Comprises transcripts of the wills of two men by Bob Owen Croesor, ca. 1943:
- John ap Howel (Powell), alias Brierton (Brereton), 18 March 1537-8
- Roderick alias Rhydderch Lewis of Ysbyty Ifan, 16 December 1607
Denbighshire Wills (Bob Owen Transcripts)
This material is held atArchifdy Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University Archives
- Reference
- GB 222 BMSS DENW
- Dates of Creation
- 1940s
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Owen, MA, OBE, (1885-1962), better known as Bob Owen Croesor of Llanfrothen in Merioneth, was a quarry worker at Croesor, an antiquary, book and manuscript collector, who lectured, broadcast and contributed to periodicals, journals and newspapers on various aspects of Welsh history and genealogy.
Roderick alias Rhydderch Lewis of Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire, north Wales, was a yeoman in the King's Chamber, who held properties in Ysbyty and Hiraethog etc. John ap Howel (apowel, Powell), alias Brierton (Brereton) held property at Wrexham, Yale, Maelor Gymraeg and at Long Stanton in Cambridgeshire and Elmsley Castle in Worcestershire.
Arrangement
Material is arranged in chronological order and incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts .
Access Information
Open to all users
Acquisition Information
Material presented by Bob Owen, Croesor, October 1943
Note
Description compiled by Anne Lenaghan, April 2002.
Other Finding Aids
Item level word-processed list is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales, Bangor. Reference numbers: General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts: 5252
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Usual copyright conditions apply. Reprographics are made at the discretion of the Archivist.