Broom Hall Estate Records,

Records of the Broom Hall estate, Caernarfonshire, 1625-1939, comprising deeds, 1567-1946, rent books and rentals, 1787-1816, 1856-1942, ledgers, 1907-1937, cash books, 1907-1939, wages books, 1905-1946, and correspondence, 1748-1925, deeds, 1664-1808, and account and rent books, 1785-1871, of properties in St James Westminster and St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex; deeds relating to the Bodfel estate, Caernarfonshire, 1725-1854; rentals of the Madryn estate, 1816-1819, and Meillionydd estate, 1846-1857, both in Caernarfonshire; and a record of the average price of corn, 1771-1826.

John Williams (c. 1692-1755) of Bachellyn and Hendrewen, Caernarfonshire, married Mary Trygarn, and had two sons. The younger son, Rowland Jones (1722-1774), a London attorney, married Elizabeth Brown of London, and acquired through this marriage some properties in St. James Westminster and St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex. He had two daughters and a son, who all died unmarried.
Broom Hall (formerly Werglodd Fawr) was built during the minority of the son, Rowland Jones (c. 1772-1856). He purchased amongst other premises, the Elernion estate in Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire, in 1785, part of the Plas Hen estate from the Mostyn family in 1845, and seems to have aquired the Ystumllyn estate nearby. Following his death in 1856 the estate passed to William Jones of Chwilog and Hendrewen, his uncle's grandson who died the following year. The estate then passed to William's eldest son, John Lloyd Jones. He died without issue and the estate was inherited by his sister Margaret (c. 1819-1880), wife of Owen Evans (1816-1901), second son of John Evans (c. 1768-1835) of Tyn-y-coed in the parish of Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire. Owen Lloyd Jones Evans (b. 1865), their son, married Lydia Savin, through whom he appears to have aquired the Bodegroes estate near Pwllheli. They had four children, Rowland Owen Lloyd Evans (b. 1886), Margaret Lydia (b. 1887), John Meredith Jones Evans (b. 1894) and Wiliam Prys Owen Evans (b. 1905).

Arranged by record type: ms vols, deeds, correspondence, printed matter and maps. The deeds are further arranged for the most part by parish and by property within each parish.

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Deposited by J. M. J. Evans of Wishanger in 1946 and 1950.

John Williams (c. 1692-1755) of Bachellyn and Hendrewen, Caernarfonshire, married Mary Trygarn, and had two sons. The younger son, Rowland Jones (1722-1774), a London attorney, married Elizabeth Brown of London, and acquired through this marriage some properties in St. James Westminster and St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex. He had two daughters and a son, who all died unmarried.
Broom Hall (formerly Werglodd Fawr) was built during the minority of the son, Rowland Jones (c. 1772-1856). He purchased amongst other premises, the Elernion estate in Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire, in 1785, part of the Plas Hen estate from the Mostyn family in 1845, and seems to have aquired the Ystumllyn estate nearby. Following his death in 1856 the estate passed to William Jones of Chwilog and Hendrewen, his uncle's grandson who died the following year. The estate then passed to William's eldest son, John Lloyd Jones. He died without issue and the estate was inherited by his sister Margaret (c. 1819-1880), wife of Owen Evans (1816-1901), second son of John Evans (c. 1768-1835) of Tyn-y-coed in the parish of Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire. Owen Lloyd Jones Evans (b. 1865), their son, married Lydia Savin, through whom he appears to have aquired the Bodegroes estate near Pwllheli. They had four children, Rowland Owen Lloyd Evans (b. 1886), Margaret Lydia (b. 1887), John Meredith Jones Evans (b. 1894) and Wiliam Prys Owen Evans (b. 1905).

Title supplied from contents of fonds.

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June 2001.

Compiled by Stephen Benham.

The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Griffiths, John Edwards, Pedigrees of Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Families (Wrexham, 1998 reprint);

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Action: All records deposited at NLW have been retained.

Accruals are not expected.

A bill of complaint, [?1859], in a cause in Chancery concerning the estate is NLW Misc Records 189.

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