Morris of Bryn Myrddin deeds and documents

Family and estate papers of the Morris family of Bryn Myrddin, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, comprising deeds and documents, 1654-1888; letters, 1799-1886; documents relating to the Carmarthen Bank, 1808-1871; documents and papers of, or acquired by, J. R. Morris, 1778-1928; letter books, 1859-1898; newspaper cuttings, 1837-1908; maps and plans, 1774-1919; documents relating to genealogy and heraldry, [19th cent.]-1951; and printed material, 1808-1979.

The Morris family, descended from a line of landowners at Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, were prominent private bankers in the town of Carmarthen. Thomas Charles Morris (1808-1886), sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1866, who succeeded to his father's estate, purchased Penybanc Ucha, Abergwili, from Richard Poole, a London lawyer in 1848. The old house was demolished, and a new mansion was built. Mary Elizabeth, Thomas' wife, felt that Penybanc was not an appropriate name for a banker's house, and therefore renamed the new mansion, Bryn Myrddin. Thomas Charles and his brother, William (1811-1877) were joint heirs of their cousin, David Morris, M.P. for Carmarthen Borough 1837-1864, who died unmarried in 1864. Thomas Charles' s heir was Edward Harold Morris (1850-1929), who was succeeded by Ryle Edward Charles Morris (b. 1891). The Bryn Myrddin estate is still owned by the Morris family. Thomas Charles Morris also purchased the Green castle estate in Llangain, Carmarthenshire, from a Frederick Bulworth

Arranged into the following: deeds and documents; schedule of documents made by E.H. Morris; manuscript volumes; maps and plans; genealogy and heraldry; miscellaneous; printed material; charity records; and the papers of J.R. Morris.

Ar Agor / Open

Dim cyfyngiadau / No Restrictions

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Acc Nos: 4515; & 4519.

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Compiled by Mair James for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives using the following source: The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959); Burke's Landed Gentry,( London, 18th ed. 3 vols, 1965- 1972), vol III ; Jones, Francis, Historic Carmarthenshire Homes and their Families, (Newport, 1997); Jones, Francis, Historic Cardiganshire Homes and their families, (Newport, 2000).

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

Documents now numbered 59-83 were previously classified by the late E.H. Morris of Bryn Myrddin. The numbering of the documents made by the late Mr Morris are placed within brackets.

Mae croniadau yn bosibl / Accruals are possible