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The file comprises a manuscript account, [1932x1998], of Dr B. G. Charles's family history and his childhood days including details of his forefathers on his father's side from Roch, Pembrokeshire, and the Wilcox family from Trefin, Pembrokeshire, on his mother's side.

The file comprises lectures, [1932x1998]: 'The Scandinavians in Wales' and 'The Scandinavian impact on Wales' for The Viking Club; notes for 'Enwau lleoedd, iaith a hanes'; 'Early Welsh antiquaries', Carmarthen, 1961; 'The House' (Trawscoed, Cards)' and a talk on pedigrees for the 30 Club, together with typescript lesson notes on Danish Grammar from lectures which Dr B. G. Charles attended at the University College, London, 1932-1934.

A volume, with insets, containing pedigrees, with annotations and some blazons of arms, partly in the hand of Robert Prys Morris ('Robyn Frych').

The file comprises a letter by Reginald Charles Heaton to his aunt, Jessy Griffith, regarding pedigrees and arms of Heaton and Griffith.

Cywyddau and englynion by Morus ap Rhisiart Morus, Robert Hughes ('o Geint bach'), Lewis Morrus, Evan Evans, William Wynn (Llangynhafal), Llywarch Hen, Mabclaf ap Llywarch, Elaeth, Sion Powel, and anonymous writers; a letter by Evan Evans; triads, pedigrees, and notes.

'Cadw Di gai neu Gofiedydd yr Amserau', being a miscellany and commonplace book kept by William Owen ('Gwilym Alaw'), Chwaen Wen, Anglesey, farmer and poet. -- Among the numerous items in the volume are: 'Petigree of William Owen Chwaen wen Anglesey ... son of Owen Williams of Erianall Goch Llechgwenfarwydd ...', 'Count of stock at Whaen Wen when I married Being in the 23 years of my age in July 1785', 'Prawf o fuddioldeb rhywogaeth dda o ddefaid a wnaed gan ... Arglwydd Somerville yn Somerset yn ... 1804', 'Swm Treth y Property a godwyd gan W. Owen yn Llantrisant Ceidio a gwredog ...', 1803-15, 'Hanes Ardrethion chwaen wen', 1785-1801, 'Rents Paid by Wm. Owen to Sr. J. T. Stanley...', 'Tythes rents paid by Will Owen at chwaen wenn', 1787-1819, 'An Inventory of all Live and dead Stock in the Parish of Llantrisaint, and in the Chapelry of Gwredog in the said Parish ... made in the year 1798 May 21 when an invasion was daily expected by the French under Napoleon Buonaparte which inventories were duly made in all the Maritime districts of Gt. Britain so that sufferers should be indemnified out of the Public Funds', 'A list of persons in the Parish of Llantrisaint and in the Chapelry of Gwredog willing to serve in defence of the Country should an invasion be made, in what manner and what implements they can bring forward, all between the age of 15 and 60 years', 'Copies of Inventories Appraised by William Owen of Dronwy and others between the years 1773 and [1848]', 'Account of Leg(a)cy schedules filled and send to London By me William Owen Blew Bell Holyhead', 1837-49, 'Copies of some Wills Made by me William Owen', valuations and appraisements in various Anglesey parishes, a long autobiographical note by William Owen, 'Cyfrif or Arian a gefais wrth fyned ir carchar ir Kings Bench ac a gefais yno oddiwrth gyfeillion yn Mon ac wedi dyfod adref gan y rhai teimladwy', etc.

Pedigrees, mostly copied 1828, in the hand of John Jenkins, of the families of Herbert of Dolforgan, Kerry, Jones of Great Hemm, Forden, and Pryce of Gunley, and of Hugh Owen, archdeacon of Salop (ff. 7-17 verso); with coloured drawings of the arms of the founders of Welsh families, etc. (ff. 199-208, 215 verso-217, 221 verso).

Copies, in the hand of Joseph Morris (Shrewsbury), of pedigrees, mainly of South Wales families.

Transcripts by Walter Davies of Lewis Morris's 'Bonedd y Saint', of pedigrees of some of the saints and some Welsh chieftain families, of a long letter from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick to Angharad Llwyd dealing with hereditary insignia, and of pedigrees from 'Llyfr Cae Cyriog' (now MS. 7008).

Archaeological and genealogical notes transcribed by Walter Davies from various manuscripts, and including Memoranda ... copied from Mr. [John] Lloyd of Caerwys's copy which he transcribed from loose scraps of paper which he found in the 3 vols. of Mr. [Edward] Lhuyd's Itinerary &c. which is at Hallstone.

Notes by Walter Davies on the pedigree of various branches of the Herbert family, and on Welsh grammar and philology; extracts from poems; a letter from Humphrey Foulkes [? to Edward Lhuyd]; etc.

Transcripts of a letter from 'Mr Kinaston o Bant y Byrsley', a letter from Robert Vaughan (Hengwrt) to 'Mr Kinaston' a table of tolls payable by the inhabitants of the townships of Measbury, Sweeney, Llanforda, Treflech, Trefychlawdd, Weston, Cotton, and Soughton, and by 'forrinors' at Oswestry fairs [1608], Trioedd Taliesin, fragments of early British history and genealogy, and englynion by Huw Morus, Richard Abraham, Syr Lewis, etc.

A notebook containing 'collectanea' of Thomas relating to the diocese of St Asaph, the Church and Nonconformity in Wales, archaeology, pedigrees, poetry, place names, autograph signatures, etc.

A notebook containing 'collectanea' of Thomas relating to the diocese of St Asaph, the Church and Nonconformity in Wales, archaeology, pedigrees, poetry, place names, autograph signatures, etc.

A notebook containing 'collectanea' of Thomas relating to the diocese of St Asaph, the Church and Nonconformity in Wales, archaeology, pedigrees, poetry, place names, autograph signatures, etc.

Four notebooks containing 'collectanea' of Thomas relating to the diocese of St Asaph, the Church and Nonconformity in Wales, archaeology, pedigrees, poetry, place names, autograph signatures, etc.

Four notebooks containing 'collectanea' of Thomas relating to the diocese of St Asaph, the Church and Nonconformity in Wales, archaeology, pedigrees, poetry, place names, autograph signatures, etc.

One hundred and fifty-nine autograph letters and postcards, and a few Christmas cards, 1904, addressed principally to George Eyre Evans and primarily of Unitarian and genealogical interest.
Among the correspondents are Frances Power Cobbe; Richard Ellis, Oxford; Walter Jenkin Evans; Henry Harold Hughes, Bangor; William James, Llandysul; Morgan Hugh Jones, Carmarthen; Rees Jenkin Jones, Aberdare; William Tudor Jones, Swansea; Lewes Thomas Loveden Pryse, Gogerddan; Edith Spurrell; Daniel Lleufer Thomas; and Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan. Also included are notes by Walter Jenkin Evans on Bridgend and Bettws Unitarian (previously Congregational) churches; a printed poem in English by Evan Ceredig Jones, 1904; and an index to the entire volume prepared by George Eyre Evans in January 1905.

A pedigree of the Adams family of Paterchurch, Holyland, and Loveston, Pembrokeshire, printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps at the Middle Hill Press, 1862, with book plates of some members of the family and a portrait, engraved by C. Woumans, of Thomas Adams, divine and author (fl. 1612-1653).

Genealogical and historical notes on the Picton family of Picton Castle and of Poyston, Pembrokeshire.