Cilau-wen MSS,

Scope and Content

Papers, [1756]-1854, of the Evans family of Trefayog and Cilau-wen, Pembrokeshire and comprise largely of accounts and rentals relating to Cilau-wen and Trefayog estates and ship's accounts and log books kept by members of the Evans family who went to sea; together with a diary, sermons, exercise books, etc.

Administrative / Biographical History

Trefayog (Trefaeog) is situated in St Nicholas parish, some miles from Llwyngwaren in Pembrokeshire. Cilau-wen is situated in Llanstinan parish, also in Pembrokeshire. Both estates were in the possession of the Evans family during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Arrangement

Arranged according to NLW reference numbers: NLW MSS 11509-11532.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchase; 1914

Note

Trefayog (Trefaeog) is situated in St Nicholas parish, some miles from Llwyngwaren in Pembrokeshire. Cilau-wen is situated in Llanstinan parish, also in Pembrokeshire. Both estates were in the possession of the Evans family during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Title based on contents.

Formerly known as Cilau-wen 1-24.

Preferred citation: NLW MSS 11509-11532.

Other Finding Aids

The descriptions are also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).

Archivist's Note

September 2009.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971); Archives Network Wales on-line site, viewed 18 September 2009; Cronfa Capeli on-line site, viewed 18 September 2009;

Related Material

See also a map of the Cilauwen estate at NLW Pemb. 084 (cartographic material).

Bibliography

See Carver, W. R.: The Cilauwen Estate, Pembrokeshire [auction catalogue] (Cardigan, 1913).

Additional Information

Published

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