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Sotheby deeds and documents

Deeds and documents, 1317- 1762, relating to the Wynne family of Boderwyd, as well as the families of Lewis of Chwaen and Owen of Penros Bradwen, concerning properties in Anglesey and a few in Flintshire.

Mrs Maria Williams,

Maria Williams (1843-1914) was the daughter of Commander Horatio and Mrs S. M. James. She was born in South Street, Rhaeadr and was baptized in 1843. She attended school first at Oxton, Birkenhead (around 1855) and then at the Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1858-9. She married Stephen William Williams on 11 Sept. 1862, when still a minor. She died at Penralley on 19 May 1914 and was buried in Rhaeadr churchyard.

Rev. Jonah Bowen Evans, BD ('Cattwg'),

The Rev. Jonah Bowen Evans (1806-1876), married Elizabeth Williams of Pencarreg, co. Carm., on 18 June 1830. He was made deacon in 1829, ordained priest in 1830. Curate of Llan-y-crwys, co. Carm. and Llanfair Clydogau, co. Card. 1829-1831; of Cwmyoy with Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin, co. Mon., 1833-1838; of Orcop, co. Here, 1835-1836, and of Talach-ddu with Llanfihangel-Tal-y-Llyn and Llan-ddew, 1838-1847. Vicar of St Harmon, co. Rad., 1845-1876. Secretary of the Brecon Cymreigyddion Society in 1839, and submitted prize winning essays to local eisteddfodau at Abergavenny, 1837-1838, and Cowbridge, 1839, and to the National Eisteddfod in Aberystwyth, 1865. He was the author of Canals, tramroads & railways of Gwent & Morgannwg. He died on 17 April 1876 and was buried in Llywel churchyard, co. Brec. For further details of his life, see David H. Williams's articles, 'A neglected Radnorshire cleric: the Reverend Jonah Bowen Evans, BD ('Cattwg'), vicar of St Harmon, 1845-76', Jnl Welsh Religious History, vol. 1 (1993), pp. 81-111, and 'A faithful vicar of St Harmon: the Reverend Jonah Bowen Evans, BD', Trans. Rads. Soc., vol. 71 (2001), pp. 104-140. See also NLW MS 23056D (letter book of Jonah Bowen Evans, 1843-1873; presented to Dr Williams by Mrs Dilys Jones of Trecastle, co. Brec.). Arranged into JBE's papers (803-857), and related papers and other family matters (859-879).

Harriet Frances Evans (née James),

Harriet Frances Evans (1836-1868) was the daughter of Horatio and Sarah Margaretta James. Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, 4 June 1836; baptised [privately] in the parish of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, 8 June 1836; she was named by her naval father after the daughter of Sir John Beresford (Harriet), and his family friend and naval agent, Sir Francis Ommaney. She married the Rev. Thomas Howel Evans, 24 August 1857, in Rhaeadr church; died 24 March 1868, at Market Bosworth, Lincs. She was buried in Rhaeadr churchyard, 28 March same year.

Horatio James Evans and family,

Brig.-Gen. Horatio James Evans, CMG, DL, JP (1859-1932) was the eldest son of the Rev. T. H. Evans and Mrs Harriet Evans. Educated at the Royal Naval School, Deptford, he served in the Afghan, South African and First World Wars, mostly as an officer of The King's (Liverpool) Reg., ending his substantive military service as Brig. Gen. 115th Infantry Brigade, 38th Welsh Division. He was twice mentioned in despatches. Dying from cancer on 7 May 1932, Horatio was buried in Rhaeadr churchyard. He married (1) Harriet Gertrude Evans (youngest daughter of Rev. J.C. Evans, who died 21 Sept. 1874) who died 3 May 1904, aged 51, after four hours apoplexy at North Strand, Ireland; and (2) Susan Ethelwyn Claire Matthews (1886-1965) who was buried in Rhaeadr churchyard. Their son, Horatio Peter Bowen Evans (1916-1988) was also buried in Rhaeadr churchyard. Francis Howel Evans, the brother of Horatio James Evans, was born in 1867. He wrote crime stories and could have been the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's 'Poirot'. Another brother, Walter Bowen, was a noted explorer and mining engineer. For a full account of Horatio and his family see David H. Williams, 'A clerical son of Radnorshire', Trans. Rads. Soc., vol. 73 (2003), pp. 163-192. For the battle for Mametz Wood (Somme) in July 1916, in which HJE took part and was wounded in an arm and his head, and 'weakened by loss of blood', see no's 984a and 1004 below. See also Colin Hughes, Mametz (Gerrards Cross: Orion Press, 1982), Michael Renshaw, Mametz Wood (Barnsley, 1999) and, especially, Ll. Wyn Griffith, Up to Mametz (Norwich, 1988 reprint). Griffith (three of whose letters are listed below) became HJE's aide-de-camp during the battle. The brigade diary for 1916 also contains a contemporaneous account of this bloody battle, which saw much loss of life; this might partly have been avoided if higher authority had listened to Horatio's recommendations (PRO [National Archives] WO 95/2560 - bound booklet for July 1916). Much further information also occurs in NLW sources, especially René Hague MS 1 (Papers of Capt. David Jones), NLW MSS, 21830, passim; 22431, ff. 1-60; 23269, ff. 98-161. An article by Dr Williams, entitled 'Letters from the Front', is due to appear in the Trans. Rads. Soc. The Penralley accounts, inter alia, tell of much effort devoted to the gardens at Penralley - with purchase of seeds for vegetables and flowers; of regular piano tuning, of occasional purchases from Harrods, of tithe payments, and the frequent hire of a car, either from Fred Harris of Beehive or from Lloyds Garage, both Rhaeadr. They reveal the varied range of tradespeople in Rhaeadr in HJE's time. Arranged into military career (952-1009), Scout commissioner (1010-1017), local affairs (1018-1030), Rhaeadr Golf Club (1031-1033), personal affairs (1034-1081), family photographs (1082-1087), Penralley and HJE domestic accounts etc. (1088-1105), other subscriptions (1106-1108), Mrs Harriet Gertrude Evans (1109-1111), Mrs Susan Ethelwyn Claire Evans (n(c)e Matthews) and family (1112-1185), family photographs and cards (1186-1199), Matthews family (1200-1220), and Commander Peter Bowen Evans, RN (1221-1292).

Administrative Records

Administrative records, 1968-2002, relating to the work and projects of the Wales TUC. Material includes letters and correspondence, policy documents, internal circulars, reports, draft articles and policies, membership contact lists, press releases, financial records and annual reports.

Research Papers,

Research papers compiled for Joe England's book on the Wales TUC, "Wales Tuc 1974-2004: Devolution and Industrial Politics."

1952 and 1966 Deposits

Llwyn estate records, mainly title deeds and abstracts of title, 1623-1932, together with a few business letters, plans, printed sale catalogues and rentals, 1855-1908, relating to properties principally in Llanfyllin (including the manor of Brithdir) and elsewhere in Montgomeryshire, and to a lesser extent in Denbighshire, Merioneth, Shropshire, Cheshire and Lancashire.

2006-2016 Purchase and Donations

Correspondence, literary papers and material relating to the estate and literary executorship of the novelist John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), and papers, including estate papers, of previous generations of his family; together with correspondence and literary and personal papers of Powys's companion Phyllis Playter (1893-1982).

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