T. Griffiths Jones family Papers,

Four volumes of family documents, correspondence, photographs and genealogical memoranda, 1764-1890, relating to the family of Thomas Griffiths Jones ('Cyffin', 1834-1884), Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, compiled, 1905-1937, by his son Thomas Griffiths Jones (1872-1937), Gwern-y-Pant, High Wycombe, the depositor's father, together with a photocopy of a pedigree roll of the depositor's ancestors.

Thomas Griffiths Jones ('Cyffin'), antiquary, was born in Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, the son of a shopkeeper. Having had little formal education, Griffiths Jones was largely self-taught. He had a great love of the history, traditions and folklore of Wales, especially that of his own district and county. In 1861 he founded, and became the first president of, the Powys Cymreigyddion Society (Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Powys) and, when the Powysland Club was formed in 1867, became an active member. Griffiths Jones was a regular contributor to the Welsh periodicals of his day, as well as to the Montgomeryshire Collection. His son, also called Thomas Griffiths Jones, acquired many of his father's manuscripts. The younger Griffiths Jones died in 1937.

Thomas Griffiths Jones (1872-1937) was from Gwern-y-Pant, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. His father also called Thomas Griffiths Jones ('Cyffin', 1834-1884) from Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, was an antiquarian.

Arranged into the following: volumes I-IV of genealogical material; and pedigree roll.

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Deposited by his son T. Griffiths Jones, Market Drayton, Shropshire, 1988.

Thomas Griffiths Jones ('Cyffin'), antiquary, was born in Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, the son of a shopkeeper. Having had little formal education, Griffiths Jones was largely self-taught. He had a great love of the history, traditions and folklore of Wales, especially that of his own district and county. In 1861 he founded, and became the first president of, the Powys Cymreigyddion Society (Cymdeithas Cymreigyddion Powys) and, when the Powysland Club was formed in 1867, became an active member. Griffiths Jones was a regular contributor to the Welsh periodicals of his day, as well as to the Montgomeryshire Collection. His son, also called Thomas Griffiths Jones, acquired many of his father's manuscripts. The younger Griffiths Jones died in 1937.

Thomas Griffiths Jones (1872-1937) was from Gwern-y-Pant, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. His father also called Thomas Griffiths Jones ('Cyffin', 1834-1884) from Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire, was an antiquarian.

Title supplied from contents of fonds. Some of the papers pre-date the life of T. Griffiths Jones.

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1989, p.46, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

May 2003

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries, 1989.

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