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Brogyntyn Estate and Family Records Deuddwr. Series
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Abertanat, Penrhos and Cemais tenancy papers: : mainly leases,

Tenancy papers, comprising mainly leases on the Abertanat (Broniarth), Cemais and Penrhos estates in Cemais and Darowen, 1785-1796, Guilsfield, 1768-1802, Llandrinio and Llansanffraid-ym-mechain, 1776-1815, Llandysilio, 1741-1798, Meifod, 1782-1811, St Martin's, 1787, and miscellaneous Montgomeryshire parishes, [c. 1766]-1811, and a separate bundle of notices to quit tenancies, 1793. Many of the leases and agreements stipulate the reservation to John Owen of minerals, hunting, tree plantation and timber for charcoal, the preservation of game and keeping of game dogs. Some of the documents refer to parcels of old common land in Deuddwr, alloted to John Owen as a result of enclosures and susbequently leased to tenant farmers.