Kinmel deeds,

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

  • Reference
    • GB 210 KINMEL
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004271566
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000271566
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1313-[1825] /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Latin English, Latin.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.018 cubic metres (2 boxes)Many of the deeds are impossible to read, even with the help of ultra-violet light.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Deeds, 1313-[1825], from the collection of Angharad Llwyd (1779-1866), antiquary, including deeds relating to the Salusbury family of Lleweni, 1313-1727, and one to the Myddelton family of of Chirk, [c.1640].

Administrative / Biographical History

Hugh Robert Hughes (1827-1911) of Kinmel Park, Flintshire, was an authority on Welsh heraldry and geneaology.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically into the following groups: Salesbury of Llewenni, Myddleton of Chirk Castle and miscellaneous documents.

Access Information

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from the trustees of the estate of Mr Hugh Robert Hughes of Kinmel Park, Abergele, Flintshire in 1914.

Note

Hugh Robert Hughes (1827-1911) of Kinmel Park, Flintshire, was an authority on Welsh heraldry and geneaology.

Title based on the name of the mansion house of collector.

Other Finding Aids

Hard copies of the catalogue of deeds are available at NLW and HMC.

Alternative Form Available

Text

Archivist's Note

October 2002 and September 2010.

Compiled by Mair James and updated by Ann Francis Evans.

The following source was used in the compilation of this description: The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959).

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records purchased by NLW have been retained..

Custodial History

The manuscript and deeds were brought together by H.R. Hughes who had acquired the collections of John Williams of Beaumaris and of Angharad Llwyd of Caerwys. To these, he added manuscripts from various other sources.
The Kinmel deeds came from the collection of Angharad Llwyd, and many carry endorsements in her hand. She acquired them from a number of sources. The majority of the deeds seem to have once formed part of the archive of the Salusbury family of Lleweni.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Related Material

Manuscripts acquired by H. R. Hughes are NLW MSS 1501-1631. Further papers relating to the Salusbury family of Lleweni are NLW, Lleweni Estate Records; Department of Manuscripts and Archives, University of Wales Bangor Library, Kinmel MSS; Flintshire Record Office, D/BC; and Manchester University: John Rylands Library: Eng MSS 530-660, Ch914-1262. -- Papers relating to the Chirk Castle Estate are Denbighshire Record Office, DD/CC (Chirk Castle), and DD/PP (Plas Power); and NLW, Chirk Castle Estate Records, Longueville Papers (partly uncatalogued), Ruthin Lordship Records, and Plas Power Estate Records.

Additional Information

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