Personal and estate papers of the family of Parry of Llidiardau, Llanilar, Cardiganshire, and of the associated families of Hughes of Glanrheidol, Llanbadarn Fawr, and Hughes of Alltlwyd, Llansantffraid, both also of Cardiganshire, mainly 18 cent.-20 cent., mainly comprising deeds, 1545-1901; rentals of the Llwyniorwerth estate, 1736-1740, 1776, the estates of George Parry, Havefordwest, 1786-1836, the Pantsheriff estate, 1806-1822, Wervilbrook, 1824-1831, and of Llidiardau, 1885-1926; correspondence, 1725, 1782-1936; probate records, 1610-1866; legal papers from the office of Charles Parry, solicitor, Aberystwyth 1824-1870; papers relating to Charles Parry's clerkship of the Cardiganshire Roads Board; and documents acquired by G.W. Parry as justice of the peace and chairman of the Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions, 1848-1870.
Llidiardau Estate Records,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 LLIDAU
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004250386(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000250386
- Dates of Creation
- 1545-1945 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Latin English, Latin.
- Physical Description
- 0.458 cubic metres (16 boxes)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The first member of the Parry family to reside at Llidiradau was David Parry who married Mary, widow of John Jones, vicar of Cardigan. Thomas Parry (1746-1819) succeeded his father David in 1763. Thomas Parry married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Williams of Pantsheriff. Following his death, his only son, George Williams Parry (1785-1838), succeded to the Llidiardau estate. He was succeded by his son George Williams Parry (1811-1874) who married Elizabeth Hughes of Glanrheidol and then by another George Williams Parry (1852-1927). His eldest son and heir was George Williams Randolph Marriott Parry (1885-1974). The estate was sold in 1956.
In 1873 the Llidiardau estate measured 3,561 acres with an annual rental of £1,974.
Arrangement
Preliminary arranged by record type.
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Acquisition Information
G. W. R. Marriott Parry; Llidiardau, Llanilar; Deposit; May 1956
Note
The first member of the Parry family to reside at Llidiradau was David Parry who married Mary, widow of John Jones, vicar of Cardigan. Thomas Parry (1746-1819) succeeded his father David in 1763. Thomas Parry married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Williams of Pantsheriff. Following his death, his only son, George Williams Parry (1785-1838), succeded to the Llidiardau estate. He was succeded by his son George Williams Parry (1811-1874) who married Elizabeth Hughes of Glanrheidol and then by another George Williams Parry (1852-1927). His eldest son and heir was George Williams Randolph Marriott Parry (1885-1974). The estate was sold in 1956.
In 1873 the Llidiardau estate measured 3,561 acres with an annual rental of £1,974.
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Archivist's Note
April 2002.
Compiled by Mair James.
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 2000); National Library of Wales, Annual Report, 1955-1956; Meyrick, Samuel Rush, The History and Antiquities of the County of Cardigan, (London, 1810);
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Bibliography
Barber, Barbra Jill, Sources for family history : a case study with paricular reference to Wales, the Parrys of Llidiardau, (University of Wales Ph.D Thesis, 1995).
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