Clytha Collection

Clytha House estate deeds, 1652-1852, mainly in the parishes Llanddewi Rhydderch, Rudry and Machen including copies of deeds relating the Hanbury Williams family of Coldbrook.

Thomas Berkeley of Spetchley, Worcestershire, married Mary, only daughter and heiress of the Davies family of Clytha, Monouthshire. Their second son, John Berkeley, inherited Clytha and was succeeded by his son Robert, who on succeeding to Spetchley, sold Clytha to his father-in-law, Richard Lee of Great Delce in Kent. He, in turn, sold Clytha to his brother-in-law, William Jones, third son of John Jones of Llanarth,Monmouthshire, who died in 1805 and left the estate to his great-nephew, William Jones, afterwards William Herbert. He was succeeded by his son, Reginald Herbert,
According to the 1873 return of owners of land, William Herbert, of Clytha House owned an estimated 4,543 acres, all in Monmouthshire, with a rental of £10,624.

The deeds have been arranged by parish followed by Hanbury Williams family deeds and miscellaneous deeds.

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Sir Joseph Bradney; Purchase; 192

Thomas Berkeley of Spetchley, Worcestershire, married Mary, only daughter and heiress of the Davies family of Clytha, Monouthshire. Their second son, John Berkeley, inherited Clytha and was succeeded by his son Robert, who on succeeding to Spetchley, sold Clytha to his father-in-law, Richard Lee of Great Delce in Kent. He, in turn, sold Clytha to his brother-in-law, William Jones, third son of John Jones of Llanarth,Monmouthshire, who died in 1805 and left the estate to his great-nephew, William Jones, afterwards William Herbert. He was succeeded by his son, Reginald Herbert,
According to the 1873 return of owners of land, William Herbert, of Clytha House owned an estimated 4,543 acres, all in Monmouthshire, with a rental of £10,624.

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at NLW and HMC.

October 2002

Compiled by Mair James.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Clytha Collection; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County families of Wales, (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. II,; James, Brian, 'The Great Landowners of Wales in 1873', National Library of Wales Journal, XIV (1965-66).

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Action: All records purchased by NLW have been retained.

Accruals are not expected.

Further papers relating to Clytha House are Gwent Record Office, D143, D672.

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