Greetings,
Finally, the problem is solved as to where the Rhiwlas Estate papers are.
I take blame for the error.....I took the work of an emailer on the Powys
list. I found them in part at Dolgellau and part at the National Library.
There appears to be some variation, but I'm not yet certain on that. ALSO,
the fact they are not at Bangor was confirmed by Roland in an email from
the University.
SO.....Priscilla. Find out a town near Fron Goch where the train stops (I
don't do airlifts!) and I'll pick you up. We'll then drive to Fron Goch
and meet all of you there the evening of 26 July. OK???
Here's the URLs and info I know on the Estate Papers to date.
I found a list of hits (273 hit out of 8 documents) at this site:
http://www.llgc.org.uk:81/
If you can't get to it, then go to "English search" and put in Rhiwlas
Estate.
From an Assistant Archivist for the National Library:
"A collection of Rhiwlas Estate papers is held in this Department, and a
schedule is available both in our Departmental Catalogue Room and on the
internet. to search it, go to
www.llgc.org.uk, select 'Department of
manuscripts and Records' then 'Search our Holdings' then 'Search the
Databases'. Follow the instructions to search Schedules. Details about
reader's tickets (which can be obtained from the General Office when you
arrive) and how to order documents are also available on the Library's
website.
"Further papers of the estate are held at the Meirionnydd Record Office,
Cae Penarlag, Dolgellau, Meirionnydd LL40 2YB. The Areas Archivist is Mr.
Einion Wyn Thomas and the website is:
www.llgc.org.uk/cac/cac0030.htm.
"Parish records of Llanfor are also held both in the Department and at the
Dolgellau Record Office."
From the above, it appears that there are some different papers at the
Dolgellau office. Is that what others are understanding?
If someone has the time to check the sites and see what info the travelers
may need to know (i.e., cost of a reader ticket; is a ticket cheaper at
Dolgellau?; days and hours they are open, etc.), we will be VERY grateful!!
I've also found a person who has some genealogy on the Price family and
will re-request that it be sent. I may be wrong, but I feel that this
family could relate to us. At least, I feel the compelling need to know.
Beth once posted the following. Has anyone checked to see if any of the
people mentioned here are related to us?
"'The Price family of Rhiwlas claimed descent from a distinguished line of
uchelwyr who settled in south-west Denbighshire. The family included Rhys
ap Maredudd, alias Rhys Mawr, who fought for henry Tudor at Bosworth in
1485. His son, Sir Robert ap Rhys became chaplain to Cardinal Wolsey and
benefited greatly following the dissolution of the monasteries through the
acquisition of land. It was Robert's third son, Cadwaladr, who actually
settled at, and laid the foundation of the Rhiwlas estate during the second
quarter of the sixteenth century.'"
More later,
Emily