Papers of the Charles and Davies families of Brymbo, including verses, articles and notes by Daniel Davies, [c.1888]-[1920s], and scrapbooks containing material of Davies and Charles family and Brymbo area interest, 1841-[1960s].
Davies and Charles (Brymbo) Family Papers,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 DAVCHA
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls003844565(alternative) ANW
- Dates of Creation
- 1841-[1960s] /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English, Welsh.
- Physical Description
- 0.029 cubic metres (1 box)
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Davies and Charles families of Brymbo, Denbighshire, were linked by the marriage, in the early twentieth century, of Goronwy H. Charles and the daughter of Daniel Davies of Jessamine Cottage, Lodge, Brymbo, a winding engineman at Plas Power Colliery, Southsea, Wrexham, Flintshire. Goronwy Charles had a daughter, Dorothy. John Charles (d. 1941), brother of Goronwy, collected material relating to the Brymbo area.
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Miss Dorothy Charles, Brymbo, 1985. Further material donated by her cousin, Mr Geoff Charles, Lampeter, 1985.
Note
The Davies and Charles families of Brymbo, Denbighshire, were linked by the marriage, in the early twentieth century, of Goronwy H. Charles and the daughter of Daniel Davies of Jessamine Cottage, Lodge, Brymbo, a winding engineman at Plas Power Colliery, Southsea, Wrexham, Flintshire. Goronwy Charles had a daughter, Dorothy. John Charles (d. 1941), brother of Goronwy, collected material relating to the Brymbo area.
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in NLW, Minor lists & summaries 1986, p. 13.
Archivist's Note
April 2003
Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor lists and summaries, 1986.
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