A volume of pedigrees of Monmouthshire and Herefordshire and some other families transcribed, with an index of places, in 1904 by John Hobson Matthews ('Mab Cernyw'), Monmouth, from 'Llyfr Baglan'. The original volume was compiled during the years 1600-1607; it was to be edited in full by Joseph Alfred Bradney under the title of Llyfr Baglan or the Book of Baglan (London, 1910).
Transcripts from 'Llyfr Baglan',
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 10840E.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004581092
- Dates of Creation
- 1904 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Latin Welsh English, Latin, Welsh.
- Physical Description
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- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Hobson Matthews [or Mathews] ('Mab Cernyw'), Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor, was born in Croydon of a Cornish father and English mother but dedicated much of his time and work to Wales and Welsh interests and also followed his legal profession in Cardiff. He was a proficient linguist, speaking Maltese (having worked for some time in Malta following his graduation from Cambridge), Cornish and Welsh. Mathews published several historical and theological works, including Yr hen grefydd a'r grefydd newydd ... (1889, trans. J. H. Jones), A history of the parishes of St Ives, Lelant, Towednack, and Zennor (1892), and The Life and Memorials of Saint Teilo (1893).
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Note
John Hobson Matthews [or Mathews] ('Mab Cernyw'), Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor, was born in Croydon of a Cornish father and English mother but dedicated much of his time and work to Wales and Welsh interests and also followed his legal profession in Cardiff. He was a proficient linguist, speaking Maltese (having worked for some time in Malta following his graduation from Cambridge), Cornish and Welsh. Mathews published several historical and theological works, including Yr hen grefydd a'r grefydd newydd ... (1889, trans. J. H. Jones), A history of the parishes of St Ives, Lelant, Towednack, and Zennor (1892), and The Life and Memorials of Saint Teilo (1893).
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 10840E.
Other Finding Aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XIX, 253.
Archivist's Note
October 2008.
Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961);
Custodial History
The original volume was presented in 1905 by R. W. Llewellyn, Baglan, Glamorgan to Cardiff Public Library.
Additional Information
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