Evan Edwardes Manuscripts

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 MSEVAEDW
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004377934
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000377934
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19-20 cents
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Welsh Latin English, Welsh, Latin
  • Physical Description
    • 27 vols
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

A collection comprising transcripts of Llangeitho (Cardiganshire), Nantcwnlle (Cardiganshire) and Trefeglwys (Montgomeryshire) parish registers; material relating to Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire; collections of Welsh proverbs; material relating to the Reverend Thomas Edwards, minister of Llanddeiniol; material relating to the Edwardes family and their property; poetry and other works, also miscellanea, of Evan Edwardes; an index of hymns; a copy of a Trefeglwys parish terrier, 1776, together with notes relating to Trefeglwys; etc.

Administrative / Biographical History

Evan Edwardes (d. 1930) was vicar of Trefeglwys, 1887-1902, and of Caerdeon with Bontddu, 1902-1906, and curate of Criccieth with Treflys, 1906-1908.

Arrangement

Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 6771-6797.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Evan Edwardes, 1930.

Note

Evan Edwardes (d. 1930) was vicar of Trefeglwys, 1887-1902, and of Caerdeon with Bontddu, 1902-1906, and curate of Criccieth with Treflys, 1906-1908.

Other Finding Aids

The descriptions are also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume II (Aberystwyth, ).

Archivist's Note

April 2005

This description was completed by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS

Additional Information

Published