Deeds relating to the Tyllwyd estate mainly in the parishes of Betws Ifan and Blaenporth, Cardiganshire, 1566-1852, but also including land in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire; and to the Brynog estate in the parishes of Cilcennin and Trefilan, Cardiganshire, 1817-1835.
Tyllwyd Estate Records,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 TYLLWYD
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004272497(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000272497
- Dates of Creation
- 1566-1852 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English English.
- Physical Description
- 0.315 cubic metres (11 boxes)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Tyllwyd, Cardiganshire, was the seat of John Vaughan (1764-1845), the only surviving son of Edward Vaughan of Greengrove, the natural son of Dorothy, Countess of Lisburne. He purchased the estate from John Bowen of Castle Green, Cardigan. John Vaughan married Jane, eldest daughter of Herbert Evans of Highmead, Cardiganshire. Under the terms of the will of his great-uncle, David Lloyd of Brynog, Cardiganshire, John Vaughan took the additional surname of Lloyd as inheritor of the Brynog estate. Mary Ann Vaughan Lloyd, eldest daughter of John and Jane, married John Lewes (173-1860), owner of the Llanllyr estate, Cardiganshire. Mary and John lived at Tyllwyd until it was bought by Charles Arthur Prichard, who was married to Dorothea, Mary Ann's younger sister.
Arrangement
Arranged by date of acquisition. The donation is arranged chronologically and the deposit by bundle.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Donated by C.A. Jones-Parry, Tyllwyd, Beulah, in 1926
Note
Tyllwyd, Cardiganshire, was the seat of John Vaughan (1764-1845), the only surviving son of Edward Vaughan of Greengrove, the natural son of Dorothy, Countess of Lisburne. He purchased the estate from John Bowen of Castle Green, Cardigan. John Vaughan married Jane, eldest daughter of Herbert Evans of Highmead, Cardiganshire. Under the terms of the will of his great-uncle, David Lloyd of Brynog, Cardiganshire, John Vaughan took the additional surname of Lloyd as inheritor of the Brynog estate. Mary Ann Vaughan Lloyd, eldest daughter of John and Jane, married John Lewes (173-1860), owner of the Llanllyr estate, Cardiganshire. Mary and John lived at Tyllwyd until it was bought by Charles Arthur Prichard, who was married to Dorothea, Mary Ann's younger sister.
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the catalogue of the donation is available at NLW; the 1987 deposit is described in NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1987, pp.115-6, also available at NLW.
Archivist's Note
October 2002.
Compiled by Mair James.
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire homes and their families, (Newport, 2000); Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and antiquities of the counties and county families of Wales, (London, 2 vols, 1872), vol. I; NLW, Schedule of Tyllwyd Estate Records;
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Appraisal Information
Action: All records donated and deposited at NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
Additional Information
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