Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1691-1925 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.086 cubic metres (3 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Picton family of Poyston came from Norman ancestors, who had settled in Pembrokeshire. Military tradition was strong in the family and three of Thomas and Cecil Picton's sons were Generals in the Army. Among these was General Sir Thomas Picton (1758-1815), who served as governor of Trinidad before being killed in action at Waterloo. General Sir Thomas Picton (1758-1815) purchased Iscoed (Old) and Iscoed (Modern) and two other farms from Sir John Bell William Mansel for £30,000 in 1804. The estate descended to Lucy Eleanor Picton who married James Brogden. Lucy inherited the estate in 1903, selling it in 1914 and 1917.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Mr H.J. Randall, Bridgend, with the permission of the executors of the late Miss Lucy Eleanor Brogden in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Picton family of Poyston, Pembrokeshire, and Iscoed, Carmarthenshire, including deeds, 1691-1909; rentals and accounts of the Poyston and Llandow estates, 1806-1842; papers and accounts relating to various members of the Picton family, 1786-1883, and papers of the Brogden family of Porthcawl, Glamorgan, 1884-1925.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected
System of arrangement
Arranged into deeds and miscellaneous papers.
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
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at NLW and HMC.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Llandow Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Iscoed Mansion (Old) (Wales) (Subject)
- Iscoed Mansion (Modern) (Wales) (Subject)
- Poyston Estate (Wales) (Subject)
- Picton family, of Poyston, Pembrokeshire and Iscoed, Carmarthenshire -- Archives (Subject)
- Brogden family (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2002
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Mair James.
Archivist's note
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1950, (London, 1959); http://www.carmarthen-museum.org.uk/picton.htm; Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 1997).