Family papers, mainly letters and military commissions, 1791-1914.
Edwardes, Barons Kensington, Family Papers
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- GB 210 EDWDES
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004250334(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000250334
- Dates of Creation
- 1791-1914 (predominantly 1844-1914)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English English
- Physical Description
- 61 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Messrs John Harvey & Sons were land agents, surveyors, and valuers in Haverfordwest. Their successors were Messrs James Thomas and Son.
The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, including Skomer Island, Midland, Grassholm and Gateholm islands; in Carmarthenshire, including Castell Llwyd, Llandawke and Westmead in the Laugharne area, and the Neuadd estate in the parish of Llanarth, Cardiganshire.
Francis Edwardes of St. Brides married Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert, 2nd Earl of Holland, 5th Earl of Warwick and Baron Kensington. Their heir was William Edwardes, 1st Bart (d. 1801)who was created Baron Kensington in 1776. He served as M.P. for Haverfordwest 1747-1801.
According to the 1873 return of owners of land Lord Kensington owned 7,471 acres in Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, with an annual rental of £5,379. The family continued in possession of the estate until 1920 when Hugh Edwardes, 6th Bart (1873-1938), sold 3,662 acres, including Llandawke which was sold
to Carmarthenshire County Council.
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Arranged chronologically
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Deposited by Colonel Lord Kensington per Messrs Simmons & Simmons, London, in 1954.
Note
Messrs John Harvey & Sons were land agents, surveyors, and valuers in Haverfordwest. Their successors were Messrs James Thomas and Son.
The Edwardes family owned extensive lands in Pembrokeshire, including Skomer Island, Midland, Grassholm and Gateholm islands; in Carmarthenshire, including Castell Llwyd, Llandawke and Westmead in the Laugharne area, and the Neuadd estate in the parish of Llanarth, Cardiganshire.
Francis Edwardes of St. Brides married Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of Robert, 2nd Earl of Holland, 5th Earl of Warwick and Baron Kensington. Their heir was William Edwardes, 1st Bart (d. 1801)who was created Baron Kensington in 1776. He served as M.P. for Haverfordwest 1747-1801.
According to the 1873 return of owners of land Lord Kensington owned 7,471 acres in Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire, with an annual rental of £5,379. The family continued in possession of the estate until 1920 when Hugh Edwardes, 6th Bart (1873-1938), sold 3,662 acres, including Llandawke which was sold
to Carmarthenshire County Council.
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Archivist's Note
May 2001
Compiled by Mair James.
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage, (London, 1990), Burke, Bernard, A genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire, (London, 1866); Jones, Francis, Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their families, (Newport, 1996); Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 1997).
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