-1858, relating to properties in a large number of parishes in co. Mont.; correspondence and papers relating to Thomas Jones of Llantysilio, 1787-1836, to Major Robert J. Harrison, Llantysilio Hall, Llangollen, 1810-1841, and miscellanea, 1704-1872; legal papers, 1823-1833; and miscellaneous legal and financial papers, 1685-1912, of Montgomeryshire interest.
The fourth group, deposited in Sept. 2000, comprises deeds and documents, 1775-1978, relating to properties in p's Berriew and Guilsfield and in the town of Welshpool, all co. Mont.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are possible.
System of arrangement
Arranged according to families, estates and localities (see description of contents).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at NLW, A Preliminary Schedule of Deeds and Documents deposited by Messrs Harrison and Sons, Welshpool (2 vols, 1976 and 1980) (Groups 1-2), and in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, pp. 49-57 (Group 3).
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
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Harrisons (Firm) -- Archives. (Subject)
- Cyfronnydd Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Leighton Hall Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Glanhafren Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Llantysilio Hall (Wales) (Subject)
- Brynllywarch Estate (Montgomeryshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Cwmllecoediog Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Pennant Estate (Powys, Wales) (Subject)
- Trefnanney Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Trewern Hall Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Dugdale family, of Llwyn, Montgomeryshire. (Subject)
- Harrison family, of Llantysilio Hall (Subject)
- Jones family, of Llantysilio Hall (Subject)
- Naylor family, of Leighton Hall and Brynllywarch, Montgomeryshire. (Subject)
Genre access points
- Deeds -- Wales -- Welshpool.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire.
- Deeds -- England -- Shropshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llandinam.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llanfair Caereinion.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llandysilio (Montgomeryshire)
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llanfechain.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llanfyllin.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Merionethshire
- Deeds -- England -- Chirbury.
- Deeds -- England -- Liverpool.
- Deeds -- England -- Manchester.
- Deeds -- England -- Yorkshire.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Berriew.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Castle Caereinion.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Forden.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Guilsfield.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Kerry.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llandrinio.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llandy
- Deeds -- Wales -- Manafon.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llangynyw.
- Deeds -- Wales -- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant.
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 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, A Preliminary Schedule of Deeds and Documents deposited by Messrs Harrison and Sons, Welshpool (2 vols, 1976 and 1980), and NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, pp. 49-57.
Archivist's note
Description compiled by J. Graham Jones for the ANW project.