Deeds and documents relating to the estate of the Foley family of Ridgeway, Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, mainly in that county, 1365-1869, together with letters, 1815-1851, from the agents and solicitors of Mrs Emily Foley relting mainly to her estate in Kent.
Foley of Ridgeway Collection
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 RIDGEWAY
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004250332(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000250332
- Dates of Creation
- 1365-1869
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English English, Latin
- Physical Description
- 0.172 cubic meters (6 boxes, 1 folder)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Foley family were descended from a John Foley, architect to the bishops of St Davids and constable of Llawhaden castle in the 14th century. Richard Foley is mentioned in regard to Ridgeway in 1711. John Foley built a new house there which was completed in 1741. In 1811 the estate was owned by John Herbert Foley who married Emily Ann Chambers of Totteridge, Hertfordshire, in 1794. By 1871 Ridgeway was the seat of a R. P. Davies.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Deposited by A.T. Woods, 2 Gray's Inn Square, London, WC1 per The British Records Association (B.R.A. 1933) in 1964, followed by a donation of some 200 letters by Mrs Sylvia R. Woods, Burford, Oxfordshire, in March 2001 (item no. 350).
Note
The Foley family were descended from a John Foley, architect to the bishops of St Davids and constable of Llawhaden castle in the 14th century. Richard Foley is mentioned in regard to Ridgeway in 1711. John Foley built a new house there which was completed in 1741. In 1811 the estate was owned by John Herbert Foley who married Emily Ann Chambers of Totteridge, Hertfordshire, in 1794. By 1871 Ridgeway was the seat of a R. P. Davies.
Title supplied from contents of fonds
Other Finding Aids
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Archivist's Note
June 2001
Compiled by Mair James.
The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959), Jones, Francis, Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their families, (Newport, 1996).
Conditions Governing Use
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Appraisal Information
Action: All records deposited at/donated to NLW have been retained.
Custodial History
The papers were formerly in the possession of Messrs Richard Furber & Son, 2 Gray's Inn Square, London, before they were deposited at NLW.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected
Additional Information
Published