Journal,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 23511A.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004655649
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1861-1864 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • i, 95 ff. ; 150 x 95 mm. Leather covers.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Journal of Margaret Mostyn Jones (née Davies), mostly concerned with the period 19 September 1861 - 6 October 1862 spent in the employ of Augusta Hall, baroness Llanover, with further entries to March 1864. The domestic life of the household at Llanover Hall, with its strict observance of the language, customs and traditions of Wales, is portrayed.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 23511A.

Other Finding Aids

The contents of NLW MSS 22853-23691 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 9 (Aberystwyth, 2003).

Related Material

Extracts from the diary have been published by David Thomas in Country Quest, 8 (1967), pp. 31-4; see also NLW MS 23514E, ff. 33-6.

Additional Information

Published

Corporate Names

Llanover Hall (Wales)