Large, bound document containing: (i.) Frontispiece only of "A Map of an Estate in several Parishes of Llandanwg, Llanenddwyn, and Llanaber in the County of Merioneth belonging to Owen Holland, Esq., 1760" (ii.) "Map of Estates the property of Owen Holland, Esqre. in the several parishes of Conway [Conwy], Gyffin, Dwygyfylchi, Llangelynin and Caerhun ... made by A. Bowdler, 1776."

Scope and Content

(i.) pp. 2-4 are blank and pp. 6-15 only fragments are left; pp. 16-124 are the work of 'I.Royle,' giving the details of fields and acreage; pp. 25-37 are blank.

And then on p. 38 the second Map (as described in the 'title'); p.40 contains the names of tenants, etc. of the town of Conwy. The survey takes up pp. 40-75, with inset maps between 53-54; pp. 55-56 are blank; inset plan between pp. 57-58, and elaborate "references" at the end.

Administrative / Biographical History

Owen Holland of Plas Isa, Conwy, 1720-1795 (J.E. Griffith Pedigrees, 341); the Merioneth lands must have descended to him from his grandfather Holland Williams who had married Jane, daughter of Edward Edwards of Llwyndu by Llanaber; it must be remembered also that his father had married one of the 'Anwyls' of Park by Llanfrothen.

Other Finding Aids

Another catalogue description can be found here https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb222-bmssoh