Gwilym W. Owen, Esq. Papers

This material is held atGwynedd Archives Service - Meirionnydd Record Office / Gwasanaeth Archifau Gwynedd, Archifdy Meirionnydd

Reference
- GB 220 Z/M/838
Dates of Creation
- 1837-1932
Name of Creator
- Owen, Gwilym W.
Language of Material
- English Welsh
Physical Description
- Not provided

Scope and Content

Papers collected by Gwilym W. Owen, 1781-1959, comprising disbursement books, 1781-1851; plans, 1872; printed reports, 1896, 1945; memorandum, 1898; list of farms in Llanelltyd, [c. 1950]; maps, 1901, [c. 1955]; unpublished thesis, 1955; St David's Gold and Copper Mines Ltd papers, 1891-1898; newspaper cuttings on the 'Unity', 1937-1959; and history notes, [1880s].

Administrative / Biographical History

Gwilym W. Owen (fl. 1957) of Barmouth, Merionethshire, was a local historian from a family of sailors; he undertook research into his relatives and St David's (Clogau) gold mine for a thesis. His grandfather was Captain Rees Edwards (1816-1877) of the 'Jane Brown'. His great-great-grandfather was Captain Edward Edwards (1756-1837) of the 'Unity'. The St David's Mine, Bontddu, near Barmouth, operated by St David's Gold and Copper Mines Ltd, formerly a copper mine, was found to contain gold in 1854. It was one of the few productive gold mines in Great Britain producing the well-known Clogau Gold.

Arrangement

Original order maintained

Access Information

No restrictions.

Note

Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Meirionnydd Archives, Miscellaneous Collection (Dolgellau), Gwilym W. Owen, Esq. Papers; Hall, George William, The gold mines of Merioneth, 2nd. ed. (Kington:[1988]); Clogau Gold website (www.clogau.co.uk) viewed 11th Nov. 2004

Other Finding Aids

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Meirionnydd Archives, the National Register of Archives and the National Library of Wales. The catalogue is available online.