Papers, 1789-1891, of, or relating to, the Eyton family of Leeswood, Flintshire comprising two diaries, 1789 and 1799, containing mainly agricultural and other accounts and memoranda, respectively by Robert Lloyd of Swanhill and the Reverend Hope Wynn Eyton of Leeswood Hall; and a memorandum book, [c. 1845]-1891, of Katherine Eyton of Leeswood Hall.
Eyton family of Leeswood MSS,
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- ReferenceGB 210 MSEYTON
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004656356
- Dates of Creation1789-1891.
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description3 volumes.
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Eytons of Old Leeswood, Flintshire had been established as a prominent family in the Mold area for some six generations before they acquired the estate of the Hope family of Broughton in the parishes of Hawarden and Hope, also in Flintshire, through the marriage, c. 1752, of the Reverend John Eyton and Penelope (née Hope). In 1813 their son, the Reverend Hope Eyton (later Hope Wynne Eyton) purchased Leeswood Hall; he served as vicar of Mold from 1792 until his death in 1824. Jane, the daughter of Robert Lloyd of Swanhill, Oswestry, married, in 1814, John Wynne Eyton, the son of Hope Wynne Eyton. Katherine Eyton (née Mainwaring) was the wife of Thomas Wynne Eyton of Leeswood Hall.
Arrangement
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 23534-23536A.
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Acquisition Information
Castle Bookshop; Holt, Wrexham; Purchase; 1996
Note
The Eytons of Old Leeswood, Flintshire had been established as a prominent family in the Mold area for some six generations before they acquired the estate of the Hope family of Broughton in the parishes of Hawarden and Hope, also in Flintshire, through the marriage, c. 1752, of the Reverend John Eyton and Penelope (née Hope). In 1813 their son, the Reverend Hope Eyton (later Hope Wynne Eyton) purchased Leeswood Hall; he served as vicar of Mold from 1792 until his death in 1824. Jane, the daughter of Robert Lloyd of Swanhill, Oswestry, married, in 1814, John Wynne Eyton, the son of Hope Wynne Eyton. Katherine Eyton (née Mainwaring) was the wife of Thomas Wynne Eyton of Leeswood Hall.
Title based on contents.
Archivist's Note
May 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 IX (Aberystwyth, 2003); Archives Network Wales on-line site, viewed 11 May 2009;
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