Papers of the Pugh family of Argoed, Llanfair, Merioneth, including deeds, 1698-1914; manuscripts (NLW MSS 17692-3, 17698-708, 17711-13), 1706-1893, mainly relating to the Reverend William Pugh, curate and rector of Llanfair-juxta-Harlech; letters, 1777-1873 NLW MS 17714E), and accounts, 1774-1892 (NLW MSS 17694-7, 17709-10).
Pugh Family Papers,
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- Reference
- GB 210 PUGH
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004250276(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000250276
- Dates of Creation
- 1698-1914 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English Welsh English, Welsh
- Physical Description
- 32 items, 22 vols.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Rev. William Pugh (1750-1845) was a curate and then rector of Llanfair-juxta-Harlech, Merioneth. He became tenant of the Argoed Farm which was then a part of the modest Caenest estate. His son William, and grandson of the same name, were to be tenants of Argoed for the greater part of the nineteenth century. The tenancy of Argoed estate, along with Caenest, passed to his son, William Pugh (1791-1858). His eldest son and heir of the tenancy of Argoed was William Pugh (1822-1893), who was farming at Argoed in 1851 when the census was taken.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically into deeds, manuscripts, letters and accounts. The manuscripts were removed from the archive on receipt at NLW and arranged into NLW MSS 17692-3, 17698-708, 17711-1.
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Mrs Anne Pugh of the Halfway Hotel, Bont-ddu, Merionethshire, in February 1940.
Note
The Rev. William Pugh (1750-1845) was a curate and then rector of Llanfair-juxta-Harlech, Merioneth. He became tenant of the Argoed Farm which was then a part of the modest Caenest estate. His son William, and grandson of the same name, were to be tenants of Argoed for the greater part of the nineteenth century. The tenancy of Argoed estate, along with Caenest, passed to his son, William Pugh (1791-1858). His eldest son and heir of the tenancy of Argoed was William Pugh (1822-1893), who was farming at Argoed in 1851 when the census was taken.
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
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Archivist's Note
April 2002
Compiled by Mair James.
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Lloyd, Lewis, W., 'The Pugh Family of Llanfair and Llanbedr, 1775-1900', Journal of the Merioneth Historical Society, XI, (1990).
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