Includes: Family trees, 1936, 1984, and family letters, 1841 - 1935.
Family Correspondence, Ty Mawr Mynydd, Holyhead
This material is held atArchifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives
- Reference
- GB 221 WDAX
- Dates of Creation
- 1841 - 1984
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- German English Cymraeg
- Physical Description
- 0.013 cubic metres (93 items)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Ty Mawr Mynydd is located in Holyhead, Anglesey, and was owned by the Hughes family in the 19th and 20th centuries. William Hughes was a customs official in Liverpool in 1840; in 1865, he left for America. The family correspondence covered topics including farming in Britain and America, the American gold rush and Australian gold diggings, land and money values, shipwrecks, work, the price of grain, developments in Holyhead (including the railway, mail boats, World War One, South Stack, steam threshing, the breakwater and property rental), as well as family news.
Arrangement
into: family trees; and family letters.
Access Information
Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions
Acquisition Information
Adnau preifat / Private deposit.
Note
Os gwelwch yn dda archebwch y dogfenau gan ddefnyddio y rhif cyfeirnod amgen (lle ddarperidd) / Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided)
Other Finding Aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Cyflwr da /Good condition
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Mair James for the HMC/NLW Family and Estates project.
Appraisal Information
Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.
Accruals
Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected