Family papers of the Williams family of Castell Deudraeth, 1859-1929, including a bound volume containing papers, including letters and press cuttings, relating to the general election of 1859 in Merionethshire in which David Williams stood as a Liberal against the sitting Conservative Member W.W.E. Wynne of Peniarth; scrapbooks, 1903-1929, containing press cuttings concerning the family, notably Sir Arthur Osmond Williams, and two typescript essays.
Williams (Castell Deudraeth) Family Papers,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 WILETH
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls003844870(alternative) ANW
- Dates of Creation
- 1859-1929 /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 0.029 cubic metres (1 large box)
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Much of the property forming the estate associated with Castell Deudraeth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire, formerly called Bron Eryri, was acquired by David Williams (1799-1869). Having unsuccessfully contested the Merionethshire seat in 1859 and 1865, he finally became the Liberal Member of Parliament for the county in 1868. He was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son Sir Arthur Osmond Williams MP (1849-1927), Liberal Member of Parliament for Merionethshire, 1900-1910.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from Dominic Winter Book Auction, Swindon, 1997.
Note
Much of the property forming the estate associated with Castell Deudraeth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire, formerly called Bron Eryri, was acquired by David Williams (1799-1869). Having unsuccessfully contested the Merionethshire seat in 1859 and 1865, he finally became the Liberal Member of Parliament for the county in 1868. He was succeeded in the Deudraeth estate by his eldest son Sir Arthur Osmond Williams MP (1849-1927), Liberal Member of Parliament for Merionethshire, 1900-1910.
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Other Finding Aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available in Minor Lists and Summaries, 1997, p. 103, at the National Library of Wales.
Archivist's Note
June 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, 1997; Who Was Who (London, 2001); Dictionary of Welsh Biography down to 1940 (London, 1959).
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