Glamorgan and Monmouthshire Deeds,

Scope and Content

Deeds and documents, 1727-1940, of the clients of Bythway and Son, relating mainly to properties in the counties of Monmouthshire, 1727-1940, and Glamorgan, 1823-1937; material relating to properties in Merionethshire, 1876; and Cardiganshire, 1847-1876; and deeds relating to properties in Cumberland, 1850; Gloucestershire, 1840; Lancashire, 1880-1945; and miscellaneous papers, 1831-1918.

Administrative / Biographical History

Bythway and Son were a firm of solicitors at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, who accumulated a collection of deeds and other documents, relating mainly to Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire.

Arrangement

Arranged in the following groups: Monmouthshire; Glamorganshire; Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire; Cardiganshire; Merionethshire; Cumberland; Gloucestershire; Lancashire; and miscellaneous.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Castle Hill Books (Peter Newman), Kington, Herefordshire, England, 1991. Further records were purchased from Mr Clive Smith, Dunmow, Essex, England, 1992.

Note

Bythway and Son were a firm of solicitors at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, who accumulated a collection of deeds and other documents, relating mainly to Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire.

Title supplied from contents of fonds

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, pp. 34-35, 1993, pp. 21-22, at the National Library of Wales. The catalogues are available online.

Archivist's Note

May 2003

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Minor Lists and Summaries 1992, 1993; Richards, Melville, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units, (Cardiff, 1969).

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records purchased by the National Library of Wales have been retained..

Custodial History

Some were acquired by Castle Hill Books from Mr Clive Smith.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Additional Information

Published

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