Records, 1830 - 1878, of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Anglesey, comprising letters, financial records, accounts of assistance given to ships, and other material relating to lifeboats.
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (Anglesey) Archive
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- ReferenceGB 221 WDA
- Dates of Creation1830 - 1878
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description0.013 cubic metres (465 items)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity devoted to the protection of life at sea formed in 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. It took its present title in 1851. In Anglesey, the RNLI inherited the work of the Anglesey Lifesaving Association, which had been founded in 1828 by Rev. James Williams of Llanfair-yn-Nghornwy, Anglesey, and a number of lifeboat stations were established on the island, inclduing Penmon, Beaumaris, Moelfre, Llanddwyn (Niwbwrch), Bull Bay (Amlwch), and Holyhead.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following: letters; financial (bills and receipts; miscellaneous); accounts of assistance given to ships, and associated documents; and miscellaneous.
Access Information
Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions
Acquisition Information
Deposited by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1979.
Note
Os gwelwch yn dda archebwch y dogfenau gan ddefnyddio y rhif cyfeirnod amgen (lle ddarperidd) / Please order documents using the alternative reference number (where provided)
Other Finding Aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives the National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Cyflwr da /Good condition
Archivist's Note
Compiled by David Moore for the ANW project. The following sources were consulted in the compilation of this description: Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives, Catalogue, Papers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution; Cameron, Ian, Riders of the storm: the story of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (London, 2002).
Appraisal Information
Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Swyddfa Gofnodi Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn wedi eu cadw /All records which meet the collection policy of the Anglesey Archives have been retained.
Accruals
Mae croniadau yn bosibl/Accruals are possible