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Date(s)
- 1458-1826 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.045 cubic metres (5 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Holland family of Berw, Anglesey, claimed descent from John Holland (c. 1355-1400), earl of Huntingdon and duke of Exeter, and through him from Robert de Holland, baron Holland (fl. temp. Edward I), of Lancashire, and Joan Plantagenet, the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, the sixth son of Edward I.
John Holland (alive 1461) of Pennant, married Elinor, daughter and co-heir of Ithel ap Hywel ap Llywelyn of Berw. In the next generation, Owen Holland (d. 1529) the eldest son took Berw, and the younger son, Morgan Holland, took Pennant. The Holland family remained in possession of the Pennant estate until at least 1723. The estate was owned by a Thomas Edwards in the second half of the eighteenth century who was succeeded by the Rev. Canon Howell Holland Edwards, a well known collector of manuscripts, who died in 1842. His niece Miss Margaret Grace Jones of Bryneisteddfod, near Conway, succeeded to Pennant Ereithlyn after the death of the Rev. John Boulger. She bequeathed her estate to the children of Mr Francis W. Lloyd Edwards of Nanhoron, one of whom, Mary Georgiana Lloyd, married Alan Percy George Gough of Gelliwig, Caernarfonshire, in 1895.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Mrs Alan Gough of Nanhoron in 1941.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Family and estate papers of the Holland family of Pennant Ereithlyn in the parish of Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire, mainly deeds, 1458-1810, and correspondence, 1560-1826.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged into three sections: deeds, miscellanous documents, and holograph letters.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue, under the former title, Gough Deeds and Documents, are available at NLW and The National Archives.
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Existence and location of copies
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Publication note
B. G. Owens, 'Deposited collections: the Pennant deeds and documents', National Library of Wales Journal, 2 (1941-2), 80.
Notes area
Note
Formerly Gough Deeds and Documents. Current title based on contents of fonds; previous title based on name of depositor.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
September 2001.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: John Edwards Griffith, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (Wrexham, 1998 reprint); Calendar of Wynn (of Gwydir) Papers 1515-1690 (Aberystwyth, 1926).
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.