Collection of papers relating to the Evans family of Penarfynydd, Llanfaelrhys

Papers relating to the Evans family of Penarfynydd, Llanfaelrhys, Caernarfonshire, 1817-1926, including correspondence, 1842-1908; promissory notes, 1830-1898; receipts, 1804-1926; papers relating to the Quarry Man, 1840-1867; papers relating to the Ebenezer, 1841-1850; and miscellaneous papers, 1817-[c.1902].

The Evans family lived at Penarfynydd, a farm near Llanfaelrhys, Caernarfonshire, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The family included Robert Evans [fl. 1830-1885], farmer, who was succeeded by Griffith Evans [alive 1878-1914]. Robert Evans held a share in the schooner, Quarry Man; the family also had an interest in the smack, Ebenezer.

Arranged into the following: Papers relating to the will of Frances Thomas of Penarfynydd; Correspondence; Promissory notes; Receipts; and Papers relating to the schooner Quarry Man and the smack Ebenezer; Miscellaneous.

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Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: Caernarfon Record Office, Casgliad o bapurau parthed teulu Evans, Penarfynydd, Llanfaelrhys/ A collection of papers relating to the Evans family of Penarfynydd, Llanfaelrhys, catalogue.

Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Caernarfon Record Office and the National Library of Wales.

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All records deposited at Caernarfon Record Office have been retained.

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