Philip H. Lawson, Anwyl Family Research Papers,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 PHISON
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844769
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • [c.1905]-1991 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.114 cubic metres (4 boxes)
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Research papers concerning the Anwyl and related families, [c. 1905]-1991, including: correspondence, 1941-1991; pedigrees, genealogical notes and extracts, 1945-1988, concerning branches of the family in Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, and Glamorgan; papers concerning the Anwyl families of London; Darlington, Durham; Abingdon, Oxfordshire; and Liverpool, Lancashire; USA; Canada; and New Zealand; and photographs of the Anwyl family, 1960-[c.1974].

Administrative / Biographical History

Philip H. Lawson (1887-1966) of Chester, began researching the history of the Anwyl family in c. 1905. Following his death in 1966, the work was continued by his research partner, Dr Thomas Anwyl-Davies (1891-1971), of London.

Arrangement

Arranged broadly into the following: pedigrees; extra (originals) photographs; and then by family branches.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs Margery M. Anwyl, Los Angeles, California, 1991.

Note

Philip H. Lawson (1887-1966) of Chester, began researching the history of the Anwyl family in c. 1905. Following his death in 1966, the work was continued by his research partner, Dr Thomas Anwyl-Davies (1891-1971), of London.

Title supplied from contents of fonds. The archive contains material added by Thomas Anwyl-Davies post-dating the death of Philip Lawson, and correspondence and material post-dating the death of Anwyl-Davies, presumably added by the holders of the archive.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1992, pp. 79-88, at the National Library of Wales.

Archivist's Note

May 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, 1992.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records donated to the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Custodial History

The research papers were held by Judge Marcus Anwyl-Davies, son of Dr Thomas Anwyl-Davies, then donated to the Rev. John Hugh Anwyl, California, husband of Mrs Margery M. Anwyl.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Bibliography

The material was used by Margery Anwyl in The Anwyl Families Volumes (Aberystwyth, 1987), vol. 1 and 2.

Additional Information

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales