Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [pre-1290], 1338, 1418, 1564-1886. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-sub-sub-fonds
Extent and medium
1 original deed box, 54 bundles, 3 envelopes, 5 loose items.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Title deeds deriving from various estates in Wales and England, which were not part of the main Wynnstay estates. The seven series contain deeds from Wales, 1598-1886; Shrewsbury, 1564-1792; miscellaneous Shropshire parishes, [pre-1290], 1418, 1588-1809; Lincolnshire, 1635-1653, 1814; Gray’s Inn chambers, London, 1623-1694; London and Middlesex, 1634-1785; and miscellaneous English counties, 1348, 1592-1807. The Lincolnshire and London deeds derive from the professional and private interests of Sir Richard Wynn of Gwydir and Sir William Williams of Glascoed. A few of the other deeds concern Sir Richard Wynn and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn but the provenance of the majority has not been discovered.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged as seven series of title deeds, under the headings Wales; Shrewsbury; miscellaneous Shropshire parishes; Lincolnshire; Gray’s Inn chambers in London; London and Middlesex; and miscellaneous English counties.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Mainly English, some Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: DM.