Newton Estate And Bowlas and Child families Archives

Title deeds and estate papers of the Newton estate, Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire, comprising: Newton house, 1554-1867; Newton Noyes, 1797-1859; Sunny Hill, 1835-1850; Waterstone, 1755-1863; Rectory of Llandstadwell, 1611-1871; other properties, 1475-1862; personal papers, 1790-1856; and wills, settlements and related papers, 1609-1872.

Newton, in the parish of Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire, was once the residence of the Craddock family; they were succeeded by the Bowlas family, from about 1554-1795. The property was left to Lewis Child by the will of Samuel Bowlas in 1794. Elizabeth Bowlas Child left the estate to her sister Jane Child. The Newton Estate included several farms in Llanstadwell parish, including Watwerstoen and Newton Noyes. It was sold in 1871.

Arranged into the following: title deeds; wills, settlements and related papers; estate papers; other properties; and personal papers.

No restrictions.

Deposited by Messrs. R. T. P. Williams, Solicitors.

Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Pembrokeshire Record Office, Newton Estate And Bowlas and Child families Archives catalogue; Nicholas, Thomas, Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales, (London, 2000); The Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940, (London, 1959); Jones, Francis, Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families, (Newport, 1996).

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Pembrokeshire Record Office and the National Register of Archives.

Usual copyright regulations apply.

All records deposited at the Pembrokeshire Record Office have been retained.

The estate papers came into the possession of Messrs. R. T. P. Williams, Solicitors, Haverfordwest.

Accruals are not expected.