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Garn Estate Records
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Visiting books

The series comprises pocket books containing records of money won and lost at card games and of social visits.

Diaries of Jane Griffith

The series comprises personal diaries of Jane Griffith, widow of John Griffith (3) of Garn, all running from January to December for each year.

School and career papers

The group comprises a school roll, papers of clerkship, certificates of ordination and appointments of individuals from the Hughes family of Weeg, 1746, and the Griffith family of Garn, 1803-1834, 1915-1920.

Trust papers

The group comprises deeds, rentals, accounts, bonds, letters, agreements, arbitration papers and legal papers relating to the Griffith family trusts of the Voelas estate, 1712-1763, and the Plasnewydd estate, 1783-1843, and to three non-family trusts, [c. 1814]-1879.

Voelas trust papers

The file comprises deeds for land in Royton Seswick, Flintshire, and Acton, Denbighshire, 1712-13, rentals and accounts, 1719-1762, bonds, a mortgage by Cadwallader Wynne to John Griffith (2), 1731, of lands in Llanrwst, Tiryrabad, Tre-brys and Llaneilian as security for repayment of debts and moneys expended in lawsuits on his behalf, agreements and arbitrations, 1753, 1762, letters, legal cases concerning administration and debts, 1717-1761, and a release by Watkin Wynne to John Griffith (3) of £2900 directed to be taken out his father's estate for the payment of legal fees.

Wynne, Cadwallader, d. 1732

Denbigh Town Council election papers

The file comprises invitations by officials of Denbigh Town Council to George Griffith to be re-elected as alderman and W.D.W. Griffith to stand for election as mayor, a printed election notice and a newspaper article describing a civic service to mark Goronwy Griffith's inauguration as mayor.

Denbigh Corporation

Borough election papers

The series comprises papers concerning borough elections of Denbigh and the Flintshire boroughs, including lists of burgesses voting [c. 1742], state of the poll, 1806, and an enquiry into undue election procedures, 1813.

Papers of general political interest

The series comprises a copy of a Chichester MP's letter, 1814, draft petitions to the House of Commons, draft minutes of a meeting convened by the High Sheriff of Denbigh, draft speeches and press cuttings, [c. 1826]-1897, concerning the Corn Laws, changes to the judicial system in Wales, heavy taxation on country landowners and the consequent decline in agricultural communities, the increase in manufacturing industries and competition from abroad; typed extracts from a newspaper, mainly concerning the General Strike, 1926.

Militia regulations, accounts and registers

The file comprises printed pamphlets, circulars and handwritten notices outlining regulations to be observed nationally by militia groups in Britain, and more particularly, by the Denbigh and Lleweni Volunteers, 1801-1807, accounts, 1813, and records of the Denbighshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, 1871-1876, including pay lists, a summarised attendance register and muster roll.

Myddelton of Gwaunynog

The file comprises a pedigree roll, with coloured coats of arms, thought to be in the hand of Rhys Cain, showing possible lines of descent of William Myddelton (died 1636), son of John Myddelton of Gwaunynog, and Alis vch Hugh ap Ellis. [The Griffith connection occurred later, when John Griffith (1) of Garn married Mary, daughter of Foulk Myddelton in about 1670.]

Rhys Cain, approximately 1540-1614

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