A volume compiled by Edgar de Vannes Brewer, Newport, co. Mon., c. 1940, containing a history of the Brewer family ...,

A volume compiled by Edgar de Vannes Brewer, Newport, co. Mon., c. 1940, containing a history of the Brewer family of cos. Devon, Kent, Leicester, and Monmouth, and the related families of Beaumont of Somerset, Bray and Blewitt of Llantarnam, co. Mon., Grey and Zouch of Codnor co. Derby, Jeaffreson of London, Lewis of St. Pierre, Morgan of Pencoyd, Neville, earls of Abergavenny, Raymond of Withycombe Ralegh, co. Devon, Vanne of co. Mon., and Weld of Hidbury Hill, co. Herts, with many emblazoned armorials and pedigree charts. Items tipped or pasted into the volume include Genealogical Memoranda relating to the Family of Etheredge, London, 1873 (privately printed) (between pp. 60 and 61), a pencil sketch entitled 'Sherry Cobler, a few distinguished members of the M__thshire Hunt', mid XIX cent. (p. 82); typescript list of Monmouthshire manors (p. 83); title page of The New Testament, 1706, with Brewer family memoranda, mid XVIII cent. (p. 84); correspondence from D.E. Partridge, Usk, to Edgar Brewer, Newport, 1862 (1 letter) (between pp. 22 and 23), J. Kyrle Fletcher, Newport, to Edgar de V. Brewer, Newport, 1931 (1 letter) (p. 80), Thomas William King, College of Arms, to Dr Reese, 1844 (4 letters) (p. 81), John Warner, Central Library, Newport, to Edgar de V. Brewer, 1933 (2 letters) (p. 83); presscuttings relating to Thomas Prothero, town clerk of Newport, 1807-36, and the Monmouthshire Hunt, 1936 (pp. 85-7).

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