Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [pre-1290]-[c. 1910]. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
3 original boxes, 7 vols, 548 bundles, 5 outsize folders, 20 envelopes, 43 loose items.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Title deeds and associated documents for estates in Anglesey, 1509-1672; Caernarfonshire, 1342, 1441-1689, 1771-1785; Maenan lordship and the Conwy valley, 1359-1740, 1812-1815; the Vale of Clwyd and Plas y Ward, 1322-1754; Wynnstay main estate, 1293-1848; Flintshire, 1518-1715; Glan-llyn and other Merioneth estates, 1386, 1441-1789; Llangedwyn, Glascoed (part) and Llansilin, 1319-1857; Arwystli and Cyfeiliog, 1540-1852; Llwydiarth and Glascoed (part) 1524-1785, 1907; Oswestry and Llanforda, [post-1290], 1344-1820; Wales and England miscellaneous deeds, [pre-1290], 1338, 1418, 1564-1886; stray bonds, schedules of deeds, illegible documents and fragments, 1489-[c. 1910]. The miscellaneous estates either had connections with Wynnstay or Gwydir but did not form part of the main estates, or they refer to non-Wynnstay lands. The abodes of the parties are generally in the parish to which the file relates, unless otherwise stated.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged into 13 sections, namely Anglesey; Caernarfonshire; Maenan lordship and the Conwy valley; the Vale of Clwyd and Plas y Ward; Wynnstay main estate; Flintshire; Glan-llyn and other Merioneth estates; Llangedwyn, Glascoed and Llansilin; Arwystli and Cyfeiliog; Llwydiarth; Oswestry and Llanforda; Wales and England miscellaneous deeds; and bonds, schedules of deeds, illegible documents and fragments.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Wynnstay original schedules of deeds, DN2/2-DN2/5 (previously identified at NLW as Misc. Vols 4, 9, 46, 48), and modern card index of part of the 1952 deposit describing boxes B(Tin), C(Tin), 29, 70-1, 73-4, 77, 81, 84, 86, 88, 97-8, 100-1,104-7, 110; the document numbers in the card index are now redundant and.reference should be made to this electronic catalogue or to the table of comparative reference numbers kept with the collection.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Many of the deeds are endorsed with original numbers, livery of seisin, enrolments, notes of contents and dates. The endorsements on leases often note names of tenants, dates of rent and notes of expiry.
Note
Most of the deeds bear the seals of private individuals or relevant courts, and the more significant of these will be noted in the same table as the old Wynnstay box numbers.
Note
It has proved difficult to trace the various Wynnstay estates for the purpose of cataloguing the deeds. The headings here are based mainly on the rentals of 1809-1860, when the estate was more or less fully developed but the groupings of sub-estates were comparatively well-defined. This arrangement of deeds is not infallible. Inevitably there will be overlaps between some of the estates and between parish boundaries, particularly in the case of the Llwydiarth, Llangedwyn and Glascoed estates. Also the groups are likely to include stray non-Wynnstay deeds, the provenance of which has not been identified. Researchers will need to employ a degree of flexibility when attempting to locate a particular property. Due to changes in the rent collection system in 1772, 1808-9, early 1860s and 1885, the name of a given property may appear under different estate headings at various times. It is essential to consult the Schedule of the Wynnstay Archives, 1980, in conjunction with the deeds, in order to identify the correct estate at any one period. The old schedules of deeds compiled by the estate have been of limited use, since the original groups, with few exceptions, had been separated at some stage in their archival history.
Note
Titles throughout supplied from contents unless otherwise stated.
Note
Preferred citation: D.